53rd Venice International Film Festival
The 53rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996.[1][2][3]
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 28 August – 7 September 1996 |
| Website | Website |
Jury
The following people comprised the 1996 jury:[4]
- Roman Polanski (head of jury)
- Paul Auster
- Souleymane Cissé
- Mrinal Sen
- Callisto Cosulich
- Anjelica Huston
- Miriam Mafai
- Antonio Skármeta
- Hulya Ucansu
Official selection
In competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basquiat | Julian Schnabel | United States | |
| Brigands | Brigands, chapitre VII | Otar Iosseliani | France, Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Georgia |
| Buddha Bless America (aka) | Tai Ping Tian Guo | Wu Nien-jen | Taiwan |
| Carla's Song | Ken Loach | United Kingdom | |
| Chronicle of a Disappearance | Elia Suleiman | Israel, Palestine | |
| Deep Crimson | Profundo carmesí | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| For Ever Mozart | Jean-Luc Godard | France, Switzerland | |
| The Funeral | Abel Ferrara | United States | |
| Ilona Arrives with the Rain | Ilona llega con la lluvia | Sergio Cabrera | Colombia, Italy, Spain |
| Men, Women: A User's Manual | Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi | Claude Lelouch | France |
| Michael Collins | Neil Jordan | United States | |
| The Ogre | Der Unhold | Volker Schlöndorff | France, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Party | Manoel de Oliveira | France, Portugal | |
| Ponette | Jacques Doillon | France | |
| Sacred Silence | Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio | Antonio Capuano | Italy |
| Vesna Goes Fast | Vesna va veloce | Carlo Mazzacurati | Italy, France |
Out of competition
- Sleppers by Barry Levinson (Usa) - Opening film
- Third Millenium Stories by Francesco Maselli (Italy)
- Shine by Scott Hicks (Australia)
- The Portrait of a Lady by Jane Campion (UK)
Venetian Nights
- Bound by The Wachowskis (Usa)
- The Fan by Tony Scott (Usa)
- Independence Day by Roland Emmerich (Usa)
- Bambola by Bigas Luna (Spain-Italy-France)
- Last Man Standing by Walter Hill (Usa)
- Multiplicity by Harold Ramis (Usa)
- Szamanka by Andrzej Zulawski (Poland)
- The Frighteners by Peter Jackson (Australia)
- True Blue by Ferdinand Fairfax (UK)
Window on Images
- Zone Franche by Paul Vecchiali (France)
- The Age of Possibilities by Pascale Ferran (France)
- Chronicle of a Disappearance by Elia Suleiman (Israel-Usa-Germany-France)
- Méfie-toi de l'eau qui dort by Jacques Deschamps (France)
- Hard Core Logo by Bruce McDonald (Canada)
- Metamorphosis of a Melody by Amos Gitai (Israel)
- De nieuwe moeder by Paula van der Oest (Netherlands)
- Escoriandoli by Flavia Mastrella, Antonio Rezza (Italy)
- Guy by Michael Lindsay-Hogg (Usa)
- Polygraph by Robert Lepage (Canada)
- Love and Other Catastrophes by Emma-Kate Croghan (Australia)
- A True Story by Abolfazl Jalili (Iran)
- Documentaries
- The Games of Love by Frederick Wiseman (France)
- Sei minuti all'alba by Daniele Segre (Italy)
- And the Show Goes On by Mrinal Sen (UK-France-India)
- Yang Yin Genger in Chinese Cinema by Stanley Kwan (Hong Kong)
- Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy by Rithy Panh (France-Cambogia)
- Die Frucht deines Leibes by Barbara Albert (Austria)
- A Trick of Light by Wim Wenders (Germany)
- Le convoi by Patrice Chagnard (France)
- La vita a volo D'Angelo by Roberta Torre (Italy)
- Marco Melani, ladro e frate di cinema by Enrico Ghezzi, Carmelo Marabello (Italy)
Overtaking Lane
- Swingers by Doug Liman (Usa)
- Kolya by Jan Svěrák (Czech Republic)
- The Dress by Alex van Warmerdam (Netherlands)
- Intimate Relations by Philip Goodhew (Canada)
- Fistful of Flies by Monica Pellizzari (Australia)
- Lea by Ivan Fíla (Czech Republic)
- Livers Ain't Cheap by James Merendino (Usa)
- Swallowtail Butterfly by Shunji Iwai (Japan)
- Ni d'Ève, ni d'Adam by Jean-Paul Civeyrac (France)
Italian Cinema Week
- Isotta by Maurizio Fiume (Italy)
- Albergo Roma by Ugo Chiti (Italy)
- We Free Kings by Sergio Citti (Italy)
- Acquario by Michele Sordillo (Italy)
- The Border by Franco Giraldi (Italy)
- My Generation by Wilma Labate (Italy)
- Voci nel tempo by Franco Piavoli (Italy)
Special screenings
- Fantoosh by Morag McKinnon (UK)
- Nitrato d'argento by Marco Ferreri (Italy)
- Go Now by Michael Winterbottom (UK)
- Festival by Pupi Avati (Italy)
- Grace of My Heart by Allison Anders (Usa)
- Pole Pole by Massimo Martelli (Italy)
- How the Toys Saved Christmas by Enzo D'Alò (Italy-Switzerland-Germany-Luxembourg)
- Forgotten Silver by Peter Jackson (Australia)
- The Gates of Heaven by Vittorio De Sica (Italy)
- Small Wonders by Allan Miller (Usa)
- Loach in Nicaragua by Marlisa Trombetta (Italy)
- Long Fliv the King by Leo McCarey (Usa)
- Flaming Fathers by Leo McCarey (Usa)
Awards
- Golden Lion:
- Grand Special Jury Prize:
- Golden Osella:
- Best Original Screenplay - Profundo carmesí by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
- Best Original Music - David Mansfield for Profundo carmesí
- Best Set Design - Profundo carmesí by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor - Liam Neeson for Michael Collins
- Best Actress - Victoire Thivisol for Ponette
- Best Supporting Performer - Chris Penn for The Funeral
- Honorable Mention:
- Jan Sverák for Kolya
- The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
- Career Golden Lion:
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- Alex van Warmerdam for De jurk
- Pascale Ferran for L'âge des possibles
- Jacques Doillon for Ponette
- OCIC Award:
- OCIC Special Award:
- OCIC Award - Honorable Mention:
- UNICEF Award:
- CICT-IFTC Award:
- Pasinetti Award:
- Best Film - The Portrait of a Lady by Jane Campion
- Best Actor - Fabrizio Bentivoglio for Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio
- Best Actress - Tereza Zajickova for Vesna va veloce
- Pietro Bianchi Award:
- FEDIC Award:
- Voci nel tempo by Franco Piavoli
- Little Golden Lion:
- Elvira Notari Prize:
- Monica Pellizzari for Fistful of Flies
- Sergio Trasatti Award:
- 'CinemAvvenire' Award:
- Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature - Jacques Deschamps for Still Waters Run Deep
- Best First Work - Jacques Deschamps for Still Waters Run Deep
- Kodak Award:
- Ugo Chiti for Albergo Roma
- AIACA Award:
- Stefano Gigli for Il fratello minore
References
- "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1996". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- "Da De Niro alla Kidman aspettando il Leone". Corriere della Sera. 25 August 1996. p. 28.
- "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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