The 53rd annual

Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...

was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996. Polish filmmaker

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Roman Polanski, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Britis ...

was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was ''

Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: * Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...

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Neil Jordan Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish filmmaker and writer. He first achieved recognition for his short story collection, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia,'' which won the Guardian Fiction Prize in ...

Jury

Main Competition

The following people comprised the 1996 jury: *

, Polish filmmaker - Jury President *

Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include '' The New York Trilogy'' (1987), '' Moon Palace'' (1989), '' The Music of Chance'' (1990), ' ...

, American writer and director * Souleymane Cissé, Malian filmmaker *

Callisto Cosulich Callisto Cosulich (7 July 1922 – 6 June 2015) was an Italian film critic, author, journalist and screenwriter. Born in Trieste, Cosulich studied marine engineering at the University of Genoa and during the Second World War, as a reserve officer ...

, Italian film critic, author, journalist and screenwriter *

Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director and model. She is best known for playing Morticia Addams in the ''The Addams Family'' and '' The Addams Family Values'', as well as often portraying eccentric and distincti ...

, American actress *

Miriam Mafai Miriam Mafai (2 February 1926 - 9 April 2012) was an Italian journalist, author and politician. Life and career Born in Florence, the daughter of the Scuola Romana artists Mario Mafai and Antonietta Raphaël and the sister of the politician Si ...

, Italian journalist, author and politician *

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen ( ; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was a Bengali film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, and a few Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Regarded as on ...

, Indian filmmaker *

Antonio Skármeta Esteban Antonio Skármeta Vranicic (November 7, 1940 – October 15, 2024) was a Chilean writer, screenwriter, and director. His novel '' Ardiente paciencia'' was the basis for the film ''Il Postino''. In Chile, he was popularly known for hostin ...

, Chilean writer * Hulya Ucansu

Official Sections

In Competition

Out of Competition

*'' Sleepers'' by

Barry Levinson Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Rain Man'' (1988). His other best-known works are ''Diner'' (1982), '' The Natural'' (1984 ...

(United States) - Opening film *''Third Millenium Stories'' by

Francesco Maselli Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli, was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Born into a well educated family (his father was an art critic) originally from the Molise region, Mase ...

(Italy) *'' Shine'' by Scott Hicks (Australia) *''

The Portrait of a Lady ''The Portrait of a Lady'' is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' and '' Macmillan's Magazine'' in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular novels and is regarded by cr ...

'' by

Jane Campion Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films ''The Piano'' (1993) and ''The Power of the Dog (film), The Power of the Dog'' (2021), for ...

(United Kingdom)

Venetian Nights

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The Wachowskis Lana Wachowski (born Larry Wachowski, June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (born Andy Wachowski, December 29, 1967) are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans women. Together known as the Wacho ...

(United States) *'' The Fan'' by

Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was a British film director and producer. He made his theatrical film debut with ''The Hunger (1983 film), The Hunger'' (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and t ...

(United States) *''

Independence Day An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...

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Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich (; born 10 November 1955) is a German-American filmmaker. Emmerich is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the movie industry. His films, most of which are Eng ...

(United States) *''

Bambola ''Bambola'' (also spelled ''Bámbola'') is a 1996 erotic melodrama film written and directed by Bigas Luna. Cast * Valeria Marini as Mina, aka "Bambola" * Stefano Dionisi as Flavio * Jorge Perugorría as Furio * Manuel Bandera as Settimio ...

'' by

Bigas Luna José Juan Bigas Luna (19 March 1946 – 5 April 2013) was a Spanish film director, designer and artist. His films are typically characterised by a strong emphasis on the erotic film, erotic, often related to food, something for which he admitte ...

(Spain-Italy-France) *'' Last Man Standing'' by

Walter Hill Walter Hill (born January 10, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer known for his action films and revival of the Western (genre), Western genre. He has directed such films as ''The Driver'', ''The Warriors (film), The ...

(United States) *'' Multiplicity'' by

Harold Ramis Harold Allen Ramis ( ; November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. His film acting roles include Egon Spengler in ''Ghostbusters'' (1984) and ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989), and as Russell Ziskey in '' St ...

(United States) *''

Szamanka ''Szamanka'' () is a 1996 erotic drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and adapted from a screenplay by Manuela Gretkowska. The film, which was controversial upon its release in Poland, follows the obsessive relationship between an anthropology ...

'' by

Andrzej Zulawski Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ...

(Poland) *''

The Frighteners ''The Frighteners'' is a 1996 supernatural comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey an ...

