The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 31 August 2005 to 10 September 2005, at Venice Lido in Italy.
Italian production and costume designer Dante Ferretti was the jury president for the main competition. Spanish actress Inés Sastre hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain.
Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli the recipients of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Digital films competed in all categories for the first time in the festival's history.
During this edition of the festival, an International Design Competition of the new Palazzo del Cinema took place. The winner of the competition was 5+1 & Rudy Ricciotti. The purpose of the new building is to house the main headquarters of the Film Festival, as well as congresses and cultural events.
The festival opened with Seven Swords by Tsui Hark, and closed with Perhaps Love by Peter Chan.
Juries Main Competition (Venezia 62) Dante Ferretti, Italian production designer, art director and costume designer - Jury President Ah Cheng, Chinese author and screenwriter Claire Denis, French filmmaker Amos Gitai, Israeli filmmaker Edgar Reitz, German filmmaker and Professor of Film Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress Christine Vachon, American producer active in independent film sector
Horizons (Orizzonti) Mimmo Rotella, Italian artist, closely related to cinema - Jury President Isabel Coixet, Spanish filmmaker Jean-Michel Frodon, French film critic Valerio Mastandrea, Italian actor Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese director and actor
Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo) Chema Prado, Spanish film critic - Jury President Giovanna Gagliardo, Italian filmmaker Clemens Klopfenstein, Swiss film director
Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) In a contest that examines all feature-length films that are first works present in the various sections of the Festival, this jury assigns the "Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentis award for best debut work" to one film, as well as a prize of Euro 100,000 put forward by Filmauro and of 20,000 metres of film stock offered by Kodak. Guy Maddin, Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer and editor - Jury President Peter Cowie, British film historian and author Isabella Ferrari, Italian actress Ismaël Ferroukhi, French-Moroccan film director Renata Litvinova, Russian actress, director and screenwriter
Official Sections In competition The following films were selected for the main competition: English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Beast in the Heart La bestia nel cuore Cristina Comencini Italy Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee United States, Canada The Brothers Grimm Terry Gilliam United States, United Kingdom, Czech Republic The Constant Gardener Fernando Meirelles United Kingdom, Germany, United States The Days of Abandonment I giorni dell'abbandono Roberto Faenza Italy Everlasting Regret 長恨歌 Stanley Kwan Hong Kong, China The Fatalist O Fatalista João Botelho Portugal, France Gabrielle Patrice Chéreau France, Italy Garpastum Гарпастум Aleksey German Jr Russia Good Night, and Good Luck George Clooney United States Heading South Vers le sud Laurent Cantet France, Canada Lady Vengeance 친절한 금자씨 Park Chan-wook South Korea Magic Mirror Espelho Magico Manoel de Oliveira Portugal Mary Abel Ferrara Italy, France, United States Persona Non Grata Krzysztof Zanussi Poland, Italy, Russia, France Proof John Madden United States Regular Lovers Les amants réguliers Philippe Garrel France Romance and Cigarettes John Turturro United States The Second Wedding Night La seconda notte di nozze Pupi Avati Italy Takeshis' Takeshi Kitano Japan Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English title Original title Director(s) Production country All the Invisible Children Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee, Kátia Lund, Jordan Scott, Ridley Scott, Stefano Veneruso, John Woo Italy Backstage Emmanuelle Bercot France Bubble Steven