62nd Venice International Film Festival
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The 62nd Venice International Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
opened on August 31, 2005 with Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark , born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong New Wave film director and producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema .-Early life:...
's Seven Swords
Seven Swords
Seven Swords is a 2005 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel Qijian Xia Tianshan. It was produced and directed by Tsui Hark, and starred Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Sun Honglei, Lu Yi and Kim So-yeon...
and closed on September 10, 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan
Peter Chan
Peter Chan Ho-sun , is a film director and producer.-Life and career:Chan was born in Bangkok to Chinese parents. He spent his teens in and studied in Hong Kong and United States, and he attended film school at UCLA. He returned to Hong Kong in 1983 for a summer internship in the film industry....
's musical Perhaps Love. The lineups were announced by the festival director Marco Müller on July 28, 2005 in Rome. The digital films can compete in all categories for the first time of the festival history.
Asian filmmaking confirms its vitality, and with this year's most important works demonstrates that it has once again been capable of challenging the most intelligent spectacular effects from Hollywood. This inaugural event of the 62nd Festival will thus acquire the value of a special tribute to filmmaking from the Far East, which has been cause for such enthusiasm in Western film and culture.
Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
, Japanese animated filmmaker and Stefania Sandrelli
Stefania Sandrelli
Stefania Sandrelli is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the commedia all'Italiana, starting from 1960s. She was 15 years old when she starred in Divorce, Italian Style, as Marcello Mastroianni's cousin, Angela.She was born in Viareggio, Tuscany. She had a long relationship with...
, Italian actress were awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
In competition
- ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Oscar-winning set designer Dante FerrettiDante FerrettiDante Ferretti is an Italian production designer, art director and costume designer for films.In his career, Ferretti has worked with many great directors, both American and Italian, such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Terry Gilliam, Franco Zeffirelli, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford...
(President) - ChinesePeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
author Ah ChengZhong AchengZhong Acheng , often known by his pseudonym Ah Cheng, is a Chinese author and screenwriter.In 1979, together with Ma Desheng, Wang Keping, Huang Rui, Li Shuang, Qu Leilei, Ai Weiwei, A Cheng founded the Stars Group , an assembly of untrained, experimental artists who challenged the strict tenets of... - FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film director Claire DenisClaire DenisClaire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:... - GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
director Edgar ReitzEdgar ReitzEdgar Reitz is a German filmmaker and Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe.- Early life and education :... - IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic musician and actress Emilíana TorriniEmilíana TorriniEmilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir is an Icelandic singer, best known for her 2009 single Jungle Drum, 1999 album Love in the Time of Science and for performing "Gollum's Song" for Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.-Early life:Torrini grew up in Kópavogur, where, at the age of... - USA independent producer Christine VachonChristine VachonChristine Vachon is an American film producer active in the American independent film sector and daughter of noted photographer John Vachon....
- IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
director Amos GitaiAmos GitaiAmos Gitai , born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel, is an Israeli filmmaker and director. He is mainly known for making documentaries and experimental / minimalist feature films...
Horizons
This jury will assign the Horizons (Orizzonti) Prize and the Horizons (Orizzonti) Doc Prize for the best documentary, in each case to single winners.- ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
artist with a close relationship with cinema Mimmo RotellaMimmo RotellaDomenico "Mimmo" Rotella, , was an Italian artist and poet best known for his works of décollage and psychogeographics, made from torn advertising posters.Rotella was born in Catanzaro, Calabria....
(Chairman) - SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
film director Isabel CoixetIsabel CoixetIsabel Coixet is a Spanish film director.She received an M.A. in history from the University of Barcelona... - FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film critic Jean-Michel FrodonJean-Michel FrodonJean-Michel Frodon is a journalist, critic and historian of cinema.-Biography:Born Jean-Michel Billard, he writes with a borrowed pseudonym from "The Lord of the Rings." He has a masters degree and a DEA in history. He worked as an educator from 1971 to 1981. Next, he was a photographer from... - ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
actor Valerio MastandreaValerio MastandreaValerio Mastandrea is an Italian film actor. Mastandrea was born at Garbatella, Rome, Italy. He is a former philosophy student turned actor.-Awards:... - JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film director Shinya TsukamotoShinya Tsukamotois a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.-Biography:Tsukamoto started making movies at the age of 14, when his father gave him a Super 8 camera. He made a number of films, ranging...
Corto Cortissimo
This jury will assign the Leone Citröen - Corto Cortissimo for best short, the UIP Prize for best European short and a Special Mention.- SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
film critic Chema Prado (Chairman) - ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
film director Giovanna GagliardoGiovanna GagliardoGiovanna Gagliardo is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Her 1982 film Via degli specchi was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* The Assassin... - SwissSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
film director Clemens Klopfenstein
Luigi De Laurentiis Award
A contest that examines all feature-length films that are first works present in the various sections of the 62nd Film Festival. This jury will assign the Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentiis prize for best first work (Leone del Futuro - Premio Venezia Opera Prima Luigi De Laurentiis) to a single winner, as well as Euro 100,000 put forward by FilmauroFilmauro
Filmauro is an Italian media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films, founded in 1975 by the father of Aurelio De Laurentiis, Luigi De Laurentiis....
and 20,000 metres of film stock offered by Kodak.
- CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film director Guy MaddinGuy MaddinGuy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba...
(Chairman) - BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
film historian Peter CowiePeter CowiePeter Cowie is a film historian and author of more than thirty books on film. In 1963 he was the founder/publisher and general editor of the annual International Film Guide, a survey of worldwide film production. Educated at Charterhouse School, and an Exhibitioner in History at Magdalene... - ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
actress Isabella FerrariIsabella FerrariIsabella Ferrari , is the stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, Commissioner Giovanna Scalise in the police drama series Distretto di Polizia and Distretto di Polizia 2 which was televised on Mediaset's... - FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film director Ismaël FerroukhiIsmaël FerroukhiIsmaël Ferroukhi is a French-Moroccan film director.Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film L'Exposé, which won the Kodak Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival... - RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n actress and scriptwriter Renata LitvinovaRenata LitvinovaRenata Muratovna Litvinova is a Russian actress, director, and screenwriter. She was born to a Russian mother and a Tatar father...
In competition
Competitive section of films running for the Golden LionGolden Lion
Il Leone d’Oro 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 now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes...
. An international competition comprising a maximum of 20 feature films in 35mm and digital HD format.
- La Seconda Notte di Nozze by Pupi AvatiPupi AvatiGiuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter.-Early life and career:...
(Italy) - O Fatalista by João BotelhoJoão BotelhoJoão Botelho is a Portuguese film director.He has directed and written the screenplays of numerous films. His films have won several awards...
(Portugal/France) - Vers Le Sud by Laurent CantetLaurent CantetLaurent Cantet is a French director, born on June 15, 1961 at Melle . His parents were schoolteachers in Ardilleux.On 25 May 2008, he received the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes 2008, for the movie Entre les murs.- As director :...
(France/Canada) - GabrielleGabrielle (film)Gabrielle is a 2005 French film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It is a screen adaptation of Joseph Conrad's short story The Return.-Plot:...
by Patrice ChéreauPatrice ChéreauPatrice Chéreau is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.-Biography:