15th Moscow International Film Festival

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15th Moscow International Film Festival
Location Moscow, Soviet Union
Founded1959
AwardsGrand Prix
Festival date6–17 July 1987
Website Website

The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. [1] The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film Intervista directed by Federico Fellini.

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Jury

Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Hero of the Year Bohater roku Feliks Falk Poland
The House of Bernarda Alba La casa de Bernarda Alba Mario Camus Spain
Jean de Florette Jean de Florette Claude Berri France
The Wife of an Important Man Zawgat ragol mohim Mohamed Khan Egypt
The Serpent's Way Ormens väg på hälleberget Bo Widerberg Sweden
Intervista Intervista Federico Fellini Italy
Kangaroo Kangaroo Tim Burstall Australia
A Touch of Spice Mirch masala Ketan Mehta India
Where Are You Going? Za kude putuvate? Rangel Vulchanov Bulgaria
Courier Kuryer Karen Shakhnazarov Soviet Union
Night of the Pencils La noche de los lapices Héctor Olivera Argentina
Interrogating the Witnesses Vernehmung der Zeugen Gunther Scholz East Germany
Oktoberfest Oktoberfest Dragan Kresoja Yugoslavia
Schmutz Schmutz Paulus Manker Austria
The Immigrant Birds The Immigrant Birds Abdul Latif Afghanistan
A Successful Man Un hombre de exito Humberto Solás Cuba
Early Spring Barndommens gade Astrid Henning-Jensen Denmark
Gardens of Stone Gardens of Stone Francis Ford Coppola United States
Zhenzhen's Beauty Parlor Zhenzhen de fa wu Tongjun Xu China
Life Is Most Important Lo que importa es vivir Luis Alcoriza Mexico
The van Paemel Family Het gezin van Paemel Paul Cammermans Belgium
Forbidden Dreams Smrt krásných srnců Karel Kachyňa Czechoslovakia
Tarot Tarot Rudolf Thome West Germany
Hard Asphalt Hard asfalt Sølve Skagen Norway
Love, Mother Csók, Anyu! János Rózsa Hungary
84 Charing Cross Road 84 Charing Cross Road David Jones United Kingdom
The Man in the Black Cape O Homem da Capa Preta Sérgio Rezende Brazil

Awards

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References

  1. "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.