55th Venice International Film Festival
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: The Way We Laughed |
| Festival date | 3 – 13 September 1998 |
| Website | Website |
The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998.
Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola was the Jury President of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion was awarded to The Way We Laughed by Gianni Amelio.[1][2]
Juries
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following people comprised the 1998 jury:[3]
- Ettore Scola, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
- Héctor Babenco, Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker
- Sarunas Bartas, Lithuanian filmmaker
- Kathryn Bigelow, American filmmaker and producer
- Reinhard Hauff, German director
- Danièle Heymann, French film critic and journalist
- Ismail Merchant, Indian director and producer
- Luis Sepúlveda, Chilean writer
- Tilda Swinton, British actress
Short Films Competition
[edit]- Georges Benayoun, Moroccan - Jury President
- Chiara Caselli, Italian actress
- Abel Ferrara, American filmmaker and actor
Official Sections
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened:[4]
In Competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Tale | Conte d'automne | Eric Rohmer | France |
| Black Cat, White Cat | Crna mačka, beli mačor | Emir Kusturica | France, Germany, FR Yugoslavia |
| Bulworth | Warren Beatty | United States | |
| Clouds | La nube | Fernando Solanas | France, Argentina |
| Dancing at Lughnasa | Pat O'Connor | Ireland, United States | |
| The Garden of Eden | I giardini dell'Eden | Alessandro D'Alatri | Italy |
| Hilary and Jackie | Anand Tucker | United Kingdom | |
| Hurlyburly | Anthony Drazan | United States | |
| Little Teachers | I piccoli maestri | Daniele Luchetti | Italy |
| Lovers of the Arctic Circle | Los amantes del círculo polar | Julio Medem | Spain |
| New Rose Hotel | Abel Ferrara | United States | |
| Next Stop Paradise | Terminus Paradis | Lucian Pintilie | Romania |
| Place Vendôme | Nicole Garcia | France | |
| Rounders | John Dahl | United States | |
| Run Lola Run | Lola rennt | Tom Tykwer | Germany |
| Shooting the Moon | L'Albero delle pere | Francesca Archibugi | Italy |
| The Silence | سکوت | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran, Tajikistan, France |
| Stolen Life | Voleur de vie | Yves Angelo | France |
| Traffic | Tráfico | João Botelho | Portugal, France, Denmark |
| The Way We Laughed | Così ridevano | Gianni Amelio | Italy |
Out of Competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am I Beautiful? (closing film) | Bin ich schön? | Doris Dörrie | Germany |
| The Ballad of the Windshield Washers | La ballata dei lavavetri | Peter Del Monte | Italy |
| Celebrity | Woody Allen | United States | |
| Chance or Coincidence | Hasards ou coïncidences | Claude Lelouch | France |
| Elizabeth | Shekhar Kapur | United Kingdom | |
| Incontri proibiti | Alberto Sordi | Italy | |
| Of Lost Love | Del perduto amore | Michele Placido | Italy |
| Saving Private Ryan (opening film) | Steven Spielberg | United States | |
| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | James Ivory | United Kingdom | |
| You Laugh | Tu ridi | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Italy |
Prospectives (Prospettive)
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americanka | Dmitry Meskhiev | Russia | |
| L'anniversario | Mario Orfini | Italy | |
| Bullet Ballet | バレット・バレエ | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Wim Wenders | Germany | |
| Cabaret Balkan | Буре барута | Goran Paskaljević | Yugoslavia |
| Connection by Fate | 超級市民 | Wan Jen | United Kingdom |
| Crush Proof | Paul Tickell | Ireland | |
| Endurance | Leslie Woodhead | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | |
| L'Ennui | Cédric Kahn | France | |
| Far from One's Eyes | Longe da vista | João Mário Grilo | Italy |
| Friendly Fire | Ação Entre Amigos | Beto Brant | Brazil |
| Guests | Ospiti | Matteo Garrone | Italy |
| Into My Heart | Anthony Stark, Sean Smith | United States | |
| Liv | Edoardo Ponti | United States | |
| Living in Paradise | Vivre au paradis | Bourlem Guerdjou | Algeria |
| The Loss of Sexual Innocence | Mike Figgis | United States | |
| Lucky and Zorba | La gabbianella e il gatto | Enzo D'Alò | Italy |
| The Second Wife | La seconda moglie | Ugo Chiti | Italy |
| Shadrach | Susanne Styron | United States | |
| Shattered Image | Raúl Ruiz | United States | |
| Side Streets | Tony Gerber | United Kingdom | |
| Speak Like a Child | John Akomfrah | United Kingdom | |
| State of Dogs | Нохойн орон | Peter Brosens, Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh | Mongolia |
| Sun Bird | 太阳鸟 | Wang Xueqi, Yang Liping | China |
| Train of Life | Train de vie | Radu Mihăileanu | France, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel, Romania |
