Dust (1985 film)

Dust
Directed by	Marion Hänsel
Screenplay by	Marion Hänsel
Based on	In the Heart of the Country by J. M. Coetzee
Produced by	Jean Daskalidès Jacques Dubrulle Marion Hänsel Jean-François Lepetit
Starring	Jane Birkin Trevor Howard John Matshikiza Nadine Uwampa Lourdes Cristina Boho Sayo
Cinematography	Walther van den Ende
Edited by	Susana Rossberg
Music by	Martin St. Pierre
Release date	11 September 1985 (1985-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Belgium France
Language	English

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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

1. Maslin, Janet (31 October 1986). "Movie Review: Dust (1985)". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. 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