Soderbergh United States Casanova Lasse Hallström Cinderella Man Ron Howard Corpse Bride Tim Burton, Mike Johnson United Kingdom The Descent Neil Marshall Edmond Stuart Gordon United States Elizabethtown Cameron Crowe The Exorcism of Emily Rose Scott Derrickson Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children ファイナルファンタジーVII アドベントチルドレン Tetsuya Nomura Japan The Fine Art of Love John Irvin Italy, Czech Republic, United Kingdom Four Brothers John Singleton United States Fragile Frágiles Jaume Balagueró Spain The Great Yokai War 妖怪大戦争 Takashi Miike Japan Initial D 頭文字D Andrew Lau, Alan Mak Hong KongBruno PodalydesFrance Perhaps Love (closing film) 如果·愛 Peter Ho-sun Chan China, Hong Kong Seven Swords (opening film) 七劍 Tsui Hark Special Event: Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to Hayao MiyazakiNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)風の谷のナウシカHayao MiyazakiJapanPorco Rosso (1992)紅の豚On Your Mark (1995)ジブリ実験劇場
Orizzonti The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section: English title Original title Director(s) Production country Fiction films Árido Movie Lirio Ferreira Brazil Carmen Jean-Pierre Limosin France Dam Street 红颜 Li Yu China, France Drawing Restraint 9 Matthew Barney United States Everything is Illuminated Liev Schreiber First on the Moon Первые на Луне Aleksei Fedorchenko RussiaMusikantenFranco BattiatoItaly On the Way Yolda Erden Kiral Turkey, Bulgaria Perpetual Motion 無窮動 Ning Ying China Texas Fausto Paravidino Italy The Wild Blue Yonder Werner Herzog Germany, United Kingdom, FranceDocumentariesThe Dignity of the NobodiesLa Dignidad de los NadiesFernando E. SolanasArgentinaEast of ParadiseLech KowalskiFranceInto Great SilenceDie Große StillePhilip GröningGermanyParallel VoicesВокальные параллелиRustam KhamdamovKazakhstanVeruschka: A Life for the CameraVeruschka – (m)ein inszenierter KörperPaul Morrissey, Bernd BöhmFranceWorkingman's DeathMichael GlawoggerAustria, GermanyOut of CompetitionThe Secret Life of WordsIsabel CoixetSpainSpecial eventKill Gil Volume 1Gil RosselliniItaly Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo) The following films were selected for the short films competition (Corto Cortissimo):
Title Director(s) Production country In competition 113 Jason Brandenberg Switzerland La Apertura Duska Zagorac United Kingdom, Argentina Au Petit Matin Xavier Gens France Ballada Marcell Iványi Hungary, Belgium Butterflies Max Jaco Luxembourg A case of you Jack Davies United Kingdom Come on Strange Gabriela Gruber Germany Contracuerpo Eduardo Chapero-Jackson Spain Da ikhos dghech chveni dghe dghegrdzeli (alt. title: Let Our Days Be Long) Georgy Paradzanov Russia Flesh Edouard Salier France Giorno 122 Fulvio Ottaviano Italy The Glass Beads Angeles Woo United States Happy Birthday Jun-won Hong Korea Layla Afel Leon Prudovsky Israel P.E.O.Z. Christo Petrou Greece A rapariga da mão morta Alberto Seixas Santos Portugal Rien d'insoluble Xavier Seron Belgium Small Station (Xiaozhan) Lin Chien Ping Taiwan Trevirgolaottantasette Valerio Mastandrea Italy Tube Poker Simon Levene United KingdomOut of competitionDe Glauber para JirgesAndré RistumBrasilSpecial events: Crossings (Incroci)La Trama di AmletoSalvatore ChiosiItalyCompleannoSandro DionisioFive Minutes, Mr WellesVincent D'OnofrioUnited StatesNaufragi di Don ChisciotteDominick TambascoItalySpecial events: Between Europe and Middle EastQuelques miettes pour les oiseauxNassim AmaoucheBelgium, France, JordanDe quelle couleur sont les murs de votre maison?Timon KoulmasisFranceDiasporaUla TabariFrance, Belgium, PalestineSchools of cinema: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Scuola Nazionale di Cinema:Un posto liberoEros AchiardiItalyNature - MachiniMarco DanieliNature - Al buioFabio MolloNature - ConsueloCarlo PisaniSchools of cinema: London Film SchoolVado a messaGinevra ElkannUnited Kingdom Retrospective - The Secret History of Asian Cinema This is a retrospective section on Chinese cinema (1934 to 1990) and Japanese cinema (1926 to 1978). The films are listed here in chronological order.