'' by Peter Jackson (Australia) *'' True Blue'' by Ferdinand Fairfax (United Kingdom)

Window on Images

*''Zone Franche'' by

Paul Vecchiali Paul Vecchiali (28 April 1930 – 18 January 2023) was a French filmmaker and author. Biography Vecchiali was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He spent his childhood in Toulon. His family, suspected of collaboration, preferred to leave this cit ...

(France) *''The Age of Possibilities'' by

Pascale Ferran Pascale Ferran (; born 17 April 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2007, her film '' Lady Chatterley'' won five César Awards including Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Adaptation. Her 2014 film '' Bird People'' was se ...

(France) *''

Chronicle of a Disappearance ''Chronicle of a Disappearance'' (Arabic: ''سجل اختفاء'')

'' by

Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman (, ; born 28 July 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film ''Divine Intervention'' (), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cann ...

(Israel, United States, Germany, France) *''Méfie-toi de l'eau qui dort'' by Jacques Deschamps (France) *''

Hard Core Logo ''Hard Core Logo'' is a 1996 Canadian music mockumentary film directed by Bruce McDonald, adapted by Noel S. Baker from the novel of the same name by Michael Turner. The film illustrates the self-destruction of punk rock, documenting a once-pop ...

'' by Bruce McDonald (Canada) *'' Metamorphosis of a Melody'' by

Amos Gitai Amos Gitai () is an artist and an Israelis, Israeli filmmaker, born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel. Gitai's work was presented in several major retrospectives in Pompidou Center in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Lincoln Center for ...

(Israel) *''De nieuwe moeder'' by

Paula van der Oest Paula van der Oest (born 1965) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Her 2001 film ''Zus & Zo'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. With her final exam at the Dutch Film and Television Academy, ''Zinderend'', ...

(Netherlands) *''

Escoriandoli ''Escoriandoli'' is a 1996 Italian surreal comedy film written and directed by Antonio Rezza. It entered the "Window on Images" section at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Antonio Rezza: Giuliano/Rolando/Prof.ssa Coatta/G ...

'' by Flavia Mastrella, Antonio Rezza (Italy) *''

Guy Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an uninc ...

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Michael Lindsay-Hogg Sir Michael Edward Lindsay-Hogg, 5th Baronet (born 5 May 1940), is a British American television, film, music video, and theatre director. Beginning his career in British television, Lindsay-Hogg became a pioneer in music film production, direct ...

(United States) *''

Polygraph A polygraph, often incorrectly referred to as a lie detector test, is a pseudoscientific device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a ...

'' by

Robert Lepage Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director. Early life Lepage was raised in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of alopecia, which caused complete hair lo ...

(Canada) *''

Love and Other Catastrophes ''Love and Other Catastrophes'' is a quirky 1996 Australian romantic comedy film featuring Frances O'Connor, Radha Mitchell, Alice Garner, Matthew Dyktynski, Matt Day and Kym Gyngell. The film was the first full-length release by director ...

'' by

Emma-Kate Croghan Emma-Kate Croghan is an Australian film director and writer, known for her films ''Love and Other Catastrophes'' (1996) and '' Strange Planet'' (1999). The former was critically acclaimed and well-liked by audiences. She moved to the United St ...

(Australia) *''A True Story'' by

Abolfazl Jalili Abolfazl Jalili (, born 1957 in Saveh, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He belongs to the Iranian '' new wave'' movement. Jalili studied directing at the Iranian College of Dramatic Arts, then worked for national television ( ...

(Iran)

Documentaries

*''The Games of Love'' by

Frederick Wiseman Frederick Wiseman (born January 1, 1930) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director. His work is primarily about exploring American institutions. In 2017, ''The New York Times'' called him "one of the most important and origina ...

(France) *''Sei minuti all'alba'' by Daniele Segre (Italy) *''And the Show Goes On'' by

(United Kingdom, France, India) *''Yang Yin Genger in Chinese Cinema ''by

Stanley Kwan Stanley Kwan (traditional Chinese: 關錦鵬; simplified Chinese: 关锦鹏); born 9 October 1957) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. He first landed a job at TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist Colle ...

(Hong Kong) *'' Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy ''by

Rithy Panh Rithy Panh (; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director, author and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. His works are from an authorit ...

(France, Cambodia) *''Die Frucht deines Leibes'' by

Barbara Albert Barbara Albert (born in Vienna) is an Austrian writer, film-producer and film-director. She studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademie. Her first film to become known to a larger audience was '' Nordrand'', which describes the reality of ...

(Austria) *''

A Trick of Light ''A Trick of the Light'' (German: ''Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky'' "The Skladanowsky brothers") is a 1995 German biographical film directed by Wim Wenders. The film was made with the students of the University of Television and Film Munich and is a ...

