The 44th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1987.[1][2]
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Au revoir les enfants |
| Festival date | 29 August – 9 September 1987 |
| Website | Website |
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 edit
The following people comprised the 1987 jury:[3]
- Irene Papas, Greek actress and singer - Jury President[4]
- Sabine Azéma, French actress and singer
- John Bailey, American cinematographer and director
- Anja Breien, Norwegian director
- Beatriz Guido, Argentine author and screenwriter
- Carlo Lizzani, Italian filmmaker and film critic
- Károly Makk, Hungarian filmmaker
- Sergei Solovyov, Soviet filmmaker
- Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
- Ana Carolina, Brazilian filmmaker
- Michael York, British actor
- Regina Ziegler, West-German producer
Official Sections edit
In Competition edit
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]
- True and Faithful Account (Relação fiel e verdadeira) by Margarida Gil (Portugal)
- Italian Night (Notte Italiana) by Carlo Mazzacurati (Italy)
- Killing Time (Poussière d'ange) by Edouard Niermans (France)
- The Burglar (Vzlomšcik) by Valerij Ogorodnikov (Soviet Union)
- Hidden City by Stephen Poliakoff (United Kingdom)
- Sierra Leone by Uwe Schrader (West Germany)
- Dragon Chow (Drachenfutter) by Jan Schütte (West Germany, Switzerland)
Official Awards edit
Main Competition edit
- Golden Lion: Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Hip hip hurra! by Kjell Grede
- Silver Lion:
- Golden Osella:
- Best Screenplay: David Mamet for House of Games
- Best Cinematography: Sten Holmberg for Hip hip hurra!
- Best Score: Richard Robbins for Maurice
- Best Set Design: Nanà Cecchi & Luciano Ricceri for The Gold Rimmed Glasses
- Honorable Mention: Season of Monsters by Miklós Jancsó
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Hugh Grant & James Wilby for Maurice
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Kang Soo-yeon for The Surrogate Woman
Career Golden Lion edit
Independent Awards edit
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal edit
Golden Ciak edit
- Best Film: House of Games by David Mamet
- Best Actor: Bernard Giraudeau for L'homme voilé
- Best Actress: Kelly McGillis for Made in Heaven
- Special Golden Ciak: Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle
'Commendatore al merito della Repubblica' Medal edit
FIPRESCI Prize edit
- Anayurt Oteli by Ömer Kavur
- Long Live the Lady! by Ermanno Olmi
- Critics Week: Vzlomshchik by Valeri Ogorodnikov
OCIC Award edit
- Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle
- Honorable Mention: Le sourd dans la ville by Mireille Dansereau
UNICEF Award edit
UNESCO Award edit
- Drachenfutter by Jan Schütte
Pasinetti Award edit
- Best Film: House of Games by David Mamet
- Best Actor: Gian Maria Volonté fpr Un ragazzo di Calabria
- Best Actress: Melita Jurisic for The Tale of Ruby Rose[6]
Pietro Bianchi Award edit
Elvira Notari Prize edit
Sergio Trasatti Award edit
Cinecritica Award edit
- Drachenfutter by Jan Schütte
- House of Games by David Mamet
Award of the Society for Psychology edit
References edit
- ^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1987". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1980s". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "4th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Roger Scholes – writer, director, cinematographer". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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