The 42nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 26 August to 6 September 1985.
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Vagabond directed by Agnès Varda.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1985 jury:
- Krzysztof Zanussi, Polish filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Guido Aristarco, Italian film critic and author
- Gaspare Barbiellini Amidei, Italian sociologist
- Ricardo Bofill, Spanish architect
- Frank Capra, Italian-American filmmaker
- Jean d'Ormesson, French novelist
- Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and art critic
- Kon Ichikawa, Japanese filmmaker
- Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright
- Elem Klimov, Soviet filmmaker
- Lino Miccichè, Italian film critic
- Zoran MuÃ
¡iÃÂ, Yugoslav painter
- John Schlesinger, British director
- Renzo Vespignani, Italian painter
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:
In Competition
Out of Competition
Venezia Giovani
Special Events
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
Special Lion
Independent Awards
Sergio Trasatti Awards
References
- Edoardo Pittalis - Roberto Pugliese, Bella di Notte, August 1996
- L'Europeo, Cinema in Laguna, SePtember 2008
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