48th Venice International Film Festival
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 3 – 14 September 1991 |
| Website | Website |
The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991.[1][2]
Jury[]
The following people comprised the 1991 jury:[3]
- Gian Luigi Rondi head of jury
- James Belushi
- John Boorman
- Michel Ciment
- Moritz de Hadeln
- Naum Kleiman
- Oja Kodar
- Pilar Miró
Official selection[]
In competition[]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdydurke | Jerzy Skolimowski | Poland | |
| The Beach of Lost Children | La plage des enfants perdus | Morocco, France | |
| Spain | |||
| Close to Eden | Urga | Nikita Mikhalkov | Soviet Union |
| The Divine Comedy | A Divina Comédia | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal |
| Edward II | Derek Jarman | UK | |
| The Fisher King | Terry Gilliam | USA | |
| Germany Year 90 Nine Zero | Allemagne 90 neuf zéro | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| (aka) 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 | UK, France, Italy | |
| Mississippi Masala | Mira Nair | USA | |
| My Own Private Idaho | Gus Van Sant | USA | |
| Necessary Love | L'amore necessario | Fabio Carpi | Italy |
| Night and Day | Nuit et Jour | Chantal Akerman | Belgium |
| Prospero's Books | Peter Greenaway | UK | |
| Raise the Red Lantern | Dà Hóng Dēnglong Gāogāo Guà | Zhang Yimou | China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| 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 |
Autonomous sections[]
Venice International Film Critics' Week[]
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 (France)[5]
- Nowhere Man (Muno no hito) by Naoto Takenaka (Japan)
- Clouds (Nuvem) by (Portugal)[6]
- The Intruder (Razlucnica) by (Soviet Union)[7]
- Scorpion’s Garden (Sady skorpiona) by (Soviet Union)[8]
- Vito And The Others (Vito e gli altri) by Antonio Capuano (Italy)
- Waiting by Jackie McKimmie (Australia, United Kingdom)
Awards[]
- Golden Lion:
- Grand Special Jury Prize:
- Silver Lion:
- The Fisher King by Terry Gilliam
- Raise the Red Lantern by Yimou Zhang
- J'entends plus la guitare by Philippe Garrel
- Golden Osella:
- Best Screenplay - Mississippi Masala by Sooni Taraporevala
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor - River Phoenix (My Own Private Idaho)
- Best Actress - Tilda Swinton (Edward II)
- The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
- Career Golden Lion:
- Golden Ciak:
- Best Film - Mississippi Masala by Mira Nair
- Best Actor - Vittorio Mezzogiorno (Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein)
- Best Actress - Glenn Close (Meeting Venus)
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- OCIC Award:
- OCIC Award - Honorable Mention:
- Pasinetti Award:
- Best Film - Close to Eden by Nikita Mikhalkov
- Best Actor - Vittorio Mezzogiorno (Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein)
- Best Actress - Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King)
- Pietro Bianchi Award:
- Paolo Taviani
- Vittorio Taviani
- Little Golden Lion:
- Evira Notari Prize:
- Raise the Red Lantern by Yimou Zhang
References[]
- ^ "VENICE 1991 – THE 48TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "8th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Michel Béna on IMDb
- ^ Ana Luísa Guimarães on IMDb
- ^ Amir Karakulov on IMDb
- ^ Oleg Kovalov on IMDb
External links[]
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