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]

Dust
Directed byMarion Hänsel
Screenplay byMarion Hänsel
Based onIn the Heart of the Country
by J. M. Coetzee
Produced byJean Daskalidès
Jacques Dubrulle
Marion Hänsel
Jean-François Lepetit
StarringJane Birkin
Trevor Howard
John Matshikiza
Nadine Uwampa
Lourdes Cristina Boho Sayo
CinematographyWalther van den Ende
Edited bySusana Rossberg
Music byMartin St. Pierre
Release date
  • 11 September 1985 (1985-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageEnglish

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  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.

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