"The Secret History of Chinese Cinema" English title Original title Year Director(s) The Big Road 大路 1934 Sun Yu Plunder of Peach and Plum 桃李劫 1934 Ying Yunwei New Women 新女性 1935 Cai Chusheng Street Angel 馬路天使 1937 Yuan Muzhi Crossroads 十字街頭 1937 Shen Xiling Song at Midnight 夜半歌聲 1937 Ma-Xu Weibang Princess Iron Fan 铁扇公主 1941 Wan Laiming, Wan Guchan Spring in a Small Town 李天濟 1948 Fei Mu Crows and Sparrows 烏鴉與麻雀 1949 Zheng Junli The Adventures of Sanmao the Waif 三毛流浪記 1949 Zhao Ming, Yan Gong This Life of Mine 我這一輩子 1950 Shi Hui Two Stage Sisters 舞臺姐妹 1965 Xie Jin The Valiant Ones 忠烈圖 1975 King Hu One and Eight 一個和八個 1983 Zhang Junzhao Mama 媽媽 1990 Zhang Yuan"The Secret History of Japanese Cinema"Chōkon長恨1926Daisuke ItōA Diary of Chuji's Travels忠次旅日記1927Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi御誂治郎吉格子1931The Million Ryo Pot丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺1935Sadao YamanakaPriest of Darkness (aka)河内山宗俊 / Kōchiyama Sōshun1936Humanity and Paper Balloons人情紙風船1937Rivals (aka)エノケンの頑張り戦術1939Nobuo NakagawaThe 47 Ronin元禄 忠臣蔵1941–1942Kenji MizoguchiThe Famous Sword Bijomaru名刀美女丸1945A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo三十三間堂通し矢物語1945Mikio NarusePrincess Yang Kwei Fei楊貴妃1955Kenji MizoguchiA Wicked Woman毒婦高橋お伝1958Nobuo NakagawaThe Ghost of Yotsuya東海道四谷怪談1959Go to Hell, Hoodlums! aka Fighting Delinquentsくたばれ愚連隊1960Seijun SuzukiAkumyō悪名1961Tokuzō TanakaHigh Noon for Gangsters aka Villains in Broad Daylight白昼の無頼漢1961Kinji FukasakuThe Tale of Zatoichi座頭市物語1962Kenji MisumiDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards!探偵事務所23くたばれ悪党ども1963Seijun SuzukiThe Great Killing大殺陣1964Eiichi KudoThe Flower and the Angry Waves花と怒濤1964Seijun SuzukiOn the Road Forever aka Homeless Drifter無宿者1964Kenji MisumiTales of Chivalry in Japan日本侠客伝1964Masahiro MakinoWolves, Pigs and Men aka Wolves, Pigs and People狼と豚と人間1964Kinji FukasakuOur Blood Will Not Forgive aka Our Blood Will Not Allow It俺たちの血が許さない1964Seijun SuzukiFight, Zatoichi, Fight座頭市血笑旅1964Kenji MisumiBlood of Revenge明治俠客伝 三代目襲名1965Tai KatoA Solitary Knight沓掛時次郎・遊侠一匹1966Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Match緋牡丹博徒 花札勝負1969Japan Organized Crime Boss aka Japan's Violent Gangs - The Boss and the Killers日本暴力団 組長1969Kinji FukasakuRed Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return緋牡丹博徒・お竜参上1970Tai KatoSympathy for the Underdog博徒外人部隊1971Kinji FukasakuStreet Mobster現代やくざ 人斬り与太1972Battles Without Honor and Humanity仁義なき戦い1973Graveyard of Honor仁義の墓場1975Cops vs. Thugs県警対組織暴力1975Yakuza Graveyardやくざの墓場 くちなしの花1976Shogun's Samurai柳生一族の陰謀1978
Retrospective - The Secret History of Italian Cinema 2 A retrospective section on Italian film (1946 to 1976). This section is part of a planned 4-year retrospective on some lesser known sides of Italian Cinema that started on the 61st edition of the festival.
English title Original title Year Director(s)Casanova on the screen The Mysterious Rider Il cavaliere misterioso 1948 Riccardo Freda Sins of Casanova Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova 1955 Steno Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence Infanzia, vocazioni, prime esperienze di Giacomo Casanova, veneziano 1969 Luigi Comencini Fellini's Casanova Il Casanova di Federico Fellini 1976 Federico Fellini Homage to Fulvio Lucisano Planet of the Vampires Terrore nello spazio 1965 Mario Bava Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs Le spie vengono dal semifreddo 1966 What Have You Done to Solange? Cosa avete fatto a Solange? 1972 Massimo Dallamano The Cursed Medallion Il medaglione insanguinato 1975 Un mondo perfetto 1946–1957 Nino Pagot, Gibba Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975) Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma 1975 Pier Paolo Pasolini Bandits of Orgosolo Banditi a Orgosolo 1961 Vittorio De Seta
Independent Sections Venice International Film Critics' Week The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for the 20th Venice International Film Critics' Week: