54th Venice International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Hana-bi |
| Festival date | 27 August – 6 September 1997 |
| Website | Website |
The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.[1][2]
New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was the Jury President of the Main Competition. The opening film was Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, while the closing film was a restored version of 1912 silent film Richard III, accompanied live by Vittorio Gassman serving as narrator and Ennio Morricone conducing the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra.[3] Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi was the Golden Lion winner.
Juries
The following people comprised the 1997 jury:[3][4]
Main competition
- Jane Campion, New Zealand filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Ronald Bass, American writer and producer
- Véra Belmont, French producer
- Peter Buchka, German critic
- Nana Jorjadze, Georgian filmmaker and actress
- Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé filmmaker
- Charlotte Rampling, British actress
- Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese filmmaker, producer and actor
- Francesco Rosi, Italian director
Short films competition
- Marco Bellocchio, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
- Olivier Assayas, French filmmaker and film critic
- Clare Peploe, British producer and screenwriter
Official sections
The following films were selected to be screened:[3][5]
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 |
| Hana-bi | Takeshi Kitano | Japan | |
| Hardboiled Egg | Ovosodo | Paolo Virzì | Italy |
| The Informant | Jim McBride | United States, Ireland | |
| Keep Cool | 有話好好說 | 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 | 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 | Вор | Pavel Chukhraj | Russia |
| The Vesuvians | I vesuviani | Pappi Corsicato, Antonio Capuano, Antonietta De Lillo, Stefano Incerti, Mario Martone |
Italy |
| Wild Games | Combat de fauves | Benoit Lamy | Belgium, Germany, France |
| The Winter Guest | Alan Rickman | United Kingdom | |
Out of competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deconstructing Harry (opening film) | Woody Allen | United States | |
| Danubio | Ivo B. Micheli | Italy | |
| Full Tilt Boogie | Sarah Kelly | United States | |
| The Kingdom II | Riget II | Lars von Trier | Denmark |
| Our God's Brother | Brat naszego Boga | Krzysztof Zanussi | Poland, Italy, Germany |
| Richard III (closing film) | André Calmettes and James Keane | France, United States | |
Midday (mezzogiorno)
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Arabica | Mahmoud Zemmouri | Algeria, France | |
| Bent Familia | Nouri Bouzid | Tunisia | |
| Cinque giorni di tempesta | Francesco Calogero | Italy | |
| Go for Gold! | Lucian Segura | Germany, Spain, France | |
| In the Name of Innocence | Im Namen der Unschuld | Andreas Kleinert | Germany |
| Kokkuri-san | こっくりさん | Takahisa Zeze | Japan |
| The Locusts | John Patrick Kelley | United States | |
| The Second Civil War | Joe Dante | United States | |
| True Love and Chaos | Stavros Kazantzidis | Australia | |
Midnight (mezzanotte)
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affliction | Paul Schrader | United States | |
| Air Force One | Wolfgang Petersen | United States | |
| The Bride's Journey | Il viaggio della sposa | Sergio Rubini | Italy |
| Deceiver | Jonas and Joshua Pate | United States | |
| Heroines | Héroïnes | Gérard Krawczyk | France |
| Marquise | Véra Belmont | France | |
| Mimic | Guillermo del Toro | United States | |
| The Tango Lesson | La lección de tango | Sally Potter | Argentina, United Kingdom |
Venetian workshop
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alors, voila | Michel Piccoli | France | |
| The Collector | Neitoperho | Auli Mantila | Finland |
| Malemare | Pasquale Mazzarro | Italy | |
| Miramar | Júlio Bressane | Brazil | |
| The Night of the Painter | Der tag des malers | Werner Nekes | Germany |
| The Sanguinaires | Les Sanguinaires | Laurent Cantet | France |
| The Sticky Fingers of Time | Hilary Brougher | United States | |
| Strawberry Fields | Rea Tajiri | United States | |
| Subway Stories | Bob Balaban, Patricia Benoit, Julie Dash, Jonathan Demme, Ted Demme, Abel Ferrara, Alison Maclean, Craig McKay, Lucas Platt, Seth Rosenfeld | United States | |
| Tamas and Juli | Tamás és Juli | Ildikó Enyedi | Hungary |
| Tatuaggi | Laura Angiulli | Italy | |
| The Tree of Hanging Destinies | L'albero dei destini sospesi | Rachid Benhadj | Italy |
| Non Fiction | |||
| 4 Little Girls | Spike Lee | United States | |
| As Time Goes By | 去日苦多 | Ann Hui | Taiwan |
| HHH: Portrait de Hou Hsiao-hsien | Olivier Assayas | France, Taiwan | |
| In memoriam Gyöngyössy Imre | Katalyn Peteny, Barna Kabay | Hungary | |
| Kippur | Amos Gitai | Israel | |
| Still Love You After All These | 念你如昔 | Stanley Kwan | Taiwan, China |
| The Voice of Bergman | Bergmans rost | Gunnar Bergdahl | Sweden |
| The Year After Dayton | Das Jahr nach Dayton | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Austria |
Special screenings
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribute to Alida Valli | |||
| The Third Man | Carol Reed | United Kingdom | |
| Tribute to Gerard Depardieu | |||
| Hurricane Rosy | Temporale Rosy | Mario Monicelli | Italy |
| Tribute to Marcello Mastroianni | |||
| Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (long version) | Mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo | Anna Maria Tatò | Italy |
| Tribute to Roberto Rossellini | |||
| Roberto Rossellini: il mestiere di uomo | Beppe Cino | Italy | |
| The Taking of Power by Louis XIV | La presa del potere da parte di Luigi XIV | Roberto Rossellini | Italy |
Independent sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as in competition for this section:[6]
- 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 Nicholas Barker (United Kingdom)
Official awards
Main competition
- Golden Lion: Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Ovosodo by Paolo Virzi
- Golden Osella:
- Best Original Screenplay: Nettoyage à sec for Gilles Taurand
- Best Cinematography: Ossos for Emmanuel Machuel
- Best Original Music: Chinese Box for Graeme Revell
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Wesley Snipes for One Night Stand
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Robin Tunney for Niagara, Niagara
Luigi de Laurentis award for a debut film
Independent awards
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
Prize of the International Youth Jury
FIPRESCI Prize
- Love Stories by Jerzy Stuhr
- Twenty Four Seven by Shane Meadows
- Honorable Mention: Harmony Korine for Gummo
OCIC Award
- The Winter Guest by Alan Rickman
- Honorable Mention:
UNICEF Award
UNESCO Award
- La strana storia di Banda Sonora by Francesca Archibugi)
Pasinetti Award
- Best Film: Giro di lune tra terra e mare
- Best Actor: Edoardo Gabbriellini for Ovosodo
- Best Actress: Emma Thompson for The Winter Guest
Pietro Bianco Award
Isvema Award
- Giro di lune tra terra e mare by Giuseppe M. Gaudino
FEDIC Award
- Tano da morire by Roberta Torre
- Honorable Mention: Amleto... frammenti by Bruno Bigoni
Little Golden Lion
Anicaflash Prize
Elvira Notari Prize
Bastone Bianco Award
- Alors voilà by Michel Piccoli
Sergio Trasatti Award
- Love Stories by Jerzy Stuhr
- In memoriam Gyöngyössy Imre by Barna Kabay
CinemAvvenire Award
Enzo Serafin Award
Kodak Award
References
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- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Il Programma". La Stampa. 27 August 1997. p. 23.
- ^ "12th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.