49th Venice International Film Festival

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49th Venice International Film Festival
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Awards Golden Lion: The Story of Qiu Ju
Festival date1 – 12 September 1992
Website Website
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992. [1] [2]

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American actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper and Czech filmmaker Jirí Menzel were the Jury Presidents of the Main Competition.

The Golden Lion winner was The Story of Qiu Ju directed by Zhang Yimou

Jury

Main Competition

The following people comprised the 1992 jury: [3]

Official Sections

In competition

The film selected for the festival were: [4]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Absence Die Abwesenheit Peter Handke Germany
Acla's Descent into Floristella La discesa di Aclà a Floristella Aurelio Grimaldi Italy
Brothers and Sisters Fratelli e sorelle Pupi Avati
Chasing Butterflies La Chasse aux papillons Otar Iosseliani France
Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician Morte di un matematico napoletano Mario Martone Italy
Glengarry Glen Ross James Foley United States
Guelwaar Ousmane Sembène Senegal, France
Ham Ham Jamón Jamón Bigas Luna Spain
A Heart in Winter Un cœur en hiver Claude Sautet France
In the Soup Alexandre Rockwell United States
L.627 Bertrand Tavernier France
The Last DiveO Último Mergulho João César Monteiro Portugal
Luxury Hotel Hotel de Lux Dan Pița Romania
Olivier, Olivier Agnieszka Holland France
Orlando Sally Potter United Kingdom
The Plague La Peste Luis Puenzo Argentina
Raising Cain Brian De Palma United States
The Sentimental Policeman Чувствительный милиционер Kira Muratova Ukraine, France
The Story of Qiu Ju 秋菊打官司 Zhang Yimou China
The Well Kaivo Pekka Lehto Finland

Out of competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Flight of the Innocent La corsa dell'innocente Carlo Carlei Italy
Heimat 2 Die zweite Heimat Edgar Reitz Germany

Venetian Nights

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Crying Game Neil Jordan Ireland
Daens Stijn Coninx Belgium
A Midnight Clear Keith Gordon United States
Minbo ミンボーの女 Jūzō Itami Japan
Moscow ParadeПрорваIvan DykhovichnyjRussia
Non chiamarmi Omar Sergio Staino Italy
Patriot Games Phillip Noyce United States
The Playboys Gillies MacKinnon United Kingdom
The Public Eye Howard Franklin United States
The Stolen DiaryLe cahier volé Christine Lipinska France

Window on Images

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
About Love, Tokyo愛について、東京 Mitsuo Yanagimachi Japan
Antonia and Jane Beeban Kidron United Kingdom
Heaven RisesEl cielo sube Marc Recha Spain
Painted Skin 畫皮之陰陽法王 King Hu China
Incident at Oglala Michael Apted United States
The Southern Cross La cruz del sur Patricio Guzmán Spain
Monster in a Box Nick Broomfield United Kingdom
On the Bridge Frank Perry United States
Roncsfilm György Szomjas Hungary
Tango Argentino Goran Paskaljević Yugoslavia

Italian Film Panorama

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)
Un'altra vita Carlo Mazzacurati
Donne sottotettoRoberto Giannarelli
Going South Verso Sud Pasquale Pozzessere
Manila Paloma BlancaDaniele Segre
Nero Giancarlo Soldi
Quattro figli unici Fulvio Wetzl
Trittico di AntonelloFrancesco Crescimone
We Wanted to Be U2Volevamo essere gli U2 Andrea Barzini
Who Wants to Kill Sara? Tutti gli uomini di SaraGianpaolo Tescari

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section: [5]

Official Awards

Main Competition

Career Golden Lion

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal

Audience Award

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

Pietro Bianchi Award

Elvira Notari Prize

Special Prize on Occasion of the Festival's Jubilee

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References

  1. "VENICE 1992 - THE 49th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" . Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "Il programma dei 12 giorni". La Stampa . 1 September 1992. p. 16.
  5. "9th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.