43rd Venice International Film Festival
1986 film festival in Italy
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The 43rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 30 August to 10 September, 1986. It was the last edition directed by Gian Luigi Rondi.[1][2]
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: The Green Ray |
| Artistic director | Gian Luigi Rondi |
| Festival date | 30 August – 10 September 1986 |
| Website | Website |
French writer and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was The Green Ray directed by Éric Rohmer.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1986 jury:[3]
- Alain Robbe-Grillet, French writer and filmmaker - Jury President
- Chantal Akerman, Belgian filmmaker
- Jörn Donner, Finnish writer
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian filmmaker
- Pál Gábor, Hungarian filmmaker
- Roman Gubern, Spanish film historian
- Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and museum director
- Alberto Lattuada, Italian director
- Nanni Moretti, Italian filmmaker
- Eldar Shengelaia, Soviet filmmaker
- Fernando Solanas, Argentine filmmaker
- Peter Ustinov, British actor, filmmaker and writer
- Bernhard Wicki, Austrian-Swiss actor, filmmaker and writer
- Catherine Wyler, American producer
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:[4]
In Competition
Out of Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartburn | Mike Nichols | United States | |
| La Storia | Luigi Comencini | Italy | |
| Mélo | Alain Resnais | France | |
| My Case | O meu caso | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal |
Special Events
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| '38 | Wolfgang Glück | Austria | |
| The Blood | Kan | Serif Gören, Zeki Ökten | Turkey |
| Demoner | Carsten Brandt | Sweden | |
| Paltoquet | Michel Deville | France | |
Free Space for Authors
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acta general de Chile | Miguel Littin | Chile | |
| Anemia | Alberto Abruzzese, Achille Pisanti | Italy | |
| Franza | Der Fall Franza | Xaver Schwarzenberger | West Germany |
| The Pointsman | De wisselwachter | Jos Stelling | Netherlands |
| One Glance, and Love Breaks Out | Ein Blick und die Liebe bricht aus | Jutta Brückner | West Germany |
| Embriók | Pál Zolnay | Hungary | |
| The Flavor of Corn | Il sapore del grano | Gianni Da Campo | Italy |
| Innocenza | Villi Hermann | Switzerland | |
| Miss Mary | María Luisa Bemberg | Argentina | |
| Oi kekarmenoi | Οι κεκαρμένοι | Dimitris Makris | Greece |
Venezia Giovani
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Last Night | Edward Zwick | United States | |
| Aliens | James Cameron | United States, United Kingdom | |
| The American Way | Maurice Phillips | United States | |
| Big Trouble in Little China | John Carpenter | ||
| Jubiabá | Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Brazil, France | |
| Legal Eagles | Ivan Reitman | United States | |
| Nanou | Conny Templeman | France | |
| Ping Pong | Po-Chih Leong | United Kingdom | |
| Ruthless People | Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker | United States | |
| Short Circuit | John Badham | ||
Venezia TV
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge of the Assassin | Mel Damski | United States | |
| The Blessed Ones | De två saliga | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| Blood Ties | Il cugino americano | Giacomo Battiato | Italy, United States |
| Christmas Present | Tony Bicât | United Kingdom | |
| The Death of the Heart | Peter Hammond | United Kingdom | |
| Erdsegen | Karin Brandauer | Germany | |
| L'inconnue de Vienne | Bernard Stora | France | |
| The Insurance Man | Richard Eyre | United Kingdom | |
| Laghi profondi | Bruno Soldini | Switzerland | |
| Tramp at the Door | Allan Kroeker | Canada | |
| L'ultima mazurka | Gianfranco Bettetini | Italy | |
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disorder | Désordre | Olivier Assayas | France |
| Sembra morto... ma è solo svenuto | Felice Farina | Italy | |
| Walls of Glass | Scott Goldstein | United States | |
| To Sleep so as to Dream | 夢みるように眠りたい | Kaizo Hayashi | Japan |
| Massey Sahib | Pradip Krishen | India | |
| Malcolm | Nadia Tass | Australia | |
| Abel | Alex van Warmerdam | Netherlands | |
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion: The Green Ray by Eric Rohmer
- Grand Special Jury Prize:
- Special Jury Prize: X by Oddvar Einarson
- Silver Lion:
- Best First Work: A King and His Movie by Carlos Sorin
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Carlo delle Piane for Christmas Present
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Valeria Golino for A Tale of Love