44th Venice International Film Festival
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Au revoir les enfants |
| Festival date | 29 August – 9 September 1987 |
| Website | Website |
The 44th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1987.[1][2]
Greek actress and singer Irene Papas was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Au revoir les enfants directed by Louis Malle.
Jury
[edit]The following people comprised the 1987 jury:[3]
- Irene Papas, Greek actress and singer - Jury President[4]
- Sabine Azéma, French actress and singer
- John Bailey, American cinematographer and director
- Anja Breien, Norwegian director
- Ana Carolina, Brazilian filmmaker
- Beatriz Guido, Argentine author and screenwriter
- Carlo Lizzani, Italian filmmaker and film critic
- Károly Makk, Hungarian filmmaker
- Sergei Solovyov, Soviet filmmaker
- Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
- Michael York, British actor
- Regina Ziegler, West German producer
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:[5]
- True and Faithful Account (Relação fiel e verdadeira) by Margarida Gil (Portugal)
- Italian Night (Notte Italiana) by Carlo Mazzacurati (Italy)
- Killing Time (Poussière d'ange) by Edouard Niermans (France)
- The Burglar (Vzlomšcik) by Valerij Ogorodnikov (Soviet Union)
- Hidden City by Stephen Poliakoff (United Kingdom)
- Sierra Leone by Uwe Schrader (West Germany)
- Dragon Chow (Drachenfutter) by Jan Schütte (West Germany, Switzerland)
Official Awards
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]- Golden Lion: Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Hip hip hurra! by Kjell Grede
- Silver Lion:
- Golden Osella:
- Best Screenplay: David Mamet for House of Games
- Best Cinematography: Sten Holmberg for Hip hip hurra!
- Best Score: Richard Robbins for Maurice
- Best Set Design: Nanà Cecchi & Luciano Ricceri for The Gold Rimmed Glasses
- Honorable Mention: Season of Monsters by Miklós Jancsó
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Hugh Grant & James Wilby for Maurice
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Kang Soo-yeon for The Surrogate Woman
Independent Awards
[edit]The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
[edit]Golden Ciak
[edit]- Best Film: House of Games by David Mamet
- Best Actor: Bernard Giraudeau for L'homme voilé
- Best Actress: Kelly McGillis for Made in Heaven
- Special Golden Ciak: Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle
'Commendatore al merito della Repubblica' Medal
[edit]FIPRESCI Prize
[edit]- Anayurt Oteli by Ömer Kavur
- Long Live the Lady! by Ermanno Olmi
- Critics Week: Vzlomshchik by Valeri Ogorodnikov
OCIC Award
[edit]- Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle
- Honorable Mention: Le sourd dans la ville by Mireille Dansereau
UNICEF Award
[edit]UNESCO Award
[edit]- Drachenfutter by Jan Schütte
Pasinetti Award
[edit]- Best Film: House of Games by David Mamet
- Best Actor: Gian Maria Volonté fpr Un ragazzo di Calabria
- Best Actress: Melita Jurisic for The Tale of Ruby Rose[6]
Pietro Bianchi Award
[edit]Elvira Notari Prize
[edit]Sergio Trasatti Award
[edit]Cinecritica Award
[edit]- Drachenfutter by Jan Schütte
- House of Games by David Mamet
Award of the Society for Psychology
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1987". 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.
- ^ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "4th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Roger Scholes – writer, director, cinematographer". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
External links
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