46th Venice International Film Festival

The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989.

Soviet actor and filmmaker Andrei Smirnov was the Jury President of the main competition.

The Golden Lion winner was A City of Sadness directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Jury

The following people comprised the 1989 jury:

• Andrei Smirnov, Soviet actor and filmmaker - Jury President
• Néstor Almendros, Spanish cinematographer
• Pupi Avati, Italian filmmaker and producer
• Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director
• Danièle Heymann, French film critic and journalist
• Eleni Karaindrou, Greek composer
• Mariangela Melato, Italian actress
• David Robinson, English film critic and author
• Xie Jin, Chinese filmmaker
• John Landis, American filmmaker

Official Sections

In Competition

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:

• Koma (en. "Coma") by Nijole Adomenajte (Soviet Union)
• Corsa di primavera (en. Spring Race) Giacomo Campiotti (Italy)
• O Sangue (en. Blood) by Pedro Costa (Portugal)
• Chameleon Street by Wendell B. Harris Jr. (United States)
• Homebound (Kotia päin) by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi (Finland)
• Jaded by Oja Kodar (United States)
• The Handsome Priest (Il prete bello) by Carlo Mazzacurati (Italy)
• Love Without Pity (Un monde sans pitié) by Éric Rochant (France)
• Lover Boy by Geoffrey Wright (Australia)

Official Awards

Main Competition

• Golden Lion: A City of Sadness by Hou Hsiao-hsien
• Grand Special Jury Prize: And Then There Was Light by Otar Iosseliani
• Silver Lion:
  • Recollections of the Yellow House by João César Monteiro
  • Death of a Tea Master by Kei Kumai
• Golden Osella:
  • Best Screenplay: Jules Feiffer for I Want to Go Home
  • Best Cinematography: Giorgos Arvanitis for Australia
  • Best Music: Claudio Mattone for Scugnizzi
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Massimo Troisi & Marcello Mastroianni for What Time Is It?

Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft & Geraldine James for She's Been Away

Career Golden Lion

• Robert Bresson

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

• Scugnizzi by Nanni Loy

Golden Ciak

• Best Film: I Want to Go Home by Alain Resnais
• Best Actor: Massimo Troisi for What Time Is It?
• Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft for She's Been Away

FIPRESCI Prize

• Critics Week: Love Without Pity by Eric Rochant
• Out of Competition: Dekalog by Krzysztof Kieślowski

OCIC Award

• What Time Is It? by Ettore Scola
  • Honorable Mention: Ek Din Achanak by Mrinal Sen

UNICEF Award

• Reinhard Hauff for Blue Eyed

UNESCO Award

• Hou Hsiao-hsien for A City of Sadness

Pasinetti Award

• Best Film: I Want to Go Home by Alain Resnais
• Best Actor: Massimo Troisi for What Time Is It?
• Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft for She's Been Away

Pietro Bianchi Award

• Francesco Rosi

Little Golden Lion

• Scugnizzi by Nanni Loy
• She's Been Away by Peter Hall

Elvira Notari Prize

• Olga Narutskaya for Muzh i doch' Tamary Aleksandrovny

Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award

• Nanni Moretti for Red Wood Pigeon
  • Special Mention:
    • Otar Iosseliani for And Then There Was Light
    • Amos Gitai for Berlin-Jerusalem
    • João César Monteiro for Recollections of the Yellow House

Sergio Trasatti Award

• Peter Hall for She's Been Away

Children and Cinema Award

• Krzysztof Kieślowski for Dekalog

Kodak-Cinecritica Award

• Eric Rochant for Love Without Pity

References

External links

• Official website
• Venice Film Festival 1989 Awards on IMDb