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54th Venice International Film Festival

The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.[1][2]

54th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmDeconstructing Harry
Closing filmRichard III
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Hana-bi
Artistic directorFelice Laudadio
Festival date27 August – 6 September 1997
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was the Jury President of the Main Competition. The opening film was Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, while the closing film was a restored version of 1912 silent film Richard III, accompanied live by Vittorio Gassman serving as narrator and Ennio Morricone conducing the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra.[3] Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi was the Golden Lion winner.

Juries

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The following people comprised the 1997 jury:[3][4]

Main competition

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Short films competition

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Official sections

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The following films were selected to be screened:[3][5]

In competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
BlindedA ciegasDaniel CalparsoroSpain
Chinese BoxWayne WangUnited States
Dry CleaningNettoyage à secAnne FontaineFrance
Hana-biTakeshi KitanoJapan
Hardboiled EggOvosodoPaolo VirzìItaly
The InformantJim McBrideUnited States, Ireland
Keep Cool有話好好說Yimou ZhangChina
Love StoriesHistorie milosneJerzy StuhrPoland
Niagara, NiagaraBob GosseUnited States, Canada
One Night StandMike FiggisUnited States
OssosPedro CostaPortugal, France, Denmark
The Oyster and the WindA Ostra e o VentoWalter Lima Jr.Brazil
Round the Moons Between Earth and SeaGiro di lune tra terra e mareGiuseppe M. GaudinoItaly, Germany
Seventh HeavenLe Septième cielBenoît JacquotFrance
The ThiefВорPavel ChukhrajRussia
The VesuviansI vesuvianiPappi Corsicato, Antonio Capuano,
Antonietta De Lillo, Stefano Incerti,
Mario Martone		Italy
Wild GamesCombat de fauvesBenoit LamyBelgium, Germany, France
The Winter GuestAlan RickmanUnited Kingdom

Out of competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Deconstructing Harry (opening film)Woody AllenUnited States
DanubioIvo B. MicheliItaly
Full Tilt BoogieSarah KellyUnited States
The Kingdom IIRiget IILars von TrierDenmark
Our God's BrotherBrat naszego BogaKrzysztof ZanussiPoland, Italy, Germany
Richard III (closing film)André Calmettes and James KeaneFrance, United States

Midday (mezzogiorno)

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
100% ArabicaMahmoud ZemmouriAlgeria, France
Bent FamiliaNouri BouzidTunisia
Five Stormy DaysCinque giorni di tempestaFrancesco CalogeroItaly
Go for Gold!Lucian SeguraGermany, Spain, France
In the Name of InnocenceIm Namen der UnschuldAndreas KleinertGermany
Kokkuri-sanこっくりさんTakahisa ZezeJapan
The LocustsJohn Patrick KelleyUnited States
The Second Civil WarJoe DanteUnited States
True Love and ChaosStavros KazantzidisAustralia

Midnight (mezzanotte)

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AfflictionPaul SchraderUnited States
Air Force OneWolfgang PetersenUnited States
The Bride's JourneyIl viaggio della sposaSergio RubiniItaly
DeceiverJonas and Joshua PateUnited States
Heroines HéroïnesGérard KrawczykFrance
MarquiseVéra BelmontFrance
MimicGuillermo del ToroUnited States
The Tango LessonLa lección de tangoSally PotterArgentina, United Kingdom

Venetian workshop

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Alors, voilaMichel PiccoliFrance
The CollectorNeitoperhoAuli MantilaFinland
MalemarePasquale MazzarroItaly
MiramarJúlio BressaneBrazil
The Night of the PainterDer tag des malersWerner NekesGermany
The SanguinairesLes SanguinairesLaurent CantetFrance
The Sticky Fingers of TimeHilary BrougherUnited States
Strawberry FieldsRea TajiriUnited States
Subway StoriesBob Balaban, Patricia Benoit, Julie Dash, Jonathan Demme, Ted Demme, Abel Ferrara, Alison Maclean, Craig McKay, Lucas Platt, Seth RosenfeldUnited States
Tamas and JuliTamás és JuliIldikó EnyediHungary
TatuaggiLaura AngiulliItaly
The Tree of Hanging DestiniesL'albero dei destini sospesiRachid BenhadjItaly
Non Fiction
4 Little GirlsSpike LeeUnited States
As Time Goes By去日苦多Ann HuiTaiwan
HHH: Portrait de Hou Hsiao-hsienOlivier AssayasFrance, Taiwan
In memoriam Gyöngyössy ImreKatalyn Peteny, Barna KabayHungary
KippurAmos GitaiIsrael
Still Love You After All These念你如昔Stanley KwanTaiwan, China
The Voice of BergmanBergmans rostGunnar BergdahlSweden
The Year After DaytonDas Jahr nach DaytonNikolaus GeyrhalterAustria

Special screenings

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Tribute to Alida Valli
The Third ManCarol ReedUnited Kingdom
Tribute to Gerard Depardieu
Hurricane RosyTemporale RosyMario MonicelliItaly, France
Tribute to Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (long version)Mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordoAnna Maria TatòItaly
Tribute to Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini: il mestiere di uomoBeppe CinoItaly
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIVRoberto RosselliniFrance

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) Production country
The Fifth SeasonFasl-e panjomRafi PittsIran
GummoHarmony KorineUnited States
Marie from the Bay of AngelsMarie Baie des AngesManuel PradalFrance
MasumiyetZeki DemirkubuzTurkey
Dance of the WindSwara MandalRajan KhosaIndia
To Die for TanoTano da morireRoberta TorreItaly
Unmade BedsNicholas BarkerUnited Kingdom

Official awards

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Main competition

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Luigi de Laurentis award for a debut film

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Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

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Independent awards

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The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

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Prize of the International Youth Jury

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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 Bianco 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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Bastone Bianco Award

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Sergio Trasatti Award

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CinemAvvenire Award

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Enzo Serafin Award

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Kodak Award

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References

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  1. ↑ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1997". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Grassi, Giovanna (19 July 1997). "Mostra di Venezia, via con Allen erotico". Corriere della Sera. p. 31.
  4. ↑ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Il Programma". La Stampa. 27 August 1997. p. 23.
  6. ↑ "12th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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