| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: The Way We Laughed |
| Festival date | 3 – 13 September 1998 |
| Website | Website |
| Venice Film Festival chronology | |
| 56th 54th | |
The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998.
Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola was the Jury President of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion was awarded to The Way We Laughed by Gianni Amelio.
Juries
Main Competition
The following people comprised the 1998 jury:
- Ettore Scola, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
- Héctor Babenco, Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker
- Sarunas Bartas, Lithuanian filmmaker
- Kathryn Bigelow, American filmmaker and producer
- Reinhard Hauff, German director
- Danièle Heymann, French film critic and journalist
- Ismail Merchant, Indian director and producer
- Luis Sepúlveda, Chilean writer
- Tilda Swinton, British actress
Short Films Competition
- Georges Benayoun, Moroccan - Jury President
- Chiara Caselli, Italian actress
- Abel Ferrara, American filmmaker and actor
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:
In Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Tale | Conte d'automne | Eric Rohmer | France |
| Black Cat, White Cat | Crna mačka, beli mačor | Emir Kusturica | France, Germany, FR Yugoslavia |
| Bulworth | Warren Beatty | United States | |
| Clouds | La nube | Fernando Solanas | France, Argentina |
| Dancing at Lughnasa | Pat O'Connor | Ireland, United States | |
| The Garden of Eden | I giardini dell'Eden | Alessandro D'Alatri | Italy |
| Hilary and Jackie | Anand Tucker | United Kingdom | |
| Hurlyburly | Anthony Drazan | United States | |
| Little Teachers | I piccoli maestri | Daniele Luchetti | Italy |
| Lovers of the Arctic Circle | Los amantes del círculo polar | Julio Medem | Spain |
| New Rose Hotel | Abel Ferrara | United States | |
| Next Stop Paradise | Terminus Paradis | Lucian Pintilie | Romania |
| Place Vendôme | Nicole Garcia | France | |
| Rounders | John Dahl | United States | |
| Run Lola Run | Lola rennt | Tom Tykwer | Germany |
| Shooting the Moon | L'Albero delle pere | Francesca Archibugi | Italy |
| The Silence | سکوت | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran, Tajikistan, France |
| Stolen Life | Voleur de vie | Yves Angelo | France |
| Traffic | Tráfico | João Botelho | Portugal, France, Denmark |
| The Way We Laughed | Così ridevano | Gianni Amelio | Italy |
Out of Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am I Beautiful? (closing film) | Bin ich schön? | Doris Dörrie | Germany |
| The Ballad of the Windshield Washers | La ballata dei lavavetri | Peter Del Monte | Italy |
| Celebrity | Woody Allen | United States | |
| Chance or Coincidence | Hasards ou coïncidences | Claude Lelouch | France |
| Elizabeth | Shekhar Kapur | United Kingdom | |
| Incontri proibiti | Alberto Sordi | Italy | |
| Of Lost Love | Del perduto amore | Michele Placido | Italy |
| Saving Private Ryan (opening film) | Steven Spielberg | United States | |
| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | James Ivory | United Kingdom | |
| You Laugh | Tu ridi | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Italy |
Prospectives (Prospettive)
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americanka | Dmitry Meskhiev | Russia | |
| L'anniversario | Mario Orfini | Italy | |
| Bullet Ballet | バレット・バレエ | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Wim Wenders | Germany | |
| Cabaret Balkan | Буре барута | Goran Paskaljević | Yugoslavia |
| Connection by Fate | 超級市民 | Wan Jen | United Kingdom |
| Crush Proof | Paul Tickell | Ireland | |
| Endurance | Leslie Woodhead | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | |
| L'Ennui | Cédric Kahn | France | |
| Far from One's Eyes | Longe da vista | João Mário Grilo | Italy |
| Friendly Fire | Ação Entre Amigos | Beto Brant | Brazil |
| Guests | Ospiti | Matteo Garrone | Italy |
| Into My Heart | Anthony Stark, Sean Smith | United States | |
| Liv | Edoardo Ponti | United States | |
| Living in Paradise | Vivre au paradis | Bourlem Guerdjou | Algeria |
| The Loss of Sexual Innocence | Mike Figgis | United States | |
| Lucky and Zorba | La gabbianella e il gatto | Enzo D'Alò | Italy |
| The Second Wife | La seconda moglie | Ugo Chiti | Italy |
| Shadrach | Susanne Styron | United States | |
| Shattered Image | Raúl Ruiz | United States | |
| Side Streets | Tony Gerber | United Kingdom | |
| Speak Like a Child | John Akomfrah | United Kingdom | |
| State of Dogs | Нохойн орон | Peter Brosens, Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh | Mongolia |
| Sun Bird | 太阳鸟 | Wang Xueqi, Yang Liping | China |
| Train of Life | Train de vie | Radu Mihăileanu | France, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel, Romania |
| Traps | Pasti, pasti, pasticky | Věra Chytilová | Czech Republic |
| Viol@ | Donatella Maiorca | Italy | |
| Vite in sospeso | Marco Turco | Italy | |
| Yara | Yılmaz Arslan | Turkey, Germany | |
| Yom Yom | Amos Gitai | Israel | |
Nights and Stars (Notti e Stelle)
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Another Day in Paradise | Larry Clark | United States | |
| Apt Pupil | Bryan Singer | United States | |
| He Got Game | Spike Lee | United States | |
| Lautrec | Roger Planchon | France | |
| Out of Sight | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| A Perfect Murder | Andrew Davis | United States | |
| Poodle Springs | Bob Rafelson | United States | |
| Radiofreccia | Luciano Ligabue | Italy | |
| The Red Violin | François Girard | Canada | |
| Ronin | John Frankenheimer | United States | |
| The Truman Show | Peter Weir | United States | |
Special screenings
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribute to Totò | |||
| Totomodo: l'arte spiegata anche ai bambini | Achille Bonito Oliva | Italy | |
| Sessantotto e dintorni | |||
| Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed | Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos | Alexander Kluge | West Germany |
| Il cinema ritrovato | |||
| Adua and Her Friends | Adua e le compagne | Antonio Pietrangeli | Italy |
| The General of the Dead Army | l generale dell'armata morta | Luciano Tovoli | Italy |
| Stranger on the Prowl | Imbarco a mezzanotte | Joseph Losey | Italy |
| Paisan | Paisà | Roberto Rossellini | Italy |
| The Singing Princess | La Rosa di Bagdad | Anton Gino Domenighini | Italy |
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:
- Beat by Amon Miyamoto (Japan)
- Ghodoua Nahrek (fr. Demain, je brûle..., en. Tomorrow I Burn) by Mohamed Ben Smàil (Tunisia)
- La mère Christain (en. Mother Christian) by Myriam Boyer (France)
- The Scent of the Night (L'odore della notte) by Claudio Caligari (Italy)
- Orphans by Peter Mullan (United Kingdom)
- The Opposite of Sex by Don Roos (United States)
- The Iron Heel of Oligarchy (Zheleznaya pyata oligarkhii) by Aleksandr Bashirov (Russia)
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion: The Way We Laughed by Gianni Amelio
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Next Stop Paradise by Lucian Pintilie
- Silver Lion: Black Cat, White Cat by Emir Kusturica
- Golden Osella:
- Best Screenplay: Eric Rohmer for Autumn Tale
- Best Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi for The Way We Laughed
- Best Score: Gerardo Gandini for La Nube
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Sean Penn for Hurlyburly
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Catherine Deneuve for Place Vendôme
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Niccolò Senni for Shooting the Moon
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
FIPRESCI Prize
- Best First Feature: Train of Life by Radu Mihăileanu
- Best Feature: Cabaret Balkan by Goran Paskaljević
OCIC Award
UNICEF Award
UNESCO Award
- Colonel Bunker by Kujtim Çashku
- Special Mention: La Nube by Fernando Solanas
Pasinetti Award
- Best Actor: The Garden of Eden by Kim Rossi Stuart
- Best Actress: Del perduto amore by Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Pietro Bianchi Award
Isvema Award
FEDIC Award
- Del perduto amore by Michele Placido
- Special Mention: Ospiti by Matteo Garrone
- Special Mention: Sto lavorando? by Daniele Segre
Little Golden Lion
Anicaflash Prize
Elvira Notari Prize
- Trap, Trap, Little Trap by Věra Chytilová
- Special Mention: New Rose Hotel (Abel Ferrara)
Cult Network Italia Prize
FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
Laterna Magica Prize
Sergio Trasatti Award
- The Garden of Eden by Alessandro D'Alatri
- Special Mention: Autumn Tale by Éric Rohmer
- Special Mention: Così ridevano by Gianni Amelio
- Special Mention: The Silence by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
CinemAvvenire Award
- Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: The Silence by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Best Film: La Nube by Fernando Solanas
- Best First Film: Vivre au paradis by Bourlem Guerdjou
Kodak Award
- Orphans by Peter Mullan
- IN-COMPETITION: Ospiti by Matteo Garrone
Prix Pierrot
Max Factor Award
References
- "VENICE – 1998 – SPEARS OF LIGHT". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- Grassi, Giovanna (30 July 1998). "Venezia kolossal, la Mostra passerella di star". Corriere della Sera. p. 33.
- "13th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- Ben Smaïl on IMDb
External links
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