48th Venice International Film Festival

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48th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Close to Eden
Festival date3 – 14 September 1991
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991.[1][2]

Italian film critic Gian Luigi Rondi was the Jury President of the main competition.

The Golden Lion winner was Close to Eden directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.

Jury[edit]

Main Competition[edit]

The following people comprised the 1991 jury:[3]

Official Sections[edit]

In Competition[edit]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
30 Door Key Ferdydurke Jerzy Skolimowski Poland
The Beach of Lost Children La plage des enfants perdus Jillali Ferhati Morocco, France
Chatarra Félix Rotaeta Spain
Close to Eden (Urga) У́рга — территория любви Nikita Mikhalkov Soviet Union
The Divine Comedy A Divina Comédia Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
Edward II Derek Jarman United Kingdom
The Fisher King Terry Gilliam United States
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero Allemagne 90 neuf zéro Jean-Luc Godard France
I Don't Hear the Guitar Anymore J'entends plus la guitare Philippe Garrel France
Just Beyond This Forest Jeszcze tylko ten las Jan Łomnicki Poland
Meeting Venus István Szabó United Kingdom, France, Italy
Mississippi Masala Mira Nair United States
My Own Private Idaho Gus Van Sant
Necessary Love L'amore necessario Fabio Carpi Italy
Night and Day Nuit et Jour Chantal Akerman Belgium
Prospero's Books Peter Greenaway United Kingdom
Raise the Red Lantern 大紅燈籠高高掛 Zhang Yimou China, Hong Kong
The Rubber Wall Il muro di gomma Marco Risi Italy
Scream of Stone Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein Werner Herzog Germany, France, Canada, Italy
The Secret Face Gizli Yüz Ömer Kavur Turkey
A Simple Story Una storia semplice Emidio Greco Italy
Walking a Tightrope Les Équilibristes Nicos Papatakis France

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]

  • Railway Bar (Bar des rails) by Cédric Kahn (France)
  • Drive by Jefery Levy (United States)
  • The Sky Above Paris (Le ciel de Paris) by Michel Béna (France)[5]
  • Nowhere Man (Muno no hito) by Naoto Takenaka (Japan)
  • Clouds (Nuvem) by Ana Luísa Guimarães (Portugal)[6]
  • The Intruder (Razlucnica) by Amir Karakulov (Soviet Union)[7]
  • Scorpion’s Garden (Sady skorpiona) by Oleg Kovalov (Soviet Union)[8]
  • Vito And The Others (Vito e gli altri) by Antonio Capuano (Italy)
  • Waiting by Jackie McKimmie (Australia, United Kingdom)

Official Awards[edit]

Main Competition[edit]

Career Golden Lion[edit]

Independent Awards[edit]

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal[edit]

Golden Ciak[edit]

FIPRESCI Prize[edit]

OCIC Award[edit]

Pasinetti Award[edit]

Pietro Bianchi Award[edit]

Little Golden Lion[edit]

Evira Notari Prize[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "VENICE 1991 – THE 48TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "8th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ Michel Béna on IMDb
  6. ^ Ana Luísa Guimarães on IMDb
  7. ^ Amir Karakulov on IMDb
  8. ^ Oleg Kovalov on IMDb

External links[edit]

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