45th Venice International Film Festival

45th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Festival date29 August – 9 September 1988
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 45th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1988.[1][2]

Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was The Legend of the Holy Drinker directed by Ermanno Olmi.

Jury

The following people comprised the 1988 jury:[3]

Official Sections

In Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Black Monk Чёрный монах Ivan Dykhovichny Soviet Union
Burning Secret Andrew Birkin United Kingdom
The Camp at Thiaroye Camp de Thiaroye Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Chess King 棋王 Teng Wenji China
Dear Gorbachev Caro Gorbaciov Carlo Lizzani Italy
Dedé Mamata Rodolfo Brandão Brazil
Eldorado Eldorádó Géza Bereményi Hungary
Once More Encore - Once More Paul Vecchiali France
Hard Times Tempos dificeis João Botelho Portugal
Haunted Summer Ivan Passer United States
The Invisible Ones Gli invisibili Pasquale Squitieri Italy
Landscape in the Mist Τοπίο στην ομίχλη Theo Angelopoulos Greece
The Legend of the Holy Drinker La leggenda del santo bevitore Ermanno Olmi Italy
Lights and Shadows Luces y sombras Jaime Camino Spain
Madame Sousatzka John Schlesinger United Kingdom
The Moderns Alan Rudolph United States
Story of Women Une affaire de femmes Claude Chabrol France
Straight for the Heart À corps perdu Léa Pool Canada, Switzerland
Things Change David Mamet United States
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober Niezwykla podróz Baltazara Kobera Wojciech Has Poland
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes Fernando Birri Cuba
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]

Official Awards

Ermanno Olmi, winner of Golden Lion at 45th Venice International Film Festival

Main Competition

Career Golden Lion

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

New Cinema Award

Prize of the Students of the University 'La Sapienza'

Golden Ciak

References

  1. ^ "VENICE 1988 – THE 45TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The 1980s". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "5th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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