40th Venice International Film Festival
Italian film festival in 1983
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The 40th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 11 September 1983.[1][2]
Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: First Name: Carmen |
| Festival date | 31 August – 11 September 1983 |
| Website | Website |
Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was First Name: Carmen directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1983 jury:[3]
- Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
- Jack Clayton, British director and producer
- Peter Handke, Austrian novelist
- Leon Hirszman, Brazilian filmmaker
- Márta Mészáros, Hungarian filmmaker
- Nagisa Oshima, Japanese filmmaker
- Gleb Panfilov, Soviet filmmaker
- Bob Rafelson, American filmmaker
- Ousmane Sembene, Senegalese filmmaker
- Mrinal Sen, Indian filmmaker
- Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
- Agnès Varda, French filmmaker, photographer and artist
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:[4][5]
In Competition
Out of Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| And the Ship Sails On | E la nave va | Federico Fellini | Italy, France |
| City of Pirates | La ville des pirates | Raoul Ruiz | France |
| Fanny and Alexander | Fanny och Alexander | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| Milano '83 | Ermanno Olmi | Italy | |
| Zelig | Woody Allen | United States | |
Venezia Giovani
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919, crónica del alba | Antonio Betancor | Spain | |
| Dust of Empire | Poussière d'empire | Lâm Lê | France |
| The Happy Bachelors | 快乐的单身汉 | Chong Song | China |
| Hotel Central | Хотел Централ | Veselin Branev | Bulgaria |
| Lontano da dove | Stefania Casini, Francesca Marciano | Italy | |
| Il momento dell'avventura | Faliero Rosati | ||
| Never Cry Wolf | Carroll Ballard | United States | |
| The Ploughman's Lunch | Richard Eyre | United Kingdom | |
| Straight Through the Heart | Mitten ins Herz | Doris Dörrie | West Germany |
| Sugar Cane Alley | La Rue Cases-Nègres | Euzhan Palcy | France, Martinique |
| A Wife for My Son | زوجة لابني | Ali Ghalem | Algeria |
Venezia Giorno
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 Grammes: A Radioactive Testament | 250 grammaa - Radioaktiivinen testamentti | Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto | Finland |
| Ascendancy | Edward Bennett | United Kingdom | |
| The Crazy Years of the Twist | Les folles années du twist | Mahmoud Zemmouri | Algeria, France |
| Dark Habits | Entre tinieblas | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
| A Season in Hakkari | Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim | Erden Kiral | Turkey |
| Legati da tenera amicizia | Alfredo Giannetti | Italy | |
| Naughty Boys | 扭計雜牌軍 | Wellson Chin | Hong Kong |
| Vassa | Gleb Panfilov | Soviet Union | |
| Special events | |||
| All About Mankiewicz | Luc Béraud, Michel Ciment | France | |
| Breathless (1960) | À bout de souffle | Jean-Luc Godard | |
| Drittes Jahrtausend | Jorge Bodanzky, Wolf Gauer | ||
| The Fall of Fascism | La caduta del fascismo | Ernesto G. Laura | Italy |
| Farrebique ou Les Quatre Saisons (1946) | Georges Rouquier | France | |
| L'Italia viva | Luigi Turolla | Italy | |
| Journey to the Land of Rimbaud | Voyage au pays De Rimbaud | Dariush Mehrjui | France |
| Maria Chapdelaine (1934) | Julien Duvivier | ||
| Metropoli | Mario Franco | Italy | |
| Pam Kuso Kar (1974) | Jean Rouch | France | |
| Portrait de Raymond Depardon | André Lenôtre, Jean Rouch | ||
| Tale of an Encounter | Histoire d'une rencontre | Brahim Tsaki | Italy |
| Ten Minutes of Silence for John Lennon | Raymond Depardon | France | |
| Tristana (1970) | Luis Buñuel | Spain | |
| Unknown Chaplin | Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | United Kingdom | |
| Yenendi Gengel | Jean Rouch | France | |
Venezia Notte
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Thunder | John Badham | United States | |
| Breathless | Jim McBride | ||
| Danton | Andrzej Wajda | France, Poland, West Germany | |
| Flashdance | Adrian Lyne | United States | |
| Io con te non ci sto più | Gianni Amico | Italy | |
| Runners | Charles Sturridge | United Kingdom | |
| Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand | United States | |
| Spring Symphony | Frühlingssinfonie | Peter Schamoni | West Germany |
| Under Fire | Roger Spottiswoode | United States | |
| Tribute to George Cukor | |||
| A Star Is Born (1954) | George Cukor | United States | |
Venezia De Sica
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divergenze parallele | Renato Meneghetti | Italy | |
| Favoriti e vincenti | Salvatore Maira | ||
| Flipper | Andrea Barzini | ||
| Il cavaliere, la morte e il diavolo | Beppe Cino | ||
| Un foro nel parabrezza | Sauro Scavolini | ||
| The Prince of Homburg | Il principe di Homburg | Gabriele Lavia | |
| Occhio nero, occhio biondo e occhio felino | Muzzi Loffredo | ||
| Dream of a Summer Night | Sogno di una notte d'estate | Gabriele Salvatores | |
| Summertime | Massimo Mazzucco | ||
| Testadura | Daniele Segre | ||
| Toxic Love | Amore tossico | Claudio Caligari | |
Official Awards
- Golden Lion: First Name: Carmen by Jean-Luc Godard
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Biquefarre by Georges Rouquier
- Silver Lion: Sugar Cane Alley by Euzhan Palcy
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, and George Dzundza for Streamers
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Darling Légitimus for Sugar Cane Alley
Career Golden Lion
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize
- Fanny and Alexander by Ingmar Bergman
- Die Macht der Gefühle by Alexander Kluge
Pasinetti Award
- Best Film: Zelig by Woody Allen
- Best Actor: Carlo Delle Piane for Una gita scolastica
- Best Actress: Angela Winkler for Edith's Diary
Pietro Bianchi Award
De Sica Award
- Summertime by Massimo Mazzucco
- Toxic Love by Claudio Caligari
- Technical Prize: Raoul Coutard & François Musy for First Name: Carmen