The 43rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 10 to 21 May 1990.

Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci served as jury president for the main competition.

[4][5] American filmmaker David Lynch won the Palme d'Or, for the drama film Wild at Heart.

[6] The festival opened with Dreams by Akira Kurosawa,[7][8] and closed with The Comfort of Strangers by Paul Schrader.

[9] The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3] The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[3] The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3] The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3] The following films were screened for the 29th International Critics' Week (29e Semaine de la Critique):[11] Feature film competition Short film competition The following films were screened for the 1990 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]