47th Venice International Film Festival

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

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:

• Gore Vidal, American writer - Jury President
• María Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker and actress
• Edoardo Bruno, Italian film critic
• Gilles Jacob, French film critic
• Alberto Lattuada, Italian director
• Kira Muratova, Soviet filmmaker
• Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
• Ula Stöckl, West German filmmaker and actress
• , Swedish film producer

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:

In Competition

Out of Competition

Fuoridiprogramma

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

• Golden Lion: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
• Grand Special Jury Prize: An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion
• Silver Lion:
• Best Director: Martin Scorsese for Goodfellas
• Best Screenplay: Helle Ryslinge for Sirup
• Silver Osella:
• Best Cinematography: Marco Risi for Boys on the Outside
• Best Editing: Dominique Auvray for No Fear, No Die
• Best Original Music: Valeri Milovansky for The Only Witness
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Oleg Borisov for The Only Witness
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Gloria Münchmeyer for The Moon in the Mirror

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

• Raspad by Mikhail Belikov

Audience Award

• Martin Scorsese for Goodfellas

Golden Ciak

• Best Film: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge by James Ivory
• Best Actress: Marianne Sägebrecht for Martha and I

FIPRESCI Prize

• Mathilukal by Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Premio La Navicella Venezia Cinema

• The Only Witness by Michail Pandurski

OCIC Award

• An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion
• Honorable Mention: I, the Worst of All (Yo, la peor de todas) by María Luisa Bemberg

UNICEF Award

• Mathilukal by Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Pasinetti Award

• Best Film: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge by James Ivory
• Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
• Best Actress: Stefania Sandrelli for The African Woman

Pietro Bianchi Award

• Ettore Scola

Little Golden Lion

• An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion

Elvira Notari Prize

• An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion

Bastone Bianco Award

• An Angel at My Table by Jane Campion
• Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese
• Special Mention: Mo' Better Blues by Spike Lee

Kodak-Cinecritica Award

• The Station (La stazione) by Sergio Rubini

UCCA Venticittà Award

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

References

External links

• Venice Film Festival 1990 Awards on IMDb