47th Venice International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead |
| Festival date | 4 – 14 September 1990 |
| Website | Website |
The 47th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 14 September 1990.[1][2]
American writer Gore Vidal was the Jury President of the main competition.
The Golden Lion winner was Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead directed by Tom Stoppard.
Jury
[edit]The following people comprised the 1990 jury:[3]
- Gore Vidal, American writer - Jury President
- María Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker and actress
- Edoardo Bruno, Italian film critic
- Gilles Jacob, French film critic
- Alberto Lattuada, Italian director
- Kira Muratova, Soviet filmmaker
- Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
- Ula Stöckl, West German filmmaker and actress
- Anna-Lena Wibom
Official Sections
[edit]In Competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The African Woman | Die Rückkehr | Margarethe von Trotta | West Germany, Italy |
| An Angel at My Table | Jane Campion | New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Boys on the Outside | Ragazzi fuori | Marco Risi | Italy |
| Collapse | Raspad | Mikhail Belikov | Soviet Union |
| Farewell to Autumn | Pozegnanie jesieni | Mariusz Trelinski | Poland |
| The Gamblers | Spieler | Dominik Graf | West Germany |
| Goodfellas | Martin Scorsese | United States | |
| I Hired a Contract Killer | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland, Sweden | |
| Karartma geceleri | Yusuf Kurcenly | Turkey | |
| Laura Adler's Last Love Affair | אהבתה האחרונה של לורה אדלר | Avraham Heffner | Israel |
| Martha and I | Marta a já | Jiri Weiss | Czechoslovakia, West Germany |
| Mo' Better Blues | Spike Lee | United States | |
| The Moon in the Mirror | La luna en el espejo | Silvio Caiozzi | Chile |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | James Ivory | United Kingdom | |
| No Fear, No Die | S'en fout la mort | Claire Denis | France |
| The Only Witness | Edinstveniyat svidetel | Mikhail Pandoursky | Bulgaria |
| Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Tom Stoppard | United Kingdom | |
| Sirup | Helle Ryslinge | Denmark | |
| Tales of a Golden Geisha | あげまん | Juzo Itami | Japan |
| Traces of an Amorous Life | Tracce di vita amorosa | Peter Del Monte | Italy |
| Walls | Mathilukal | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | India |
Out of Competition
[edit]- Dovidenia v pekle, prijatelia directed by Juraj Jakubisko (Czechoslovakia, Italy)
- Henry and June directed by Philip Kaufman (United States)
- Romeo.Juliet directed by Armando Acosta (Belgium)
- Dick Tracy directed by Warren Beatty (United States)
- The Company of Strangers directed by Cynthia Scott (Canada)
- Blood Oath directed by Stephen Wallace (Australia)
- Il y a des jours... et des lunes directed by Claude Lelouch (France)
- I taràssachi directed by Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Rocco Mortelliti, Fulvio Ottaviano (Italy)
- Dancin' Thru the Dark directed by Mike Ockrent (United Kingdom)
- Un week-end sur deux directed by Nicole Garcia (France)
- Shakha Proshakha directed by Satyajit Ray (India)
Independent Sections
[edit]Venice International Film Critics' Week
[edit]The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]
- Boom Boom by Rosa Vergés (Spain)
- Cold Light of Day by Fiona Louise (United Kingdom)
- December (Dicembre) by Antonio Monda (Italy)
- La Discrète by Christian Vincent (France)
- He’s Still There by Halfdan O. Hussie (United States)
- Under a Sky of Blue (Pod nebom golubym) by Vitaliy Dudin (Soviet Union)
- The Station (La Stazione) by Sergio Rubini (Italy)
- Winckelmann's Travels (Winckelmanns Reisen) by Jan Schütte (West Germany)
Official Awards
[edit]
Main Competition
[edit]- Golden Lion: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
- Grand Special Jury Prize: An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion
- Silver Lion:
- Best Director: Martin Scorsese for Goodfellas
- Best Screenplay: Helle Ryslinge for Sirup
- Silver Osella:
- Best Cinematography: Marco Risi for Boys on the Outside
- Best Editing: Dominique Auvray for No Fear, No Die
- Best Original Music: Valeri Milovansky for The Only Witness
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Oleg Borisov for The Only Witness
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Gloria Münchmeyer for The Moon in the Mirror
Independent Awards
[edit]The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
[edit]- Raspad by Mikhail Belikov
Audience Award
[edit]Golden Ciak
[edit]- Best Film: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge by James Ivory
- Best Actress: Marianne Sägebrecht for Martha and I
FIPRESCI Prize
[edit]Premio La Navicella Venezia Cinema
[edit]- The Only Witness by Michail Pandurski
OCIC Award
[edit]- An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion
- Honorable Mention: I, the Worst of All (Yo, la peor de todas) by María Luisa Bemberg
UNICEF Award
[edit]Pasinetti Award
[edit]- Best Film: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge by James Ivory
- Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
- Best Actress: Stefania Sandrelli for The African Woman
Pietro Bianchi Award
[edit]Little Golden Lion
[edit]Elvira Notari Prize
[edit]Bastone Bianco Award
[edit]- An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion
- Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese
- Special Mention: Mo' Better Blues by Spike Lee
Kodak-Cinecritica Award
[edit]- The Station (La stazione) by Sergio Rubini
UCCA Venticittà Award
[edit]- Cold Light of Day by Fhiona-Louise
- Special Mention: Under a Sky of Blue by Vitali Dudin
References
[edit]- ^ "VENICE 1990 – THE 47TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "7th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Retrieved 1 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
External links
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