44th Venice International Film Festival

The 44th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1987.[1][2]

44th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Au revoir les enfants
Festival date29 August – 9 September 1987
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

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

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The following people comprised the 1987 jury:[3]

Official Sections

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In Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Au revoir les enfants Louis Malle France, West Germany, Italy
A Boy from Calabria Un ragazzo di Calabria Luigi Comencini Italy
Comedy! Comédie! Jacques Doillon France
Deaf to the City Le sourd dans la ville Mireille Dansereau Canada
Divine Words Divinas palabras José Luis García Sánchez Spain
The Ghost Valley La vallée fantôme Alain Tanner Switzerland
The Gold Rimmed Glasses Gli occhiali d'oro Giuliano Montaldo Italy
Hip Hip Hurrah! Hip hip hurra! Kjell Grede Sweden
House of Games David Mamet United States
If the Sun Never Returns Si le soleil ne revenait pas Claude Goretta France, Switzerland
Long Live the Lady! Lunga vita alla signora! Ermanno Olmi Italy
Made in Heaven Alan Rudolph United States
Maurice James Ivory United Kingdom
Motherland Hotel Anayurt Oteli Ömer Kavur Turkey
Mountains Of The Moon O Desejado Paulo Rocha Portugal
Oridathu G. Aravindan India
Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game Плюмбум, или опасная игра Vadim Abdrashitov Soviet Union
Quartiere Silvano Agosti Italy
Season of Monsters Szörnyek évadja Miklós Jancsó Hungary
The Surrogate Woman 씨받이 Im Kwon-taek South Korea
The Tale of Ruby Rose Roger Scholes Australia
A Taxing Woman マルサの女 Juzo Itami Japan
The Veiled Man L'homme voilé Maroun Bagdadi Lebanon, France

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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Golden Ciak

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'Commendatore al merito della Repubblica' 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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Elvira Notari Prize

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Sergio Trasatti Award

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Cinecritica Award

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Award of the Society for Psychology

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References

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  1. ^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1987". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The 1980s". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  5. ^ "4th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Roger Scholes – writer, director, cinematographer". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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