The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992. American actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper and Czech filmmaker Jiří Menzel were the Jury Co-Presidents of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion winner was The Story of Qiu Ju by Zhang Yimou.
Jury
Main Competition The following people comprised the 1992 jury: Dennis Hopper, American actor and filmmaker - Jury Co-President Jirí Menzel, Czechoslovak filmmaker - Jury Co-President Gianni Amelio, Italian filmmaker Anne Brochet, French actress Neil Jordan, Irish filmmaker and writer Hanif Kureishi, English writer Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and conductor Michael Ritchie, American filmmaker and producer , French film historian and critic Fernando Solanas, Argentine filmmaker and politician Sheila Whitaker, English writer
Official Sections Main Competition The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Lion: English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Absence Die Abwesenheit Peter Handke Germany Acla's Descent into Floristella La discesa di Aclà a Floristella Aurelio Grimaldi Italy Brothers and Sisters Fratelli e sorelle Pupi Avati Chasing Butterflies La Chasse aux papillons Otar Iosseliani France Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician Morte di un matematico napoletano Mario Martone Italy Glengarry Glen Ross James Foley United States Guelwaar Ousmane Sembène Senegal, France Ham Ham Jamón Jamón Bigas Luna Spain A Heart in Winter Un cœur en hiver Claude Sautet France In the Soup Alexandre Rockwell United States L.627 Bertrand Tavernier France The Last Dive O Último Mergulho João César Monteiro Portugal Luxury Hotel Hotel de Lux Dan Pița Romania Olivier, Olivier Agnieszka Holland France Orlando Sally Potter United Kingdom The Plague La Peste Luis Puenzo Argentina Raising Cain Brian De Palma United States The Sentimental Policeman Чувствительный милиционер Kira Muratova Ukraine, France The Story of Qiu Ju 秋菊打官司 Zhang Yimou China The Waltz on the Petschora ვალსი პეჩორაზე Lana Gogoberidze Georgia The Well Kaivo Pekka Lehto Finland
Out of competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country Flight of the Innocent La corsa dell'innocente Carlo Carlei ItalyHeimat 2 Die zweite Heimat Edgar Reitz Germany
Venetian Nights
English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Crying Game Neil Jordan Ireland Daens Stijn Coninx Belgium A Midnight Clear Keith Gordon United States Minbo ミンボーの女 Jūzō Itami Japan Moscow Parade Прорва Ivan Dykhovichnyj Russia Non chiamarmi Omar Sergio Staino Italy Patriot Games Phillip Noyce United States The Playboys Gillies MacKinnon United Kingdom The Public Eye Howard Franklin United States The Stolen Diary Le cahier volé Christine Lipinska France
Window on Images
English title Original title Director(s) Production country About Love, Tokyo 愛について、東京 Mitsuo Yanagimachi JapanAntonia and Jane Beeban Kidron United Kingdom Heaven Rises El cielo sube Marc Recha Spain Painted Skin 畫皮之陰陽法王 King Hu China Incident at Oglala Michael Apted United States The Southern Cross La cruz del sur Patricio Guzmán Spain Monster in a Box Nick Broomfield United Kingdom On the Bridge Frank Perry United States Roncsfilm György Szomjas Hungary Tango Argentino Goran Paskaljević Yugoslavia
Italian Film Panorama
English title Original title Director(s) Un'altra vita Carlo Mazzacurati Donne sottotetto Roberto Giannarelli Going South Verso Sud Pasquale Pozzessere Manila Paloma Blanca Daniele Segre Nero Giancarlo Soldi Quattro figli unici Fulvio Wetzl Trittico di Antonello Francesco Crescimone We Wanted to Be U2 Volevamo essere gli U2 Andrea Barzini Who Wants to Kill Sara? Tutti gli uomini di Sara Gianpaolo Tescari
Independent Sections Venice International Film Critics' Week The following feature films were selected to be screened for this section:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country Galaxies Are Colliding John Ryman United States Klamek ji bo Beko Nizamettin Ariç Germany, Turkey Leon the Pig Farmer Gary Sinyor, Vadim Jean United Kingdom Less Dead Than the Others Minder dood dan de Anderen Frans Buyens Belgium Naprawde krotki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu Rafal Wieczynsky Poland Oxygen Starvation Kisneviy golod Andrey Donchik Canada, Ukraine Sabine Philippe Faucon France The Seven Deadly Sins Les sept péchés capitaux Beatriz Flores Silva, Frédéric Fonteyne, Yvan Le Moine, Geneviève Mersch, Pier-Paul Renders, Pasca Zabus, Philippe Blasbard, Olivier Smolders France, Belgium, LuxemburgSpecial screenings Amblin' (1968) Steven Spielberg United StatesSunday's Children Söndagsbarn Daniel Bergman Sweden The Valley of Stone La valle di pietra - Kalkstein Maurizio Zaccaro Italy
Official Awards
Main Competition Golden Lion: The Story of Qiu Ju by Yimou Zhang Grand Special Jury Prize: Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician by Mario Martone Silver Lion: A Heart in Winter by Claude Sautet Jamón jamón by Bigas Luna Luxury Hotel by Dan Pita Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jack Lemmon for Glengarry Glen Ross Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Gong Li for The Story of Qiu Ju
Career Golden Lion Francis Ford Coppola Jeanne Moreau Paolo Villaggio
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal Guelwaar by Ousmane Sembene
Audience Award Tango Argentino by Goran Paskaljević
FIPRESCI Prize Un coeur en hiver by Claude Sautet Leon the Pig Farmer by Vadim Jean Die zweite Heimat - Chronik einer Jugend by Edgar Reitz
OCIC Award Orlando by Sally Potter Honorable Mention: Daens by Stijn Coninx The Story of Qiu Ju by Li Gong
Pietro Bianchi Award Marco Ferreri
Elvira Notari Prize Orlando by Sally Potter
Special Prize on Occasion of the Festival's Jubilee Die zweite Heimat - Chronik einer Jugend by Edgar Reitz References
External links
Venice Film Festival 1992 Awards on IMDb