40th_Venice_International_Film_Festival
The 40th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 11 September 1983.[1][2]
Quick Facts Location, Founded ...
Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: First Name: Carmen |
| Festival date | 31 August – 11 September 1983 |
| Website | Website |
| Venice Film Festival chronology | |
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Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was First Name: Carmen directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
The following people comprised the 1983 jury:[3]
- Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
- Jack Clayton, British director and producer
- Peter Handke, Austrian novelist
- Leon Hirszman, Brazilian filmmaker
- Márta Mészáros, Hungarian filmmaker
- Nagisa Oshima, Japanese filmmaker
- Gleb Panfilov, Soviet filmmaker
- Bob Rafelson, American filmmaker
- Ousmane Sembene, Senegalese filmmaker
- Mrinal Sen, Indian filmmaker
- Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
- Agnès Varda, French filmmaker, photographer and artist
In Competition
More information English title, Original title ...
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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| Biquefarre | Georges Rouquier | France | |
| Careful, He Might Hear You | Carl Schultz | Australia | |
| The Deserter | Il disertore | Giuliana Berlinguer | Italy |
| Edith's Diary | Ediths Tagebuch | Hans W. Geissendörfer | West Germany |
| Embers | Glut | Thomas Koerfer | Switzerland, West Germany |
| First Name: Carmen | Prénom Carmen | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Hanna K. | Costa-Gavras | France, Israel, United States | |
| Hotel Central | Хотел Централ | Veselin Branev | Bulgaria |
| Jogo de Mão | Monique Rutler | Portugal | |
| Life Is a Bed of Roses | La vie est un roman | Alain Resnais | France |
| A Love in Germany | Eine Liebe in Deutschland | Andrzej Wajda | West Germany, France, Poland |
| Maria Chapdelaine | Gilles Carle | Canada | |
| The Millennial Bee | Tisícročná včela | Juraj Jakubisko | Czechoslovakia, West Germany |
| Mother Mary | Мать Мария | Sergey Kolosov | Soviet Union |
| The Power of Emotion [de] | Die Macht der Gefühle | Alexander Kluge | West Germany |
| A School Outing | Una gita scolastica | Pupi Avati | Italy |
| Straight Through the Heart | Mitten ins Herz | Doris Dörrie | West Germany |
| Streamers | Robert Altman | United States | |
| Sugar Cane Alley | La Rue Cases-Nègres | Euzhan Palcy | France, Martinique |
| The Turning Point | Der Aufenthalt | Frank Beyer | East Germany |
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- Golden Lion: First Name: Carmen by Jean-Luc Godard
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Biquefarre by Georges Rouquier
- Silver Lion: Sugar Cane Alley by Euzhan Palcy
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, and George Dzundza for Streamers
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Darling Légitimus for Sugar Cane Alley
Career Golden Lion
FIPRESCI Prize
- Fanny and Alexander by Ingmar Bergman
- Die Macht der Gefühle by Alexander Kluge
Pasinetti Award
- Best Film: Zelig by Woody Allen
- Best Actor: Carlo Delle Piane for Una gita scolastica
- Best Actress: Angela Winkler for Edith's Diary
Pietro Bianchi Award
De Sica Award
- Summertime by Massimo Mazzucco
- Toxic Love by Claudio Caligari
- Technical Prize: Raoul Coutard & François Musy for First Name: Carmen
- Best First Work: Sugar Cane Alley by Euzhan Palcy
- "VENICE 1983 – THE 40TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- "The 1980s". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2018.