46th Venice International Film Festival
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Location | Venice, Italy |
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Founded | 1932 |
Awards | Golden Lion: A City of Sadness |
Festival date | 4 – 15 September 1989 |
Website | Website |
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The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989.[1][2]
Soviet actor and filmmaker Andrei Smirnov was the Jury President of the main competition.
The Golden Lion winner was A City of Sadness directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1989 jury:[3]
- Andrei Smirnov, Soviet actor and filmmaker - Jury President
- Néstor Almendros, Spanish cinematographer
- Pupi Avati, Italian filmmaker and producer
- Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director
- Danièle Heymann, French film critic and journalist
- Eleni Karaindrou, Greek composer
- Mariangela Melato, Italian actress
- David Robinson, English film critic and author
- Xie Jin, Chinese filmmaker
- John Landis, American filmmaker
Official Sections
In Competition
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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And Then There Was Light | Et la lumière fut | Otar Iosseliani | France, Germany |
Australia | Jean-Jacques Andrien | Belgium, France | |
Berlin-Jerusalem | ברלין ירושלים | Amos Gitai | Israel, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Italy |
Blue Eyed [de] | Blauäugig | Reinhard Hauff | West Germany |
Christian | Gabriel Axel | Denmark | |
A City of Sadness | 悲情城市 | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan |
Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love | In una notte di chiaro di luna | Lina Wertmüller | Italy |
Death of a Tea Master | 千利休 本覺坊遺文 | Kei Kumai | Japan |
I Want to Go Home | Alain Resnais | France | |
Island | Paul Cox | Australia | |
Layla, My Reason | Layla | Taieb Louhichi | Algeria, France, Tunisia |
Love Me Not? | M' agapas? | Giorgos Panousopoulos | Greece |
New Year's Day | Henry Jaglom | United States | |
The Pitfall | Fallgropen | Vilgot Sjöman | Sweden |
Recollections of the Yellow House | Recordações da Casa Amarela | João César Monteiro | Portugal |
She's Been Away (Screen One episode 5) | Peter Hall | United Kingdom | |
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself | Sedím na konári a je mi dobre | Juraj Jakubisko | Czechoslovakia |
Street Kids | Scugnizzi | Nanni Loy | Italy |
Suddenly, One Day | Ek Din Achanak / एक दिन अचानक | Mrinal Sen | India |
Tamara Aleksandrovna's Husband and Daughter | Muzh i doch' Tamary Aleksandrovny | Olga Narutskaya | Soviet Union |
Twisted Obsession | El sueño del mono loco | Fernando Trueba | Spain |
What Time Is It? | Che ora è? | Ettore Scola | Italy |
The Woman from Rose Hill | La femme de Rose Hill | Alain Tanner | Switzerland |
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]
- Koma (en. "Coma") by Nijole Adomenajte (Soviet Union)
- Corsa di primavera (en. Spring Race) Giacomo Campiotti (Italy)
- O Sangue (en. Blood) by Pedro Costa (Portugal)
- Chameleon Street by Wendell B. Harris Jr. (United States)
- Homebound (Kotia päin) by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi (Finland)
- Jaded by Oja Kodar (United States)
- The Handsome Priest (Il prete bello) by Carlo Mazzacurati (Italy)
- Love Without Pity (Un monde sans pitié) by Éric Rochant (France)
- Lover Boy by Geoffrey Wright (Australia)
Official Awards
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Main Competition
- Golden Lion: A City of Sadness by Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Grand Special Jury Prize: And Then There Was Light by Otar Iosseliani
- Silver Lion:
- Golden Osella:
- Best Screenplay: Jules Feiffer for I Want to Go Home
- Best Cinematography: Giorgos Arvanitis for Australia
- Best Music: Claudio Mattone for Scugnizzi
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Massimo Troisi & Marcello Mastroianni for What Time Is It?
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft & Geraldine James for She's Been Away
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
Golden Ciak
- Best Film: I Want to Go Home by Alain Resnais
- Best Actor: Massimo Troisi for What Time Is It?
- Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft for She's Been Away
FIPRESCI Prize
- Critics Week: Love Without Pity by Eric Rochant
- Out of Competition: Dekalog by Krzysztof Kieślowski
OCIC Award
- What Time Is It? by Ettore Scola
- Honorable Mention: Ek Din Achanak by Mrinal Sen
UNICEF Award
- Reinhard Hauff for Blue Eyed [de]
UNESCO Award
Pasinetti Award
- Best Film: I Want to Go Home by Alain Resnais
- Best Actor: Massimo Troisi for What Time Is It?
- Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft for She's Been Away
Pietro Bianchi Award
Little Golden Lion
- Scugnizzi by Nanni Loy
- She's Been Away by Peter Hall
Elvira Notari Prize
- Olga Narutskaya for Muzh i doch' Tamary Aleksandrovny
Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
- Nanni Moretti for Red Wood Pigeon
- Special Mention:
- Otar Iosseliani for And Then There Was Light
- Amos Gitai for Berlin-Jerusalem
- João César Monteiro for Recollections of the Yellow House
- Special Mention:
Sergio Trasatti Award
- Peter Hall for She's Been Away
Children and Cinema Award
Kodak-Cinecritica Award
References
- ^ "VENICE 1989 – THE 46TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1980s". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "6th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
External links
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