Venice International Film Festival 1997

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The Japanese Takeshi Kitano won the Golden Lion this year

The 54th Venice International Film Festival took place from August 27 to September 6, 1997.

The following jury was appointed for the competition: Jane Campion (jury president), Ronald Bass , Véra Belmont , Peter Buchka , Nana Jordschadze , Idrissa Ouédraogo , Charlotte Rampling , Shinya Tsukamoto and Francesco Rosi .

competition

The following films took part in the festival competition:

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
A ciegas - nothing can deter you Daniel Calparsoro Spain Najwa Nimri , Alfredo Villa , Ramón Barea
A Ostra eo Vento Walter Lima Jr. Brazil Lima Duarte , Fernando Torres , Leandra Leal
Chinese box Wayne Wang France , Japan , USA Jeremy Irons , Gong Li , Maggie Cheung
The thief Pavel Grigoryevich Tschuchrai Russia , France Vladimir Mashkov , Ekaterina Rednikowa
Giro di lune tra terra e mare Giuseppe M. Gaudino Italy Aldo Bufi Landi , Olimpia Carlisi
Hana-Bi Takeshi Kitano Japan Takeshi Kitano , Kayoko Kishimoto
The informant Jim McBride Ireland , USA Anthony Brophy , Cary Elwes , Timothy Dalton
Love stories Jerzy Stuhr Poland Jerzy Stuhr , Dominika Ostałowska , Katarzyna Figura
The man in the elevator Benoît Lamy Belgium , Germany , France Richard Bohringer , Ute Lemper , Papa Wemba
Niagara, Niagara Bob Gosse United States Robin Tunney , Henry Thomas , Michael Parks
One night stand Mike Figgis United States Wesley Snipes , Nastassja Kinski , Kyle MacLachlan
Ossos Pedro Costa Portugal , France , Denmark Vanda Duarte , Nuno Vaz
Ovosodo Paolo Virzì Italy Edoardo Gabbriellini , Nicoletta Braschi
A clean affair Anne Fontaine France , Spain Miou-Miou , Charles Berling
Seventh heaven Benoît Jacquot France Sandrine Kiberlain , Vincent Lindon
I vesuviani Antonio Capuano , Pappi Corsicato , Antonietta de Lillo , Stefano Incerti , Mario Martone Italy Episode film
The Winter Guest Alan Rickman UK , USA Phyllida Law , Emma Thompson
You hua hao hao shuo Zhang Yimou Hong Kong , China You Ge , Wen Jiang

Award winners

Wesley Snipes won the Acting Award that year
price Movie Award winners
Golden Lion (best film) Hana-Bi Takeshi Kitano
Special prize from the jury Ovosodo Paolo Virsi
Coppa Volpi (best actor) One night stand
Wesley Snipes
Coppa Volpi (best actress) Niagara, Niagara Robin Tunney
Camera price Ossos
Emmanuel Machuel
Script award A clean affair
Anne Fontaine , Gilles Taurand
Film music award Chinese box
Graeme Revell
Leone Speciale for her life's work Gérard Depardieu , Stanley Kubrick , Alida Valli

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