| Traps | Pasti, pasti, pasticky | Věra Chytilová | Czech Republic |
| Viol@ | Donatella Maiorca | Italy | |
| Vite in sospeso | Marco Turco | Italy | |
| Yara | Yılmaz Arslan | Turkey, Germany | |
| Yom Yom | Amos Gitai | Israel | |
Nights and Stars (Notti e Stelle)
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Another Day in Paradise | Larry Clark | United States | |
| Apt Pupil | Bryan Singer | United States | |
| He Got Game | Spike Lee | United States | |
| Lautrec | Roger Planchon | France | |
| Out of Sight | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| A Perfect Murder | Andrew Davis | United States | |
| Poodle Springs | Bob Rafelson | United States | |
| Radiofreccia | Luciano Ligabue | Italy | |
| The Red Violin | François Girard | Canada | |
| Ronin | John Frankenheimer | United States | |
| The Truman Show | Peter Weir | United States | |
Special screenings
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribute to Totò | |||
| Totomodo: l'arte spiegata anche ai bambini | Achille Bonito Oliva | Italy | |
| Sessantotto e dintorni | |||
| Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed | Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos | Alexander Kluge | West Germany |
| Il cinema ritrovato | |||
| Adua and Her Friends | Adua e le compagne | Antonio Pietrangeli | Italy |
| The General of the Dead Army | l generale dell'armata morta | Luciano Tovoli | Italy |
| Stranger on the Prowl | Imbarco a mezzanotte | Joseph Losey | Italy |
| Paisan | Paisà | Roberto Rossellini | Italy |
| The Singing Princess | La Rosa di Bagdad | Anton Gino Domenighini | Italy |
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]
- Beat by Amon Miyamoto (Japan)
- Ghodoua Nahrek (fr. Demain, je brûle..., en. Tomorrow I Burn) by Mohamed Ben Smàil (Tunisia)[6]
- La mère Christain (en. Mother Christian) by Myriam Boyer (France)
- The Scent of the Night (L'odore della notte) by Claudio Caligari (Italy)
- Orphans by Peter Mullan (United Kingdom)
- The Opposite of Sex by Don Roos (United States)
- The Iron Heel of Oligarchy (Zheleznaya pyata oligarkhii) by Aleksandr Bashirov (Russia)
Official Awards
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]- Golden Lion: The Way We Laughed by Gianni Amelio
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Next Stop Paradise by Lucian Pintilie
- Silver Lion: Black Cat, White Cat by Emir Kusturica
- Golden Osella:
- Best Screenplay: Eric Rohmer for Autumn Tale
- Best Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi for The Way We Laughed
- Best Score: Gerardo Gandini for La Nube
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Sean Penn for Hurlyburly
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Catherine Deneuve for Place Vendôme
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Niccolò Senni for Shooting the Moon
Independent Awards
[edit]The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
[edit]FIPRESCI Prize
[edit]- Best First Feature: Train of Life by Radu Mihăileanu
- Best Feature: Cabaret Balkan by Goran Paskaljević
OCIC Award
[edit]UNICEF Award
[edit]UNESCO Award
[edit]- Colonel Bunker by Kujtim Çashku
- Special Mention: La Nube by Fernando Solanas
Pasinetti Award
[edit]- Best Actor: The Garden of Eden by Kim Rossi Stuart
- Best Actress: Del perduto amore by Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Pietro Bianchi Award
[edit]Isvema Award
[edit]FEDIC Award
[edit]- Del perduto amore by Michele Placido
- Special Mention: Ospiti by Matteo Garrone
- Special Mention: Sto lavorando? by Daniele Segre
Little Golden Lion
[edit]Anicaflash Prize
[edit]Elvira Notari Prize
[edit]- Trap, Trap, Little Trap by Věra Chytilová
- Special Mention: New Rose Hotel (Abel Ferrara)
Cult Network Italia Prize
[edit]FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
[edit]Laterna Magica Prize
[edit]Sergio Trasatti Award
[edit]- The Garden of Eden by Alessandro D'Alatri
- Special Mention: Autumn Tale by Éric Rohmer
- Special Mention: Così ridevano by Gianni Amelio
- Special Mention: The Silence by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
CinemAvvenire Award
[edit]- Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: The Silence by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Best Film: La Nube by Fernando Solanas
- Best First Film: Vivre au paradis by Bourlem Guerdjou
Kodak Award
[edit]- Orphans by Peter Mullan
- IN-COMPETITION: Ospiti by Matteo Garrone
Prix Pierrot
[edit]Max Factor Award
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "VENICE – 1998 – SPEARS OF LIGHT". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
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- ^ Grassi, Giovanna (30 July 1998). "Venezia kolossal, la Mostra passerella di star". Corriere della Sera. p. 33.
- ^ "13th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Ben Smaïl on IMDb