Dust is a 1985 film directed by Marion Hänsel based on the 1977 J. M. Coetzee novel In the Heart of the Country. The film was shot in Spain and is a French-Belgian production.[2] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] It won the Silver Lion prize, awarded to the best first or second major work by a director, at the 1985 Venice Film Festival. The jury recognised Jane Birkin's performance as amongst the best of the year, but decided not to award a best actress prize because all of the actresses they judged to have made the best performances were in films that won major awards.[4]
See also
- List of submissions to the 58th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ a b "Dust (1985)". UniFrance. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (31 October 1986). "Movie Review: Dust (1985)". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Dionne Jr., E.J. (7 September 1985). "Venice Festival awards top prize to Varda film". New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
External links
- Dust at IMDb
- Dust at the TCM Movie Database
- Dust at Rotten Tomatoes