The 40th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 11 September 1983.
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.
Jury The following people comprised the 1983 jury: 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
Official Sections The following films were selected to be screened: In Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country 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 BulgariaJogo de MãoMonique RutlerPortugal 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 The Makioka Sisters 細雪 Kon Ichikawa Japan 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 Die Macht der Gefühle Alexander Kluge West Germany A School Outing Una gita scolastica Pupi Avati Italy Streamers Robert Altman United States The Turning Point Der Aufenthalt Frank Beyer East Germany
Out of Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country And the Ship Sails On E la nave va Federico Fellini Italy, France City of Pirates La ville des pirates Raoul Ruiz France Fanny and Alexander Fanny och Alexander Ingmar Bergman Sweden Milano '83 Ermanno Olmi Italy Zelig Woody Allen United States
Venezia Giovani English title Original title Director(s) Production country 1919, crónica del alba Antonio Betancor Spain Dust of Empire Poussière d'empire Lâm Lê France The Happy Bachelors 快乐的单身汉 Chong Song China Hotel Central Хотел Централ Veselin Branev Bulgaria Lontano da dove Stefania Casini, Francesca Marciano Italy Il momento dell'avventura Faliero Rosati Never Cry Wolf Carroll Ballard United States The Ploughman's Lunch Richard Eyre United Kingdom Straight Through the Heart Mitten ins Herz Doris Dörrie West Germany Sugar Cane Alley La Rue Cases-Nègres Euzhan Palcy France, Martinique A Wife for My Son زوجة لابني Ali Ghalem Algeria
Venezia Giorno English title Original title Director(s) Production country 250 Grammes: A Radioactive Testament 250 grammaa - Radioaktiivinen testamentti Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto FinlandAscendancy Edward Bennett United Kingdom The Crazy Years of the Twist Les folles années du twist Mahmoud Zemmouri Algeria, France Dark Habits Entre tinieblas Pedro Almodóvar Spain A Season in Hakkari Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim Erden Kiral Turkey Legati da tenera amicizia Alfredo Giannetti Italy Naughty Boys 扭計雜牌軍 Wellson Chin Hong Kong Vassa Gleb Panfilov Soviet UnionSpecial events All About Mankiewicz Luc Béraud, Michel Ciment France Breathless (1960) À bout de souffle Jean-Luc Godard Drittes Jahrtausend Jorge Bodanzky, Wolf Gauer The Fall of Fascism La caduta del fascismo Ernesto G. Laura Italy Farrebique ou Les Quatre Saisons (1946) Georges Rouquier France L'Italia viva Luigi Turolla Italy Journey to the Land of Rimbaud Voyage au pays De Rimbaud Dariush Mehrjui France Maria Chapdelaine (1934) Julien Duvivier Metropoli Mario Franco Italy Pam Kuso Kar (1974) Jean Rouch France Portrait de Raymond Depardon André Lenôtre, Jean Rouch Tale of an Encounter Histoire d'une rencontre Brahim Tsaki Italy Ten Minutes of Silence for John Lennon Raymond Depardon France Tristana (1970) Luis Buñuel Spain Unknown Chaplin Kevin Brownlow, David Gill United Kingdom Yenendi Gengel Jean Rouch France
Venezia Notte English title Original title Director(s) Production country Blue Thunder John Badham United States Breathless Jim McBride Danton Andrzej Wajda France, Poland, West Germany Flashdance Adrian Lyne United States Io con te non ci sto più Gianni Amico Italy Runners Charles Sturridge United Kingdom Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand United States Spring Symphony Frühlingssinfonie Peter Schamoni West Germany Under Fire Roger Spottiswoode United States Tribute to George Cukor A Star Is Born (1954) George Cukor United States
Venezia De Sica English title Original title Director(s) Production country Divergenze parallele Renato Meneghetti Italy Favoriti e vincenti Salvatore MairaFlipper Andrea Barzini Il cavaliere, la morte e il diavolo Beppe Cino Un foro nel parabrezza Sauro Scavolini The Prince of Homburg Il principe di Homburg Gabriele Lavia Occhio nero, occhio biondo e occhio felino Muzzi Loffredo Dream of a Summer Night Sogno di una notte d'estate Gabriele Salvatores Summertime Massimo MazzuccoTestadura Daniele Segre Toxic Love Amore tossico Claudio Caligari
Official Awards 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 Michelangelo Antonioni
Independent Awards
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 Luigi Zampa
De Sica Award Summertime by Massimo Mazzucco Toxic Love by Claudio Caligari
Technical Prize: Raoul Coutard & François Musy for First Name: Carmen
References
External links
Venice Film Festival 1983 Awards on IMDb