'' by

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, Venice International Film ...

(Germany) *''Le convoi'' by Patrice Chagnard (France) *''La vita a volo D'Angelo'' by

Roberta Torre Roberta Torre (born 21 September 1962) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In 1997 she won the Nastro d'argento for best new director with her first film, ''Tano da morire'' ("To Die for Tano"). The film entered the 54th Venice Intern ...

(Italy) *''Marco Melani, ladro e frate di cinema'' by Enrico Ghezzi, Carmelo Marabello (Italy)

Overtaking Lane

*'' Swingers'' by

Doug Liman Douglas Eric Liman (; born July 24, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing the films '' Swingers'' (1996), '' Go'' (1999), '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002), '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' (2005), '' Jumper'' (2008), '' E ...

(United States) *''

Kolya Kolya may refer to: People * Kolya, a diminutive variant of '' Nikolai'' * Kolya the Obscure, nickname of Nikolay Davydenko (born 1981), Russian tennis player * Kolya Korobov (born 2004), Russian singer and actor * Kolya Lukashenko (born 2004 ...

'' by

Jan Svěrák Jan Svěrák (; born 6 February 1965) is a Czechs, Czech film director and screenwriter. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák, with whom he collaborated on his most successful films. He is among the most recognized Czech filmm ...

(Czech Republic) *''

The Dress The dress was a 2015 online viral phenomenon centred on a photograph of a dress. Viewers disagreed on whether the dress was blue and black, or white and gold. The phenomenon revealed differences in human colour perception and became the su ...

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Alex van Warmerdam Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August 1952) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter. Life and career Van Warmerdam was born in Haarlem, a city in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. He was cofounder o ...

(Netherlands) *'' Intimate Relations'' by Philip Goodhew (Canada) *'' Fistful of Flies'' by Monica Pellizzari (Australia) *'' Lea '' by

Ivan Fíla Ivan Fíla, alternate name Ivan Fila, is a Czech film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and work Fíla was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He moved to Germany in 1977 where he received a directing and scriptwriting degree at the Fil ...

(Czech Republic) *'' Livers Ain't Cheap'' by

James Merendino James Anthony Merendino (born January 11, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the dramedy film ''SLC Punk!''. Life Merendino was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and moved to Salt Lake ...

(United States) *''

Swallowtail Butterfly Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larg ...

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Shunji Iwai is a Japanese filmmaker, video artist, writer and documentary maker. Life and career Iwai was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987. In 1988, he started out in the Japanese entertainment ...

(Japan) *''Ni d'Ève, ni d'Adam'' by

Jean-Paul Civeyrac Jean-Paul Civeyrac (born 24 December 1964) is a French director whose films are usually characterized by close attention to music and actors' bodies. He has adapted a French novel by Anne Wiazemsky, ''Hymnes à l'amour'', with the title '' All th ...

(France)

Italian Cinema Week

*''Isotta'' by Maurizio Fiume (Italy) *'' Albergo Roma'' by

Ugo Chiti Ugo Chiti (born 13 February 1943) is an Italian screenwriter, playwright, stage and film director. Life and career Born in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Chiti started his career in 1970 with Pier'Alli's Society for Theatre Research. He later founde ...

(Italy) *''

We Free Kings ''We Free Kings'' is a studio album by the jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Roland Kirk, released on Mercury Records in January 1962. His group works through a set of bluesy post-bop numbers, including a highly regarded version of ...

'' by

Sergio Citti Sergio Citti (30 May 1933 – 11 October 2005) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, born in Rome. He often worked with Pier Paolo Pasolini but also worked for others such as Ettore Scola. His own films include ''We Free Kings (film) ...

(Italy) *''Acquario'' by Michele Sordillo (Italy) *'' The Border'' by

Franco Giraldi Franco Giraldi (11 July 1931 – 2 December 2020) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Komen from an Italian father and a Slovene mother, Giraldi spent his childhood and adolescence between the Carso, Triest ...

(Italy) *''

My Generation "My Generation" is a song by the English rock band The Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend. One of the band's most recognizable songs, it was placed number 11 by ''Rolling Stone'' on its list of the " 500 Greatest S ...

'' by

Wilma Labate Wilma Labate (born 4 December 1949) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, Labate started her career as a television director, then in the 1980s she worked in the field of documentary filmmaking industry.Giorgio Dell’Arti, ...

(Italy) *''Voci nel tempo'' by

Franco Piavoli Franco Piavoli (born 21 June 1933) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Piavoli studied law at the University of Pavia in Lombardy. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s he made a number of short films: ''Uccellanda'' (195 ...

(Italy)

Special Screenings

*''Fantoosh'' by Morag McKinnon (United Kingdom) *''Nitrato d'argento'' by

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of t ...

(Italy) *''

Go Now "Go Now" is a song composed by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett and first recorded by Bessie Banks, released as a single in January 1964. The best-known version was recorded by the Moody Blues and released the same year. Bessie Banks version ...

'' by

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland (1999 film), Wonderland'' and ''24 ...

(United Kingdom) *''Festival '' by

Pupi Avati Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati (born 3 November 1938), is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two '' giallo'' masterpieces, '' The House with Laughing Windows'' (1976) and '' ...

(Italy) *''

Grace of My Heart ''Grace of My Heart'' is a 1996 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Allison Anders, and starring Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz, Patsy Kensit and John Turturro. The film charts the fictional music career of Den ...

'' by

Allison Anders Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) is an American independent film director whose films include '' Gas Food Lodging'', '' Mi Vida Loca'' and '' Grace of My Heart''. Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Telev ...

(United States) *''Pole Pole'' by Massimo Martelli (Italy) *''

How the Toys Saved Christmas ''How the Toys Saved Christmas'' () is a 1996 Italian animated film directed by Enzo D'Alò, based on the children's novel ' by Gianni Rodari. In the original version, the story took place during the Epiphany Eve, because in the Folklore of Ita ...

'' by

Enzo D'Alò Enzo D'Alò (born 7 September 1953) is an Italian animator and director. Life and career Born in Naples, D'Alò moved to Turin in 1979 and there he started his career as animator working with the group "La Lanterna Magica". In 1983 he debuted ...

(Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg) *''

Forgotten Silver ''Forgotten Silver'' is a 1995 New Zealand mockumentary film that purports to tell the story of a pioneering New Zealand filmmaker. It was written and directed by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes, both of whom appear in the film in their roles as m ...

'' by

Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), both of which ar ...

(Australia) *''

The Gates of Heaven ''The Gates of Heaven'' () is a 1945 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The film was made during the German occupation of Rome, with support from the Vatican. This and another film '' The Ten Commandments'' allowed a number of act ...

'' by

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...

(Italy) *''

Small Wonders ''Small Wonders'' (also known as ''Fiddlefest'') is a 1995 American documentary film about Roberta Guaspari, a music teacher in East Harlem who teaches underprivileged children how to play the violin. Produced and directed by Allan Miller, it ...

'' by Allan Miller (United States) *''Loach in Nicaragua'' by Marlisa Trombetta (Italy) *''

Long Fliv the King ''Long Fliv the King'' is a 1926 American silent comedy short film starring Charley Chase and featuring Oliver Hardy and Max Davidson in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1920 Harold Lloyd film '' His Royal Slyness'' about a young man wh ...

'' by

Leo McCarey Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was involved in nearly 200 films, including the critically acclaimed '' Duck Soup'', '' Make Way for Tomorrow'', '' The Awf ...

(United States) *''Flaming Fathers'' by

(United States)

Official Awards

Main Competition

Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a ...

: ''

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* Grand Special Jury Prize: ''

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Otar Iosseliani Otar Iosseliani ( ka, ოთარ იოსელიანი ''otar ioseliani''; 2 February 1934 – 17 December 2023) was a Georgian film director, known for movies such as '' Falling Leaves'', '' Pastorale'' and '' Favorites of the Moon''. I ...

Golden Osella The Golden Osella () is one of the oldest and most distinguished awards presented at the Venice Film Festival. Named after the historic ''osella''—a commemorative medal given by the Doges of Venice to notable members of the Venetian Republic� ...

: **Best Original Screenplay: ''

Profundo carmesí ''Deep Crimson'' () is a 1996 Mexican crime film directed by Arturo Ripstein, written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego and starring Regina Orozco and Daniel Giménez Cacho. Like ''The Honeymoon Killers'' before it, the film is a dramatization of the stor ...

'' by

Paz Alicia Garciadiego Paz Alicia Garciadiego (born in September 1949 in Mexico City) is a Mexican screenwriter and scholar, known for '' The Beginning and the End (Principio y fin)'' (1993), '' Deep Crimson (Profundo carmesí)'') (1996), and ''Bleak Street'' (2015). She ...

**Best Original Music:

David Mansfield David Mansfield (born September 13, 1956) is an American musician and composer. Mansfield was raised in Leonia, New Jersey. His father, Newton Mansfield was a first violinist in the New York Philharmonic. David played guitar, pedal steel guita ...

for ''

'' **Best Production Design: ''

'' by Mónica Chirinos e Marisa Pecanins *

Volpi Cup for Best Actor The Volpi Cup for Best Actor () is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film Festival. The name and number of prizes have been changed ...

