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1998 Venice Film Festival
The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Così ridevano'' by Gianni Amelio. Jury The following people comprised the 1998 jury: * Ettore Scola (Italy) (head of jury) * Hector Babenco (Argentina) * Sharunas Bartas (Lithuania) * Kathryn Bigelow (USA) * Reinhard Hauff (Germany) * Danièle Heymann (France) * Ismail Merchant (India) * Luis Sepúlveda (Chile) * Tilda Swinton (UK) * Georges Benayoun (Morocco) (short films) (head of jury) * Chiara Caselli (Italy) (short films) * Abel Ferrara (USA) (short films) Official selection In competition Autonomous 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 '' (en. ''Mother Christian'') by Myriam Boyer ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay lying between the mouths of the Po River, Po and the Piave River, Piave rivers (more exactly between the Brenta (river), Brenta and the Sile (river), Sile). In 2020, around 258,685 people resided in greater Venice or the ''Comune di Venezia'', of whom around 55,000 live in the historical island city of Venice (''centro storico'') and the rest on the mainland (''terraferma''). Together with the cities of Padua, Italy, Padua and Treviso, Italy, Treviso, Venice is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area (PATREVE), which is considered a statistical metropolitan area, with a total population of 2.6 million. The name is derived from the ancient Adri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include '' Ms .45'' (1981), ''King of New York'' (1990), ''Bad Lieutenant'' (1992) and '' The Funeral'' (1996). Early life Ferrara was born in the Bronx of Italian and Irish descent. He was raised Catholic, which subsequently influenced much of his work. At 8 years old, he moved to Peekskill in Westchester County, New York and he started making movies at Rockland Community College. Later, he attended the film conservatory at SUNY Purchase, where he directed several short films. Career Early work Ferrara studied at the San Francisco Art Institute; one of his teachers there was the famous avant-garde director Rosa von Praunheim. In the early 1970s, while still in art school, Ferrara directed a number of independently produced sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilary And Jackie
''Hilary and Jackie'' is a 1998 British biographical film directed by Anand Tucker, starring Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths as the British classical musician sisters Jacqueline du Pré (cello) and Hilary du Pré (flute). The film covers Jacqueline's meteoric rise to fame, her alleged affair with Hilary's husband Christopher Finzi, and her struggle with multiple sclerosis starting in her late 20s ultimately leading to her death at the young age of 42. The screenplay by Frank Cottrell-Boyce claimed in the end credits to have been based on the 1997 memoir '' A Genius in the Family'' by Piers and Hilary du Pré (later republished under the title ''Hilary and Jackie''). However, that memoir had not yet been published when ''Hilary and Jackie'' was being filmed. Cottrell-Boyce stated, "Hilary was working on the book at the same time as I was working on the film ... it was at a very early stage when we were doing the script". The film was instead based on conversations with Hilary an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro D'Alatri
Alessandro D'Alatri (born 24 February 1955) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and former actor. Born in Rome, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Vittorio De Sica among others. In 1970s he decided to focus on directing, and after a long apprenticeship as a director of commercials, that led him to be awarded for best AD director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in 1991 he directed a first feature film, '' Americano rosso'', for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director. The following ''No Skin'' was both a critical and a commercial success, and gave D'Alatri a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'oro for best screenplay. His 1998 film ''The Garden of Eden'', an apocryphal history of Jesus, was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. Filmography * 1991: '' Americano rosso'' * 1994: ''No Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garden Of Eden (1998 Film)
''The Garden of Eden'' ( it, I giardini dell'Eden) is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro D'Alatri. It entered the competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival, in which Kim Rossi Stuart won the Pasinetti Award. Cast *Kim Rossi Stuart: Jeoshua * Boris Terral: Jochanan * Kassandra Voyagis: Miriam *Saïd Taghmaoui: Aziz *Jovanotti: Discepolo degli Esseni *Massimo Ghini Massimo Ghini (born 12 October 1954) is an Italian actor. Life He has worked with Franco Zeffirelli, Giorgio Strehler, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, and Gabriele Lavia, among others. He has been married to actress Nancy Brilli, and is the father ...: Soldato romano References External links * 1998 films Italian adventure drama films 1990s adventure drama films Films directed by Alessandro D'Alatri 1998 drama films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat O'Connor (director)
Patrick O'Connor (born 1943 in Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland) is a BAFTA-winning Irish film director. Career In 1982, O'Connor won a Jacob's Award for his direction of the RTÉ TV adaptation of William Trevor's short story ''Ballroom of Romance'', starring Cyril Cusack and Brenda Fricker. It was shot near the village of Ballycroy, County Mayo. He subsequently won the BAFTA award for Best Television Single Drama, 1983 for the same work. He also directed Trevor's ''One of Ourselves'' for BBC TV, again starring Cyril Cusack, and filmed in Cappoquin and Lismore, County Waterford. O'Connor has been married since 1990 to Oscar-nominated actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, with whom he has two sons. He directed Mastrantonio in ''Fools of Fortune'', another William Trevor film adaptation, and ''The January Man.'' Filmography *'' Cal'' (1984) *''The Ballroom of Romance'' (filmed in 1982; released in 1986) *'' A Month in the Country'' (1987) *'' Stars and Bars'' (1988) *''The Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing At Lughnasa (film)
