Opening film | The Big Blue |
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Closing film | Willow |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or: Pelle the Conqueror[2] |
No. of films | 21 (In Competition)[3] |
Festival date | 11 May 1988 | – 23 May 1988
Website | festival-cannes |
The 41st Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1988.[4] Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola served as jury president for the main competition.[5]
Danish filmmaker Bille August won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for his drama film Pelle the Conqueror.[6][7]
The festival opened with The Big Blue by Luc Besson,[8][9] and closed with Willow by Ron Howard.[10][11]
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