47th Venice International Film Festival

47th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Artistic directorGuglielmo Biraghi
Festival date4 – 14 September 1990
WebsiteWebsite

The 47th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 14 September 1990.[1][2]

American writer Gore Vidal was the Jury President of the main competition.

The Golden Lion winner was Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead directed by Tom Stoppard.

Jury

The following people comprised the 1990 jury:[3]

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:[4]

In Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The African Woman Die Rückkehr Margarethe von Trotta West Germany, Italy
An Angel at My Table Jane Campion New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Boys on the Outside Ragazzi fuori Marco Risi Italy
Collapse Raspad Mikhail Belikov Soviet Union
Farewell to Autumn Pozegnanie jesieni Mariusz Trelinski Poland
The Gamblers Spieler Dominik Graf West Germany
Goodfellas Martin Scorsese United States
I Hired a Contract Killer Aki Kaurismäki Finland, Sweden
Karartma geceleri Yusuf Kurcenly Turkey
Laura Adler's Last Love Affair אהבתה האחרונה של לורה אדלר Avraham Heffner Israel
Martha and I Marta a já Jiri Weiss Czechoslovakia, West Germany
Mo' Better Blues Spike Lee United States
The Moon in the Mirror La luna en el espejo Silvio Caiozzi Chile
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge James Ivory United Kingdom
No Fear, No Die S'en fout la mort Claire Denis France
The Only Witness Edinstveniyat svidetel Mikhail Pandoursky Bulgaria
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard United Kingdom
Sirup Helle Ryslinge Denmark
Tales of a Golden Geisha あげまん Juzo Itami Japan
Traces of an Amorous Life Tracce di vita amorosa Peter Del Monte Italy
Walls Mathilukal Adoor Gopalakrishnan India

Out of Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Blood Oath Stephen Wallace Australia
The Company of Strangers Cynthia Scott Canada
Dancin' Thru the Dark Mike Ockrent United Kingdom
The Dandelions I taràssachi Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Rocco Mortelliti, Fulvio Ottaviano Italy
Dick Tracy Warren Beatty United States
Every Other Weekend Un week-end sur deux Nicole Garcia France
Henry and June Philip Kaufman United States
Romeo.Juliet Armando Acosta Belgium
See You in Hell, Friends Dovidenia v pekle, prijatelia Juraj Jakubisko Czechoslovakia, Italy
Shakha Proshakha Satyajit Ray India
There Were Days... and Moons Il y a des jours... et des lunes Claude Lelouch France

Fuoridiprogramma

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
I, the Worst of All Yo, la peor de todas María Luisa Bemberg Argentina
Basta! Adesso tocca a noi Luciano Emmer Italy
The Rainbow Thief Alejandro Jodorowsky United Kingdom
Jesus Christ's Horoscope Jézus Krisztus horoszkópja Miklós Jancsó Hungary
Documents
Echoes from a Sombre Empire Echos aus einem düsteren Reich Werner Herzog Germany, France
Flight from Paradise Fuga dal paradiso Ettore Pasculli Italy
Hollywood Mavericks Florence Dauman, Dale Ann Stieber United States
Made in Milan Martin Scorsese United States
Requiem for Dominic Requiem für Dominik Robert Dornhelm Austria
Tribute to Curt Bois
Mutterliebe (1909) unknown Germany
Klebolin klebt Alles (1909) Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers

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
Boom Boom Rosa Vergés Spain
Cold Light of Day Fhiona Louise United Kingdom
December Dicembre Antonio Monda Italy
La Discrète Christian Vincent France
He’s Still There Halfdan O. Hussie United States
Under a Sky of Blue Pod nebom golubym Vitaliy Dudin Soviet Union
The Station La Stazione Sergio Rubini Italy
Winckelmann's Travels Winckelmanns Reisen Jan Schütte West Germany
Tribute to Michael Powell
The Edge of the World (1937) Michael Powell United Kingdom
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats (1927) Harry Lachman France, United States

Official Awards

Main Competition

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

  • Raspad by Mikhail Belikov

Audience Award

Golden Ciak

FIPRESCI Prize

Premio La Navicella Venezia Cinema

OCIC Award

UNICEF Award

Pasinetti Award

Pietro Bianchi Award

Little Golden Lion

Elvira Notari Prize

Bastone Bianco Award

Kodak-Cinecritica Award

UCCA Venticittà Award

  • Cold Light of Day by Fhiona-Louise
    • Special Mention: Under a Sky of Blue by Vitali Dudin

References

  1. ^ "VENICE 1990 – THE 47TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "47. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. ^ "7th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Retrieved 1 April 2018.