48th Venice International Film Festival

The 48th Venice International Film Festival was held on September 3 - September 14, 1991.

Jury

• Gian Luigi Rondi head of jury
• Silvia D'Amico Bendico
• James Belushi
• John Boorman
• Michel Ciment
• Moritz de Hadeln
• Naum Kleiman
• Oja Kodar
• Pilar Miró

Awards

• Golden Lion:
  • Close to Eden (Nikita Mikhalkov)
• Grand Special Jury Prize:
  • A Divina Comédia' (Manoel de Oliveira)
• Silver Lion:
  • The Fisher King (Terry Gilliam)
  • Raise the Red Lantern (Yimou Zhang)
  • J'entends plus la guitare (Philippe Garrel)
• Golden Osella:
  • Mississippi Masala (Mira Nair) & (Sooni Taraporevala)
• Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor - River Phoenix (My Own Private Idaho)
  • Best Actress - Tilda Swinton (Edward II)
• The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
  • Jean-Luc Godard (Allemagne année 90 neuf zéro)
• Career Golden Lion:
  • Gian Maria Volonté
• Golden Ciak:
  • Best Film - Mississippi Masala (Mira Nair)
  • Best Actor - Vittorio Mezzogiorno (Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein)
  • Best Actress - Glenn Close (Meeting Venus)
• FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Nowhere Man (Naoto Takenaka)
• OCIC Award:
  • Close to Eden (Nikita Mikhalkov)
• OCIC Award - Honorable Mention:
  • Luigi Faccini
• Pasinetti Award:
  • Best Film - Close to Eden (Nikita Mikhalkov)
  • Best Actor - Vittorio Mezzogiorno (Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein)
  • Best Actress - Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King)
• Pietro Bianchi Award:
  • Paolo Taviani
  • Vittorio Taviani
• Little Golden Lion:
  • The Fisher King (Terry Gilliam)
• Evira Notari Prize:
  • Raise the Red Lantern (Yimou Zhang)

External Links

• Venice Film Festival:1991 at the Internet Movie Database