49th Venice International Film Festival
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| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: The Story of Qiu Ju |
| Festival date | 1 – 12 September 1992 |
| Website | Website |
The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992.[1][2]
American actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper and Czech filmmaker Jirí Menzel were the Jury Co-Presidents of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion winner was The Story of Qiu Ju directed by Zhang Yimou
Jury
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following people comprised the 1992 jury:[3]
- Dennis Hopper, American actor and filmmaker - Jury Co-President
- Jirí Menzel, Czechoslovak filmmaker - Jury Co-President
- Gianni Amelio, Italian filmmaker
- Anne Brochet, French actress
- Neil Jordan, Irish filmmaker and writer
- Hanif Kureishi, English writer
- Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and conductor
- Michael Ritchie, American filmmaker and producer
- Jacques Siclier, French film historian and critic
- Fernando Solanas, Argentine filmmaker and politician
- Sheila Whitaker, English writer
Official Sections
[edit]In competition
[edit]The film selected for the festival were:[4]
Out of competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight of the Innocent | La corsa dell'innocente | Carlo Carlei | Italy |
| Heimat 2 | Die zweite Heimat | Edgar Reitz | Germany |
Venetian Nights
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crying Game | Neil Jordan | Ireland | |
| Daens | Stijn Coninx | Belgium | |
| A Midnight Clear | Keith Gordon | United States | |
| Minbo | ミンボーの女 | Jūzō Itami | Japan |
| Moscow Parade | Прорва | Ivan Dykhovichnyj | Russia |
| Non chiamarmi Omar | Sergio Staino | Italy | |
| Patriot Games | Phillip Noyce | United States | |
| The Playboys | Gillies MacKinnon | United Kingdom | |
| The Public Eye | Howard Franklin | United States | |
| The Stolen Diary | Le cahier volé | Christine Lipinska | France |
Window on Images
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Love, Tokyo | 愛について、東京 | Mitsuo Yanagimachi | Japan |
| Antonia and Jane | Beeban Kidron | United Kingdom | |
| Heaven Rises | El cielo sube | Marc Recha | Spain |
| Painted Skin | 畫皮之陰陽法王 | King Hu | China |
| Incident at Oglala | Michael Apted | United States | |
| The Southern Cross | La cruz del sur | Patricio Guzmán | Spain |
| Monster in a Box | Nick Broomfield | United Kingdom | |
| On the Bridge | Frank Perry | United States | |
| Roncsfilm | György Szomjas | Hungary | |
| Tango Argentino | Goran Paskaljević | Yugoslavia | |
Italian Film Panorama
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Un'altra vita | Carlo Mazzacurati | |
| Donne sottotetto | Roberto Giannarelli | |
| Going South | Verso Sud | Pasquale Pozzessere |
| Manila Paloma Blanca | Daniele Segre | |
| Nero | Giancarlo Soldi | |
| Quattro figli unici | Fulvio Wetzl | |
| Trittico di Antonello | Francesco Crescimone | |
| We Wanted to Be U2 | Volevamo essere gli U2 | Andrea Barzini |
| Who Wants to Kill Sara? | Tutti gli uomini di Sara | Gianpaolo Tescari |
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]
- Galaxies Are Colliding by John Ryman (United States)
- Oxygen Starvation (Kisneviy golod) by Andrey Donchik (Canada, Ukraine)
- Klamek ji bo Beko by Nizamettin Ariç (Germany, Turkey)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (Les sept péchés capitaux) by Beatriz Flores Silva, Frédéric Fonteyne, Yvan Le Moine, Geneviève Mersch, Pier-Paul Renders, Pasca Zabus, Philippe Blasbard, Olivier Smolders (France, Belgium, Luxemburg)
- Leon the Pig Farmer by Gary Sinyor, Vadim Jean (United Kingdom)
- Naprawde krotki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu by Rafal Wieczynsky (Poland)
- Sabine by Philippe Faucon (France)
Official Awards
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]- Golden Lion: The Story of Qiu Ju by Yimou Zhang
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Morte di un matematico napoletano by Mario Martone
- Silver Lion:
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jack Lemmon for Glengarry Glen Ross
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Gong Li for The Story of Qiu Ju
Independent Awards
[edit]The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal
[edit]Audience Award
[edit]- Tango Argentino by Goran Paskaljević
- Un coeur en hiver by Claude Sautet
- Leon the Pig Farmer by Vadim Jean
- Die zweite Heimat - Chronik einer Jugend by Edgar Reitz
- Orlando by Sally Potter
- Honorable Mention:
Pietro Bianchi Award
[edit]Elvira Notari Prize
[edit]Special Prize on Occasion of the Festival's Jubilee
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "VENICE 1992 - THE 49th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Il programma dei 12 giorni". La Stampa. 1 September 1992. p. 16.
- ^ "9th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
External links
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