48th Venice International Film Festival
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| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Close to Eden |
| 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]
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]
- Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian film critic and screenwriter - Jury President
- Jim Belushi, American actor
- Silvia D'Amico Bendico, Italian
- John Boorman, British filmmaker
- Michel Ciment, French film critic
- Moritz de Hadeln, Swiss director and photographer
- Naum Kleiman, Soviet film critic
- Oja Kodar, Croatian actress and filmmaker
- Pilar Miró, Spanish filmmaker
Official Sections
[edit]In Competition
[edit]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]- Golden Lion: Close to Eden by Nikita Mikhalkov
- Grand Special Jury Prize: A Divina Comédia by Manoel de Oliveira
- Silver Lion:
- Golden Osella:
- Best Screenplay: Mississippi Masala by Sooni Taraporevala
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: River Phoenix for My Own Private Idaho
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Tilda Swinton Edward II
Career Golden Lion
[edit]Independent Awards
[edit]The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
[edit]Golden Ciak
[edit]- Best Film: Mississippi Masala by Mira Nair
- Best Actor: Vittorio Mezzogiorno for Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein
- Best Actress: Glenn Close for Meeting Venus
FIPRESCI Prize
[edit]- Nowhere Man by Naoto Takenaka
OCIC Award
[edit]- Close to Eden by Nikita Mikhalkov
- Honorable Mention:
- Luigi Faccini
- Honorable Mention:
Pasinetti Award
[edit]- Best Film: Close to Eden by Nikita Mikhalkov
- Best Actor: Vittorio Mezzogiorno for Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein
- Best Actress: Mercedes Ruehl for The Fisher King
Pietro Bianchi Award
[edit]Little Golden Lion
[edit]Evira Notari Prize
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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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