44th Venice International Film Festival

44th Venice International Film Festival

Festival poster
Location	Venice, Italy
Founded	1932
Festival date	29 August – 9 September 1987
Website	http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/

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

Jury

• Irene Papas (head of jury)^[3]
• Sabine Azéma
• John Bailey
• Anja Breien
• Beatriz Guido
• Carlo Lizzani
• Károly Makk
• Sergei Solovyov
• Vittorio Storaro
• Ana Carolina
• Michael York
• Regina Ziegler

Films in competition

• Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle
• Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game by Vadim Abdrashitov
• Quartiere by Silvano Agosti
• Oridathu by G. Aravindan
• L'homme voilé by Maroun Bagdadi
• A Boy from Calabria by Luigi Comencini
• Le sourd dans la ville by Mireille Dansereau
• Comedy! by Jacques Doillon
• Divinas palabras by José Luis García Sánchez
• If the Sun Never Returns by Claude Goretta
• Hip Hip Hurrah! by Kjell Grede
• The Surrogate Woman by Im Kwon-taek
• A Taxing Woman by Juzo Itami
• Maurice by James Ivory
• Season of Monsters by Miklós Jancsó
• Anayurt Oteli by Ömer Kavur
• House of Games by David Mamet
• The Gold Rimmed Glasses by Giuliano Montaldo
• Long Live the Lady! by Ermanno Olmi
• O Desejado by Paulo Rocha
• Made in Heaven by Alan Rudolph
• The Tale of Ruby Rose by Roger Scholes
• La vallée fantôme by Alain Tanner

Awards

• Golden Lion:
  • Au revoir les enfants (Louis Malle)
• Special Jury Prize:
  • Hip hip hurra! (Kjell Grede)
• Silver Lion:
  • Maurice (James Ivory)
  • Long Live the Lady! (Ermanno Olmi)
• Golden Osella:
  • Best Screenplay - House of Games (David Mamet)
  • Best Cinematography - Hip hip hurra! (Sten Holmberg)
  • Best Score - Maurice (Richard Robbins)
  • Best Set Design - The Gold Rimmed Glasses (Nanà Cecchi and Luciano Ricceri)
• Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor - Hugh Grant & James Wilby (Maurice)
  • Best Actress - Kang Soo-yeon - (The Surrogate Woman)
• Honorable Mention:
  • Season of Monsters (Miklós Jancsó)
• The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
  • Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game (Vadim Abdrashitov)
• Career Golden Lion:
  • Joseph L. Mankiewicz & Luigi Comencini
• Golden Ciak
  • Best Film - House of Games (David Mamet)
  • Best Actor - L'homme voilé (Bernard Giraudeau)
  • Best Actress - Made in Heaven (Kelly McGillis)
• Special Golden Ciak
  • Au revoir les enfants (Louis Malle)
• 'Commendatore al merito della Repubblica' Medal
  • Moritz de Hadeln
• FIPRESCI Prize
  • Anayurt Oteli (Ömer Kavur)
  • Long Live the Lady! (Ermanno Olmi)
  • Critics Week - Vzlomshchik (Valeri Ogorodnikov)
• OCIC Award
  • Au revoir les enfants (Louis Malle)
  • Honorable Mention - Le sourd dans la ville (Mireille Dansereau)
• UNICEF Award
  • Au revoir les enfants (Louis Malle)
• UNESCO Award
  • Drachenfutter (Jan Schütte)
• Pasinetti Award
  • Best Film - House of Games (David Mamet)
  • Best Actor - Un ragazzo di Calabria (Gian Maria Volontè)
  • Best Actress - The Tale of Ruby Rose (Melita Jurisic)^[4]
• Pietro Bianchi Award
  • Dino Risi
• Elvira Notari Prize
  • The Tale of Ruby Rose (Roger Scholes)^[4]
• Sergio Trasatti Award
  • Au revoir les enfants (Louis Malle)
• Cinecritica Award
  • Drachenfutter (Jan Schütte)
  • House of Games (David Mamet)
• Award of the Society for Psychology
  • Long Live the Lady! (Ermanno Olmi)

References

1. "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1987". Retrieved October 6, 2013.
2. "The 1980′s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
3. "Juries for the 1980′s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
4. "Roger Scholes – writer, director, cinematographer". Retrieved October 5, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• 1987 Venice Film Festival at IMDB
• 44th Venice Film Festival 1987