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 English title Original title Director(s) Production country The African Woman Die Rückkehr Margarethe von Trotta West Germany, Italy An Angel at My Table Jane Campion New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, United States Boys on the Outside Ragazzi fuori Marco Risi Italy Collapse Raspad Mikhail Belikov Soviet Union Farewell to Autumn Pozegnanie jesieni Mariusz Trelinski Poland The Gamblers Spieler Dominik Graf West Germany Goodfellas Martin Scorsese United States I Hired a Contract Killer Aki Kaurismäki Finland, SwedenKarartma geceleriYusuf KurcenlyTurkey Laura Adler's Last Love Affair אהבתה האחרונה של לורה אדלר Avraham Heffner Israel Martha and I Marta a já Jiri Weiss Czechoslovakia, West Germany Mo' Better Blues Spike Lee United States The Moon in the Mirror La luna en el espejo Silvio Caiozzi Chile Mr. & Mrs. Bridge James Ivory United Kingdom No Fear, No Die S'en fout la mort Claire Denis France The Only Witness Edinstveniyat svidetel Mikhail Pandoursky Bulgaria Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard United Kingdom Sirup Helle Ryslinge Denmark Tales of a Golden Geisha あげまん Juzo Itami Japan Traces of an Amorous Life Tracce di vita amorosa Peter Del Monte Italy Walls Mathilukal Adoor Gopalakrishnan India
Out of Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countryBlood Oath Stephen Wallace Australia The Company of Strangers Cynthia Scott CanadaDancin' Thru the Dark Mike Ockrent United Kingdom The Dandelions Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Rocco Mortelliti, Fulvio Ottaviano Italy Dick Tracy Warren Beatty United States Every Other Weekend Un week-end sur deux Nicole Garcia France Henry and June Philip Kaufman United States Romeo.Juliet Armando Acosta Belgium See You in Hell, Friends Juraj Jakubisko Czechoslovakia, Italy Shakha Proshakha Satyajit Ray India There Were Days... and Moons Il y a des jours... et des lunes Claude Lelouch France
Fuoridiprogramma English title Original title Director(s) Production country I, the Worst of All Yo, la peor de todas María Luisa Bemberg Argentina Basta! Adesso tocca a noi Luciano Emmer Italy The Rainbow Thief Alejandro Jodorowsky United Kingdom Jesus Christ's Horoscope Jézus Krisztus horoszkópja Miklós Jancsó HungaryDocuments Echoes from a Sombre Empire Echos aus einem düsteren Reich Werner Herzog Germany, France Flight from Paradise Fuga dal paradiso Ettore Pasculli Italy, France, Spain, Germany Hollywood Mavericks Florence Dauman, Dale Ann Stieber United States Made in Milan Martin Scorsese United States Requiem for Dominic Requiem für Dominik Robert Dornhelm AustriaTribute to Curt Bois Mutterliebe (1909) unknown Germany Klebolin klebt Alles (1909) Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers
Independent Sections Venice International Film Critics' Week The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section: English title Original title Director(s) Production country Boom Boom Rosa Vergés Spain Cold Light of Day Fhiona Louise United KingdomDecember Dicembre Antonio MondaItalyLa Discrète Christian VincentFranceHe’s Still There Halfdan O. Hussie United States Under a Sky of Blue Vitaliy Dudin Soviet Union The Station La StazioneSergio Rubini ItalyWinckelmann's Travels Winckelmanns Reisen Jan Schütte West Germany Tribute to Michael Powell The Edge of the World (1937) Michael Powell United Kingdom Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats (1927) Harry Lachman France, United States
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