The 43rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 30 August to 10 September,

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

. It was the last edition directed by

Gian Luigi Rondi Gian Luigi Rondi (10 December 1921 – 22 September 2016) was an Italian film critic. He was a member of the jury at the 12th and 15th Moscow International Film Festival. He was also a member of the jury at the 11th and 32nd Berlin Interna ...

Jury

The following people comprised the 1986 jury: *

Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet (; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the '' Nouveau Roman'' (new novel) trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and ...

(head of jury) (France) * Chantal Akerman (Belgium) *

Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Biography Born into the Donner family of German descent, Jörn Donner was the son of ...

(Finland) * Pal Gabor (Hungary) * Roman Gubern (Spain) * Pontus Hulten (Sweden) * Alberto Lattuada (Italy) *

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

(Italy) *

Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as '' Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives), based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos. Biography Pereira d ...

(Brazil) * Eldar Shengelaya (Soviet Union) *

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'' ...

(Argentina) * Peter Ustinov (United Kingdom) *

Bernhard Wicki Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 – 5 January 2000) was an Austrian actor and film director. Life and career Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such topics as art history, history and German literature. In 1938, he transferred to the d ...

(West Germany) * Catherine Wyler (USA)

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: * ''Disorder'' (''Désordre'') by Olivier Assayas (France) * ''Sembra morto... ma è solo svenuto'' (lit. "Looks dead... but has only fainted") by Felice Farina (Italy) * '' Walls of Glass'' (aka ''Flanagan'') by

Scott Goldstein Scott Goldstein is a writer, producer, and director based in Los Angeles. He has achieved success in broadcast journalism, prime time entertainment, interactive educational & museum exhibits and documentaries. He is the winner of two Emmy and Go ...

(USA) * ''To Sleep so as to Dream'' (''Yume miru yō ni nemuritai'') by

Kaizo Hayashi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with '' To Sleep so as to Dream'' (1986). He is best known for his neo-noir '' Maiku Hama'' trilogy, ''The Most Terrible Time in My Life'' (1994), '' Stairway to the Dist ...

(Japan) * ''

Massey Sahib ''Massey Sahib'' is a 1985 Hindi drama film directed by Pradip Krishen, starring Raghubir Yadav in the title role. It was Krishen's first film, and was an adaptation of Joyce Cary's 1939 novel '' Mister Johnson''. It won Yadav two international ...

'' by

Pradip Krishen Pradip Krishen (born 1949) is an Indian filmmaker, naturalist and environmentalist. He has directed three films, '' Massey Sahib'' in 1985, ''In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones'' in 1989 and '' Electric Moon'' for Channel 4, UK in 1991. His fil ...

(India) * ''

Malcolm Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim may refer to: People * Malcolm (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Clan Malcolm * Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray, 14th-century bishop-elect of Dunkeld Nobility * Máe ...

'' by

Nadia Tass Nadia Tass is an Australian theatre director and film director and producer. She is known for the films ''Malcolm'' (1986) and ''The Big Steal'' (1990), as well as an extensive body of work in the theatre, both in Australia and internationa ...

(Australia) * ''

Abel Abel ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hābīl is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He was the younger brother of Cain, and the younger son of Adam and Eve, the first couple in Biblical history. He was a shepherd ...

'' by

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 of ...

(Netherlands)

Awards

*Golden Lion: **'' The Green Ray'' (''Le rayon vert'') by

Eric Rohmer The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

*Grand Special Jury Prize: **'' Wild Pigeon'' (''Chuzhaya Belaya i Ryaboi'') by Sergei Solovyov **''

A Tale of Love ''Storia d'amore'', internationally released as ''A Tale of Love'' and ''Love Story'', is a 1986 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Maselli. It entered the 43rd Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Special Jury Prize and ...

'' (''Storia d'amore'') by

Francesco Maselli Francesco Maselli or Citto Maselli (born 9 December 1930, in Rome) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 38 films since 1949. Biography Maselli graduated at the National Film School in 1949 and began his career as assist ...

**'' X'' by Oddvar Einarson * Silver Lion Best First Work: **'' A King and His Movie'' (''La película del rey'') by

Carlos Sorin Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...

*Volpi Cup Best Actor: ** Carlo delle Piane ('' Christmas Present'') *Volpi Cup Best Actress: **

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...

(''

'') *Career Golden Lion: **

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Paolo Taviani (; born 8 November 1931) and Vittorio Taviani (; 20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on film productions. At the C ...

References

*Edoardo Pittalis - Roberto Pugliese, ''Bella di Notte'', August 1996 *'' L'Europeo'', ''Cinema in Laguna'', September 2008

External links

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Venice Film Festival 1986 Awards
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