The 45th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1988.
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:
- Sergio Leone, Italian filmmaker and producer
- MarÃÂa Julia Bertotto, Argentine production and costume designer
- Gilbert de Goldschmidt, French producer
- Klaus Eder, West German film critic
- Hannah Fischer, West German psychologist
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Indian filmmaker
- Lena Olin, Swedish actress
- Natalya Ryazantseva, Soviet screenwriter
- Harry Dean Stanton, American actor and musician
- Lina Wertmüller, Italian filmmaker
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:
In Competition
Special Events
Venezia Notte
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:
Official Awards
Main Competition
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The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
Caro Gorbaciov by Carlo Lizzani (awarded by the jury)
Independent Awards
New Cinema Award
Prize of the Students of the University 'La Sapienza'
Golden Ciak
Fipresci Critics Prize
Shared by Little Vera and High Hopes
Italian Critics Prize
References
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