| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 25 August – 6 September 1971 |
| Website | Website |
The 32nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 6 September 1971.
There was no jury because from 1969 to 1979 the festival was not competitive. [1] [2] [3] John Ford, Marcel Carné and Ingmar Bergman were awarded with the Career Golden Lion.
The following films were selected to be screened: [4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna | Jörn Donner | Finland | |
| The Arp Statue | Alan Sekers | United Kingdom | |
| The Beginning | Начало | Gleb Panfilov | Soviet Union |
| Beware of a Holy Whore | Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany |
| The Big Mess | Der große Verhau | Alexander Kluge | RFA |
| The Cow | گاو | Dariush Mehrjui | Iran |
| Dead Aim | Arde baby, arde | José Bolaños | Mexico |
| Dear Irene | Kære Irene | Christian Braad Thomsen | Denmark |
| The Devils | Ken Russell | United Kingdom | |
| Early Morning | Le petit matin | Jean-Gabriel Albicocco | France |
| Fortune and Men's Eyes | Harvey Hart | United States, Canada | |
| The Guest | L'ospite | Liliana Cavani | Italy |
| Horizon | Horizont | Pál Gábor | Hungary |
| In the Summertime | Durante l'estate | Ermanno Olmi | Italy |
| The Last Movie | Dennis Hopper | United States | |
| Lenz | George Moorse | West Germany | |
| Liberxina 90 | Carlos Durán | Spain | |
| Liebe, so schön wie Liebe | Klaus Lemke | West Germany | |
| M comme Mathieu | Jean-François Adam | France | |
| The Nightcomers | Michael Winner | United Kingdom | |
| On n'arrête pas le printemps | René Gilson | France | |
| La piazza vuota | Beppe Recchia | Italy | |
| Il potere | Augusto Tretti | Italy | |
| Pratidwandi | Satyajit Ray | India | |
| The Role of My Family in the Revolution | Uloga moje porodice u svjetskoj revoluciji | Bahrudin Čengić | Yugoslavia |
| Smic Smac Smoc | Claude Lelouch | France | |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday | John Schlesinger | United Kingdom | |
| The Third Part of the Night | Trzecia czesc nocy | Andrzej Zulawski | Poland |
| The Tricky Game of Love | Hry lásky sálivé | Jiří Krejčík | Czechoslovakia |
| La vacanza | Tinto Brass | Italy | |
| Vagabond Humor | L'humeur vagabonde | Édouard Luntz | France |
| Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? | Ulu Grosbard | United States | |
| Y que patatín, y que patatán | Mario Sábato | Argentina | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodes'ka-den | どですかでん | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| The Red Detachment of Women | 红色娘子军 | Xie Jin | China |
| Spring | Le Printemps | Marcel Hanoun | France |
| Uski Roti | Mani Kaul | India | |