''Dancing at Lughnasa'' is a 1998 Irish-British-American period drama film adapted from the 1990 Brian Friel play ''Dancing at Lughnasa'', directed by Pat O'Connor. The film competed in the Venice Film Festival of 1998. It won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Female Role by Brid Brennan. It was also nominated for 6 other awards, including the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Feature Film and the Best Actress Award for Meryl Streep. Cast and characters * Meryl Streep – Kate Mundy * Michael Gambon – Father Jack Mundy * Catherine McCormack – Christina Mundy * Kathy Burke – Maggie Mundy * Sophie Thompson – Rose Mundy * Bríd Brennan – Agnes Mundy * Rhys Ifans – Gerry Evans * Darrell Johnston – Michael Mundy * Lorcan Cranitch – Danny Bradley * Peter Gowen – Austin Morgan * Dawn Bradfield – Sophie McLoughlin * Marie Mullen – Vera McLoughlin * John Kavanagh – Father Carlin * Kate O'Toole – Chemist Reception and awards Alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Ezequiel "Pino" Solanas (16 February 1936 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and politician. His films include; '' La hora de los hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces)'' (1968), '' Tangos: el exilio de Gardel'' (1985), '' Sur'' (1988), '' El viaje'' (1992), ''La nube'' (1998) and ''Memoria del saqueo'' (2004), among many others. He was National Senator representing the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires for six years, from 2013 to 2019. Solanas studied theatre, music, and law. In 1962, he directed his first short feature ''Seguir andando'' and in 1968 he covertly produced and directed his first long feature film '' La Hora de los Hornos'', a documentary on neo-colonialism and violence in Latin America. The film won several international awards and was screened around the world. Solanas won the Grand Jury Prize and the Critics Award at the Venice Film Festival and the ''Prix de la mise en scène'' at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1999 he was the Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clouds (1998 Film)
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may compose the droplets and crystals. On Earth, clouds are formed as a result of saturation of the air when it is cooled to its dew point, or when it gains sufficient moisture (usually in the form of water vapor) from an adjacent source to raise the dew point to the ambient temperature. They are seen in the Earth's homosphere, which includes the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere. Nephology is the science of clouds, which is undertaken in the cloud physics branch of meteorology. There are two methods of naming clouds in their respective layers of the homosphere, Latin and common name. Genus types in the troposphere, the atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface, have Latin names because of the universal adoption of Luke Howard's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Beatty
Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker, whose career spans over six decades. He was nominated for 15 Academy Awards, including four for Best Actor, four for Best Picture, two for Best Director, three for Original Screenplay, and one for Adapted Screenplay – winning Best Director for ''Reds'' (1981). Beatty is the only person to have been nominated for acting in, directing, writing, and producing the same film, and he did so twice: first for '' Heaven Can Wait'' (with Buck Henry as co-director), and again for ''Reds''. Eight of the films he produced earned 53 Academy nominations. In 1999, he was awarded the Academy's highest honor, the Irving G. Thalberg Award. Beatty was nominated for 18 Golden Globe Awards, winning six, including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2007. Among his Golden Globe nominated films are, his screen debut, ''Splendor in the Grass'' (1961), ''Bonnie and Clyde'' (1967), ''Shampoo'' (1975), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulworth
''Bulworth'' is a 1998 American political satire black comedy film co-written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty. It co-stars Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, and Isaiah Washington. The film follows the title character, California Senator Jay Billington Bulworth (Beatty), as he runs for re-election while trying to avoid a hired assassin. The film received generally positive reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay yet narrowly failed to break even on a $30 million budget. However, Beatty was praised for tackling race, poverty, dysfunction in the health care system, and corporate control of the political agenda, with eminent legal scholar Patricia J. Williams noting the film examined "racism's intersection with America's deep, and growing, class divide." The movie is an uncredited remake of Aki Kaurismäki's ''I Hired a Contract Killer''. Plot Jay Bulworth, a Democratic U.S. Senator from Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-globalist/ Kusturica is one of the most-distinguished European filmmakers since the mid-1980s, best known for surreal and naturalistic movies that express deep sympathies for people from the margins. He has also been recognized for his projects in Andrićgrad, town-building. He has competed at the Cannes Film Festival on five occasions and won the Palme d'Or twice (for ''When Father Was Away on Business'' and ''Underground (1995 film), Underground''), as well as the Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Director prize for ''Time of the Gypsies''. Kusturica has also won a Jury Grand Prix, Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for ''Arizona Dream'', a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for ''Black Cat, White Cat'' and a Silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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