| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Close to Eden |
| Festival date | 3 – 14 September 1991 |
| Website | Website |
The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991.[1][2]
Italian film critic Gian Luigi Rondi was the Jury President of the main competition.
The Golden Lion winner was Close to Eden directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.
Jury
Main Competition
The following people comprised the 1991 jury:[3]
- Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian film critic and screenwriter - Jury President
- Silvia D'Amico Bendico, Italian
- Jim Belushi, American actor
- John Boorman, British filmmaker
- Michel Ciment, French film critic
- Moritz de Hadeln, Swiss director and photographer
- Naum Kleiman, Soviet film critic
- Oja Kodar, Croatian actress and filmmaker
- Pilar Miró, Spanish filmmaker
Official Sections
In Competition
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]
- Railway Bar (Bar des rails) by Cédric Kahn (France)
- Drive by Jefery Levy (United States)
- The Sky Above Paris (Le ciel de Paris) by Michel Béna (France)[5]
- Nowhere Man (Muno no hito) by Naoto Takenaka (Japan)
- Clouds (Nuvem) by Ana Luísa Guimarães (Portugal)[6]
- The Intruder (Razlucnica) by Amir Karakulov (Soviet Union)[7]
- Scorpion’s Garden (Sady skorpiona) by Oleg Kovalov (Soviet Union)[8]
- Vito And The Others (Vito e gli altri) by Antonio Capuano (Italy)
- Waiting by Jackie McKimmie (Australia, United Kingdom)
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion: Close to Eden by Nikita Mikhalkov
- Grand Special Jury Prize: A Divina Comédia by Manoel de Oliveira
- Silver Lion:
- Golden Osella:
- Best Screenplay: Mississippi Masala by Sooni Taraporevala
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: River Phoenix for My Own Private Idaho
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Tilda Swinton Edward II
Career Golden Lion
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
Golden Ciak
- Best Film: Mississippi Masala by Mira Nair
- Best Actor: Vittorio Mezzogiorno for Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein
- Best Actress: Glenn Close for Meeting Venus
FIPRESCI Prize
- Nowhere Man by Naoto Takenaka
OCIC Award
- Close to Eden by Nikita Mikhalkov
- Honorable Mention:
- Luigi Faccini
- Honorable Mention:
Pasinetti Award
- Best Film: Close to Eden by Nikita Mikhalkov
- Best Actor: Vittorio Mezzogiorno for Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein
- Best Actress: Mercedes Ruehl for The Fisher King
Pietro Bianchi Award
Little Golden Lion
Evira Notari Prize
References
- ↑ "VENICE 1991 – THE 48TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ↑ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ "8th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Michel Béna on IMDb
- ↑ Ana Luísa Guimarães on IMDb
- ↑ Amir Karakulov on IMDb
- ↑ Oleg Kovalov on IMDb
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