55th Venice International Film Festival

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The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998.

55th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: The Way We Laughed
Festival date3 – 13 September 1998
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola was the Jury President of the Main Competition.

The Golden Lion was awarded to The Way We Laughed by Gianni Amelio.[1][2]

Juries

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Main Competition

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The following people comprised the 1998 jury:[3]

Short Films Competition

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Official Sections

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The following films were selected to be screened:[4]

In Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Autumn Tale Conte d'automne Eric Rohmer France
Black Cat, White Cat Crna mačka, beli mačor Emir Kusturica France, Germany, FR Yugoslavia
Bulworth Warren Beatty United States
Clouds La nube Fernando Solanas France, Argentina
Dancing at Lughnasa Pat O'Connor Ireland, United States
The Garden of Eden I giardini dell'Eden Alessandro D'Alatri Italy
Hilary and Jackie Anand Tucker United Kingdom
Hurlyburly Anthony Drazan United States
Little Teachers I piccoli maestri Daniele Luchetti Italy
Lovers of the Arctic Circle Los amantes del círculo polar Julio Medem Spain
New Rose Hotel Abel Ferrara United States
Next Stop Paradise Terminus Paradis Lucian Pintilie Romania
Place Vendôme Nicole Garcia France
Rounders John Dahl United States
Run Lola Run Lola rennt Tom Tykwer Germany
Shooting the Moon L'Albero delle pere Francesca Archibugi Italy
The Silence سکوت Mohsen Makhmalbaf Iran, Tajikistan, France
Stolen Life Voleur de vie Yves Angelo France
Traffic Tráfico João Botelho Portugal, France, Denmark
The Way We Laughed Così ridevano Gianni Amelio Italy

Out of Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Am I Beautiful? (closing film) Bin ich schön? Doris Dörrie Germany
The Ballad of the Windshield Washers La ballata dei lavavetri Peter Del Monte Italy
Celebrity Woody Allen United States
Chance or Coincidence Hasards ou coïncidences Claude Lelouch France
Elizabeth Shekhar Kapur United Kingdom
Incontri proibiti Alberto Sordi Italy
Of Lost Love Del perduto amore Michele Placido Italy
Saving Private Ryan (opening film) Steven Spielberg United States
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries James Ivory United Kingdom
You Laugh Tu ridi Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Italy

Prospectives (Prospettive)

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Americanka Dmitry Meskhiev Russia
L'anniversario Mario Orfini Italy
Bullet Ballet バレット・バレエ Shinya Tsukamoto Japan
Buena Vista Social Club Wim Wenders Germany
Cabaret Balkan Буре барута Goran Paskaljević Yugoslavia
Connection by Fate 超級市民 Wan Jen United Kingdom
Crush Proof Paul Tickell Ireland
Endurance Leslie Woodhead United States, United Kingdom, Germany
L'Ennui Cédric Kahn France
Far from One's Eyes Longe da vista João Mário Grilo Italy
Friendly Fire Ação Entre Amigos Beto Brant Brazil
Guests Ospiti Matteo Garrone Italy
Into My Heart Anthony Stark, Sean Smith United States
Liv Edoardo Ponti United States
Living in Paradise Vivre au paradis Bourlem Guerdjou Algeria
The Loss of Sexual Innocence Mike Figgis United States
Lucky and Zorba La gabbianella e il gatto Enzo D'Alò Italy
The Second Wife La seconda moglie Ugo Chiti Italy
Shadrach Susanne Styron United States
Shattered Image Raúl Ruiz United States
Side Streets Tony Gerber United Kingdom
Speak Like a Child John Akomfrah United Kingdom
State of Dogs Нохойн орон Peter Brosens, Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh Mongolia
Sun Bird 太阳鸟 Wang Xueqi, Yang Liping China
Train of Life Train de vie Radu Mihăileanu France, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel, Romania
Traps Pasti, pasti, pasticky Věra Chytilová Czech Republic
Viol@ Donatella Maiorca Italy
Vite in sospeso Marco Turco Italy
Yara Yılmaz Arslan Turkey, Germany
Yom Yom Amos Gitai Israel

Nights and Stars (Notti e Stelle)

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Another Day in Paradise Larry Clark United States
Apt Pupil Bryan Singer United States
He Got Game Spike Lee United States
Lautrec Roger Planchon France
Out of Sight Steven Soderbergh United States
A Perfect Murder Andrew Davis United States
Poodle Springs Bob Rafelson United States
Radiofreccia Luciano Ligabue Italy
The Red Violin François Girard Canada
Ronin John Frankenheimer United States
The Truman Show Peter Weir United States

Special screenings

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Tribute to Totò
Totomodo: l'arte spiegata anche ai bambini Achille Bonito Oliva Italy
Sessantotto e dintorni
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos Alexander Kluge West Germany
Il cinema ritrovato
Adua and Her Friends Adua e le compagne Antonio Pietrangeli Italy
The General of the Dead Army l generale dell'armata morta Luciano Tovoli Italy
Stranger on the Prowl Imbarco a mezzanotte Joseph Losey Italy
Paisan Paisà Roberto Rossellini Italy
The Singing Princess La Rosa di Bagdad Anton Gino Domenighini Italy

Independent Sections

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Venice International Film Critics' Week

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The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[5]

Official Awards

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Main Competition

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Independent Awards

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The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

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FIPRESCI Prize

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OCIC Award

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UNICEF Award

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UNESCO Award

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Pasinetti Award

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Pietro Bianchi Award

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Isvema Award

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FEDIC Award

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Little Golden Lion

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Anicaflash Prize

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Elvira Notari Prize

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Cult Network Italia Prize

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FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award

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Laterna Magica Prize

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Sergio Trasatti Award

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CinemAvvenire Award

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Kodak Award

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Prix Pierrot

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Max Factor Award

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References

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  1. ^ "VENICE – 1998 – SPEARS OF LIGHT". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ Grassi, Giovanna (30 July 1998). "Venezia kolossal, la Mostra passerella di star". Corriere della Sera. p. 33.
  5. ^ "13th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ Ben Smaïl on IMDb
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