54th Venice International Film Festival

54th Venice International Film Festival
	Festival poster
Location	Venice, Italy
Founded	1932
Festival date	27 August – 6 September 1997
Website	Website
Venice Film Festival chronology
	55th 53rd

The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.^[1]^[2]

Jury[]

The following people comprised the 1997 jury:^[3]

Jane Campion (New Zealand) (head of jury)
Ronald Bass (USA)
Véra Belmont (France)
(Germany) (critic)
Nana Dzhordzhadze (Georgia)
Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Charlotte Rampling (UK)
Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan)
Francesco Rosi (Italy)
Marco Bellocchio (Italy) (short films) (head of jury)
Clare Peploe (UK) (short films)
Olivier Assayas (France) (short films)

Official selection[]

In competition[]

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Production country
Blinded	A ciegas	Daniel Calparsoro	Spain
Chinese Box		Wayne Wang	United States
Dry Cleaning	Nettoyage à sec	Anne Fontaine	France
Fireworks (US title)	Hana-bi	Takeshi Kitano	Japan
Hardboiled Egg	Ovosodo	Paolo Virzì	Italy
The Informant		Jim McBride	United States, Ireland
Keep Cool	You hua hao hao shuo	Yimou Zhang	China
Love Stories	Historie milosne	Jerzy Stuhr	Poland
Niagara, Niagara		Bob Gosse	United States, Canada
One Night Stand		Mike Figgis	United States
Ossos (lit. Bones)		Pedro Costa	Portugal, France, Denmark
The Oyster and the Wind	A Ostra e o Vento	Walter Lima Jr.	Brazil
Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea	Giro di lune tra terra e mare	Giuseppe M. Gaudino	Italy, Germany
Seventh Heaven	Le Septième ciel	Benoît Jacquot	France
The Thief	Vor	Pavel Chukhraj	Russia
The Vesuvians	I vesuviani	Pappi Corsicato, Antonio Capuano, , Stefano Incerti, Mario Martone	Italy
Wild Games	Combat de fauves	Benoit Lamy	Belgium, Germany, France
The Winter Guest		Alan Rickman	United Kingdom

Autonomous sections[]

Venice International Film Critics' Week[]

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:^[4]

The Fifth Season (Fasl-e panjom) by Rafi Pitts (Iran)
Gummo by Harmony Korine (United States)
Marie from the Bay of Angels (Marie Baie des Anges) by Manuel Pradal (France)
Masumiyet (en. Innocence) by Zeki Demirkubuz (Turkey)
Dance of the Wind (Swara Mandal) by Rajan Khosa (India)
To Die for Tano (Tano da morire) by Roberta Torre (Italy)
Unmade Beds by (United Kingdom)

Awards[]

Golden Lion:
- Hana-bi (Takeshi Kitano)
Grand Special Jury Prize:
- Ovosodo (Paolo Virzi)
Golden Osella:
- Best Original Screenplay: Nettoyage à sec ()
- Best Cinematography: Ossos ()
- Best Original Music: Chinese Box (Graeme Revell)
Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor: Wesley Snipes (One Night Stand)
- Best Actress: Robin Tunney (Niagara, Niagara)
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
- The Thief (Pavel Chukhraj)
Luigi de Laurentiis Award:
- Tano da morire (Roberta Torre)
Career Golden Lion:
- Gérard Depardieu
- Stanley Kubrick
- Alida Valli
Prize of the International Youth Jury:
- The Thief (Pavel Chukhraj)
FIPRESCI Prize:
- Love Stories (Jerzy Stuhr)
- Twenty Four Seven (Shane Meadows)
FIPRESCI Prize - Honorable Mention:
- Harmony Korine (Gummo)
OCIC Award:
- The Winter Guest (Alan Rickman)
OCIC Award - Honorable Mention:
- Jerzy Stuhr (Love Stories)
- Nouri Bouzid (Bent Familia)
UNICEF Award:
- The Thief (Pavel Chukhraj)
UNESCO Award:
- (Francesca Archibugi)
Pasinetti Award:
- Best Film:
- Best Actor: Edoardo Gabbriellini (Ovosodo)
- Best Actress: Emma Thompson (The Winter Guest)
Pietro Bianco Award:
- Bernardo Bertolucci
Isvema Award:
- (Giuseppe M. Gaudino)
FEDIC Award:
- Tano da morire (Roberta Torre)
FEDIC Award - Honorable Mention:
- ()
Little Golden Lion:
- Ovosodo (Paolo Virzi)
Anicaflash Prize:
- Love Stories (Jerzy Stuhr)
Elvira Notari Prize:
- Bent Familia (Nouri Bouzid)
Bastone Bianco Award:
- (Michel Piccoli)
Sergio Trasatti Award:
- Love Stories (Jerzy Stuhr)
- (Barna Kabay)
CinemAvvenire Award:
- The Winter Guest (Alan Rickman)
Enzo Serafin Award:
- Ovosodo (Italo Petriccione)
Kodak Award:
- Tano da morire (Roberta Torre)

References[]

^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1997". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
^ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
^ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "12th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

External links[]

Official website
Venice Film Festival 1997 Awards on IMDb

[1] "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1997". Retrieved 6 October 2013.

[2] "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.

[3] "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[4] "12th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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