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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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The following films were selected to be screened:[5]

In Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Au revoir les enfantsLouis MalleFrance, West Germany, Italy
A Boy from CalabriaUn ragazzo di CalabriaLuigi ComenciniItaly
Comedy!Comédie!Jacques DoillonFrance
Deaf to the CityLe sourd dans la villeMireille DansereauCanada
Divine WordsDivinas palabrasJosé Luis García SánchezSpain
The Ghost ValleyLa vallée fantômeAlain TannerSwitzerland
The Gold Rimmed GlassesGli occhiali d'oroGiuliano MontaldoItaly
Hip Hip Hurrah!Hip hip hurra!Kjell GredeSweden
House of GamesDavid MametUnited States
If the Sun Never ReturnsSi le soleil ne revenait pasClaude GorettaFrance, Switzerland
Long Live the Lady!Lunga vita alla signora!Ermanno OlmiItaly
Made in HeavenAlan RudolphUnited States
MauriceJames IvoryUnited Kingdom
Motherland HotelAnayurt OteliÖmer KavurTurkey
Mountains Of The MoonO DesejadoPaulo RochaPortugal
OridathuG. AravindanIndia
Plumbum, or The Dangerous GameПлюмбум, или опасная играVadim AbdrashitovSoviet Union
QuartiereSilvano AgostiItaly
Season of MonstersSzörnyek évadjaMiklós JancsóHungary
The Surrogate Woman씨받이Im Kwon-taekSouth Korea
The Tale of Ruby RoseRoger ScholesAustralia
A Taxing Womanマルサの女Juzo ItamiJapan
The Veiled ManL'homme voiléMaroun BagdadiLebanon, France

Out of Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Boyfriends and GirlfriendsL'Ami de mon amieÉric RohmerFrance
The DeadJohn HustonUnited Kingdom
Julia and JuliaGiulia e GiuliaPeter Del MonteItaly
The UntouchablesBrian De PalmaUnited States
The Witches of EastwickGeorge Miller
Special Bertolucci
Nostalgia di un colossalPaolo BrunattoItaly

Retrospectives

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English title Original title Director(s) Year Production country
Tribute to Cinecittà
Le AmicheMichelangelo Antonioni1955Italy
BellissimaLuchino Visconti1951
The BetrothedI promessi sposiMario Camerini1941
The Desert of the TartarsIl deserto dei tartariValerio Zurlini1976Italy, France, West Germany, Iran
La Dolce VitaFederico Fellini1960Italy, France
General Della RovereIl generale Della RovereRoberto Rossellini1959
The Iron CrownLa corona di ferroAlessandro Blasetti1941Italy
Luciano Serra, PilotLuciano Serra pilotaGoffredo Alessandrini1938
Teresa VenerdìVittorio De Sica1941
Tribute to Joseph L. Mankiewicz
All About EveJoseph L. Mankiewicz1950United States
The Barefoot Contessa1954United States, Italy
Carol for Another Christmas1964United States
Cleopatra1963
Dragonwyck1946
Escape1948United Kingdom, United States
5 Fingers1952United States
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
Guys and Dolls1955
The Honey Pot1967
House of Strangers1949
Julius Caesar1953
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz1970
The Late George Apley Joseph L. Mankiewicz1947
A Letter to Three Wives1949
No Way Out1950
People Will Talk1951
The Quiet American1958
Sleuth1972United Kingdom, United States
Somewhere in the Night1946United States
Suddenly, Last Summer1959
There Was a Crooked Man...1970

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:[6]

English title Original title Director(s) Year
The BurglarVzlomšcikValerij OgorodnikovSoviet Union
Dragon ChowDrachenfutterJan SchütteWest Germany, Switzerland
Hidden CityStephen PoliakoffUnited Kingdom
Italian NightNotte ItalianaCarlo MazzacuratiItaly
Killing TimePoussière d'angeEdouard NiermansFrance
Sierra Leone [de]Uwe Schrader [de]West Germany
True and Faithful AccountRelação fiel e verdadeiraMargarida GilPortugal

Official Awards

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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. ↑ "44. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "4th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Roger Scholes – writer, director, cinematographer". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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