The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992.[1][2]
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: The Story of Qiu Ju |
| Festival date | 1 – 12 September 1992 |
| Website | Website |
American actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper and Czech filmmaker Jirí Menzel were the Jury Presidents of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion winner was The Story of Qiu Ju directed by Zhang Yimou
Jury edit
Main Competition edit
The following people comprised the 1992 jury:[3]
- Dennis Hopper, American actor and filmmaker - Jury President
- Jirí Menzel, Czech filmmaker - Jury President
- Gianni Amelio, Italian filmmaker
- Anne Brochet, French actress
- Neil Jordan, Irish filmmaker and writer
- Hanif Kureishi, English writer
- Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and conductor
- Michael Ritchie, American filmmaker and producer
- Jacques Siclier, French film historian and critic
- Fernando Solanas, Argentine filmmaker and politician
- Sheila Whitaker, English writer
Official Sections edit
In competition edit
The film selected for the festival were:[4]
Out of competition edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight of the Innocent | La corsa dell'innocente | Carlo Carlei | Italy |
| Heimat 2 | Die zweite Heimat | Edgar Reitz | Germany |
Venetian Nights edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crying Game | Neil Jordan | Ireland | |
| Daens | Stijn Coninx | Belgium | |
| A Midnight Clear | Keith Gordon | United States | |
| Minbo | ミンボーの女 | Jūzō Itami | Japan |
| Moscow Parade | Прорва | Ivan Dykhovichnyj | Russia |
| Non chiamarmi Omar | Sergio Staino | Italy | |
| Patriot Games | Phillip Noyce | United States | |
| The Playboys | Gillies MacKinnon | United Kingdom | |
| The Public Eye | Howard Franklin | United States | |
| The Stolen Diary | Le cahier volé | Christine Lipinska | France |
Window on Images edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Love, Tokyo | 愛について、東京 | Mitsuo Yanagimachi | Japan |
| Antonia and Jane | Beeban Kidron | United Kingdom | |
| Heaven Rises | El cielo sube | Marc Recha | Spain |
| Painted Skin | 畫皮之陰陽法王 | King Hu | China |
| Incident at Oglala | Michael Apted | United States | |
| The Southern Cross | La cruz del sur | Patricio Guzmán | Spain |
| Monster in a Box | Nick Broomfield | United Kingdom | |
| On the Bridge | Frank Perry | United States | |
| Roncsfilm | György Szomjas | Hungary | |
| Tango Argentino | Goran Paskaljević | Yugoslavia | |
Italian Film Panorama edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Un'altra vita | Carlo Mazzacurati | |
| Donne sottotetto | Roberto Giannarelli | |
| Going South | Verso Sud | Pasquale Pozzessere |
| Manila Paloma Blanca | Daniele Segre | |
| Nero | Giancarlo Soldi | |
| Quattro figli unici | Fulvio Wetzl | |
| Trittico di Antonello | Francesco Crescimone | |
| We Wanted to Be U2 | Volevamo essere gli U2 | Andrea Barzini |
| Who Wants to Kill Sara? | Tutti gli uomini di Sara | Gianpaolo Tescari |
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]
- Galaxies Are Colliding by John Ryman (United States)
- Oxygen Starvation (Kisneviy golod) by Andrey Donchik (Canada, Ukraine)
- Klamek ji bo Beko by Nizamettin Ariç (Germany, Turkey)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (Les sept péchés capitaux) by Beatriz Flores Silva, Frédéric Fonteyne, Yvan Le Moine, Geneviève Mersch, Pier-Paul Renders, Pasca Zabus, Philippe Blasbard, Olivier Smolders (France, Belgium, Luxemburg)
- Leon the Pig Farmer by Gary Sinyor, Vadim Jean (United Kingdom)
- Naprawde krotki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu by Rafal Wieczynsky (Poland)
- Sabine by Philippe Faucon (France)
Official Awards edit
Main Competition edit
- Golden Lion: The Story of Qiu Ju by Yimou Zhang
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Morte di un matematico napoletano by Mario Martone
- Silver Lion:
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jack Lemmon for Glengarry Glen Ross
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Gong Li for The Story of Qiu Ju
Career Golden Lion edit
Independent Awards edit
The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal edit
Audience Award edit
- Tango Argentino by Goran Paskaljević
FIPRESCI Prize edit
- Un coeur en hiver by Claude Sautet
- Leon the Pig Farmer by Vadim Jean
- Die zweite Heimat - Chronik einer Jugend by Edgar Reitz
OCIC Award edit
- Orlando by Sally Potter
- Honorable Mention:
Pietro Bianchi Award edit
Elvira Notari Prize edit
Special Prize on Occasion of the Festival's Jubilee edit
References edit
- ^ "VENICE 1992 - THE 49th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Il programma dei 12 giorni". La Stampa. 1 September 1992. p. 16.
- ^ "9th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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