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47th Venice International Film Festival

1990 film festival in Italy


1990 film festival in Italy

FieldValue
name47th Venice International Film Festival
imageVeniceFilmFestiva47bposter.jpg
image_size210px
captionFestival poster
locationVenice, Italy
founded1932
artistic_directorGuglielmo Biraghi
awardsGolden Lion: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
date4 – 14 September 1990
websiteWebsite
chronologyVenice Film Festival
preceded_by46th
followed_by48th

The 47th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 14 September 1990.

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

The following people comprised the 1990 jury:

  • 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
  • , Swedish film producer

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:

In Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The African WomanDie RückkehrMargarethe von TrottaWest Germany, Italy
An Angel at My TableJane CampionNew Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Boys on the OutsideRagazzi fuoriMarco RisiItaly
CollapseRaspadMikhail BelikovSoviet Union
Farewell to AutumnPozegnanie jesieniMariusz TrelinskiPoland
The GamblersSpielerDominik GrafWest Germany
GoodfellasMartin ScorseseUnited States
I Hired a Contract KillerAki KaurismäkiFinland, Sweden
Karartma geceleriYusuf KurcenlyTurkey
Laura Adler's Last Love Affairאהבתה האחרונה של לורה אדלרAvraham HeffnerIsrael
Martha and IMarta a jáJiri WeissCzechoslovakia, West Germany
Mo' Better BluesSpike LeeUnited States
The Moon in the MirrorLa luna en el espejoSilvio CaiozziChile
Mr. & Mrs. BridgeJames IvoryUnited Kingdom
No Fear, No DieS'en fout la mortClaire DenisFrance
The Only WitnessEdinstveniyat svidetelMikhail PandourskyBulgaria
*Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead*Tom StoppardUnited Kingdom
SirupHelle RyslingeDenmark
Tales of a Golden GeishaあげまんJuzo ItamiJapan
Traces of an Amorous LifeTracce di vita amorosaPeter Del MonteItaly
WallsMathilukalAdoor GopalakrishnanIndia

Out of Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Blood OathStephen WallaceAustralia
The Company of StrangersCynthia ScottCanada
Dancin' Thru the DarkMike OckrentUnited Kingdom
The DandelionsI taràssachiFrancesco Ranieri Martinotti, Rocco Mortelliti, Fulvio OttavianoItaly
Dick TracyWarren BeattyUnited States
Every Other Weekend Un week-end sur deuxNicole GarciaFrance
Henry and JunePhilip KaufmanUnited States
Romeo.JulietArmando AcostaBelgium
See You in Hell, FriendsDovidenia v pekle, prijateliaJuraj JakubiskoCzechoslovakia, Italy
Shakha ProshakhaSatyajit RayIndia
There Were Days... and MoonsIl y a des jours... et des lunesClaude LelouchFrance

Fuoridiprogramma

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryDocumentsTribute to Curt Bois
I, the Worst of AllYo, la peor de todasMaría Luisa BembergArgentina
Basta! Adesso tocca a noiLuciano EmmerItaly
The Rainbow ThiefAlejandro JodorowskyUnited Kingdom
Jesus Christ's HoroscopeJézus Krisztus horoszkópjaMiklós JancsóHungary
Echoes from a Sombre EmpireEchos aus einem düsteren ReichWerner HerzogGermany, France
Flight from ParadiseFuga dal paradisoEttore PasculliItaly, France, Spain, Germany
Hollywood MavericksFlorence Dauman, Dale Ann StieberUnited States
Made in MilanMartin ScorseseUnited States
Requiem for DominicRequiem für DominikRobert DornhelmAustria
Mutterliebe (1909)unknownGermany
Klebolin klebt Alles (1909)Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryTribute to Michael Powell
Boom BoomRosa VergésSpain
Cold Light of DayFhiona LouiseUnited Kingdom
DecemberDicembreAntonio MondaItaly
La DiscrèteChristian VincentFrance
He’s Still ThereHalfdan O. HussieUnited States
Under a Sky of BlueruVitaliy DudinSoviet Union
The StationLa StazioneSergio RubiniItaly
Winckelmann's TravelsWinckelmanns ReisenJan SchütteWest Germany
The Edge of the World (1937)Michael PowellUnited Kingdom
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats (1927)Harry LachmanFrance, United States

Official Awards

Main Competition

  • 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

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

  • Raspad by Mikhail Belikov

Audience Award

  • Martin Scorsese for Goodfellas

Golden Ciak

  • Best Film: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge by James Ivory
  • Best Actress: Marianne Sägebrecht for Martha and I

FIPRESCI Prize

  • Mathilukal by Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Premio La Navicella Venezia Cinema

  • The Only Witness by Michail Pandurski

OCIC Award

  • 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

  • Mathilukal by Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Pasinetti Award

  • 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

  • Ettore Scola

Little Golden Lion

  • An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion

Elvira Notari Prize

  • An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion

Bastone Bianco Award

  • An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion
  • Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese
    • Special Mention: Mo' Better Blues by Spike Lee

Kodak-Cinecritica Award

  • The Station (La stazione) by Sergio Rubini

UCCA Venticittà Award

  • Cold Light of Day by Fhiona-Louise
    • Special Mention: Under a Sky of Blue by Vitali Dudin

References

References

  1. "VENICE 1990 – THE 47TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL".
  2. "The 1990s".
  3. "Juries for the 1990s".
  4. "47. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema".
  5. (September 2019). "7th International Film Critics’ Week". sicvenezia.it.
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