Liam Neeson William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Liam Neeson, several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, BAFT ...

for ''

'' **Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actor:

Chris Penn Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006), credited as Chris Penn after 1991, was an American actor. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Noted as a skilled character actor, he was typically cas ...

for '' The Funeral'' *

Volpi Cup for Best Actress The Volpi Cup for Best Actress is an award presented by the Venice Film Festival. It is given by the festival jury in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance from the films in the competition slate. It is named in honor o ...

Victoire Thivisol Victoire Thivisol (born 6 July 1991) is a French film actress. She first gained acclaim as a child coping with her mother's death in '' Ponette'', becoming the youngest actress to win the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. ...

for ''

Ponette ''Ponette'' is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Doillon. The film centers on four-year-old Ponette (Victoire Thivisol), who is coming to terms with the death of her mother in a car crash. The film received acclaim for Thivisol's performance ...

'' *Honorable Mention:

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for ''

''Luigi De Laurentis'' Award for a Debut Film

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Chronicle of a Disappearance ''Chronicle of a Disappearance'' (Arabic: ''سجل اختفاء'')

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Career Golden Lion

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, known for directing subversive and sat ...

Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan (; born Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest Fren ...

Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...

Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for Dustin Hoffman filmography, his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable charac ...

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a retiredhttps://variety.com/2024/film/global/ken-loach-retirement-the-old-oak-jonathan-glazer-oscars-speech-1235956589/ English filmmaker. His socially critical directing style and socialist views ar ...

for ''

Carla's Song ''Carla's Song'' is a 1996 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, that deals with the impact of the Contra War in Nicaragua. It is a United Kingdom–Spain–Germany co-production. Plot Set in 1987, Carla's Song tells the s ...

FIPRESCI Prize

for '' De jurk'' *

for ''L'âge des possibles'' *

Jacques Doillon Jacques Doillon (; born 15 March 1944) is a French film director and screenwriter. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, Judith Godrèche, Marianne Denicourt, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Juliette Binoche. Earl ...

for ''

OCIC Award

for ''

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Abel Ferrara Abel Ferrara (; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best ...

for '' The Funeral''

OCIC Special Award

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La porta del cielo ''The Gates of Heaven'' () is a 1945 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The film was made during the German occupation of Rome, with support from the Vatican. This and another film ''The Ten Commandments'' allowed a number of acto ...

'' **Honorable Mention:

Ivan Fila Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the Bul ...

for '' Lea''

UNICEF Award

Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He ha ...

for '' Der Unhold''

CICT-IFTC Award

*''

'' by

Allan Miller Allan Miller (born February 14, 1929) is an American stage, film, and television actor. Biography Miller served in the U.S. Army after World War II during the occupation of Japan.Miller, Daryl H"Stages of Development" ''Los Angeles Times'' ...

Pasinetti Award

*Best Film: ''

'' by

*Best Actor:

Fabrizio Bentivoglio Fabrizio Bentivoglio (born 4 January 1957) is an Italian film and stage actor and screenwriter. Biography Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born in Milan (his father is Venetian). After only one season in the juvenile team of Inter Milan, he left his ...

for '' Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio'' *Best Actress: Tereza Zajickova for '' Vesna va veloce''

Pietro Bianchi Award

Roberto Perpignani Roberto Perpignani (born 20 April 1941) is an Italian film editor. Biography He started his career in 1962 as assistant editor in Orson Welles' ''The Trial''. His first credit as film editor is for Bernardo Bertolucci's '' Prima della rivoluzion ...

Carlo Lizzani Carlo Lizzani (3 April 1922 – 5 October 2013) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and critic. Biography Born in Rome, before World War II Lizzani worked as a scenarist on such films as Roberto Rossellini's '' Germany Year Zero'', ...

FEDIC Award

*''Voci nel tempo'' by

Little Golden Lion

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical ...

for '' Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi''

Elvira Notari Prize

*Monica Pellizzari for '' Fistful of Flies''

Sergio Trasatti Award

for ''

'CinemAvvenire' Award

*Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature:

Jacques Deschamps Jacques Deschamps (March 6, 1697 in Pays de Caux – October 3, 1759, in Dangu) was a French theologian and priest. His father, Noel Deschamps, was a village laborer remembered as being honest and hardworking, who died when his son Jacques w ...

for ''Still Waters Run Deep'' *Best First Work:

for ''Still Waters Run Deep''

Kodak Award

*Ugo Chiti for '' Albergo Roma''

AIACA Award

*Stefano Gigli for ''Il fratello minore''

References

External links

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Venice Film Festival 1996 Awards
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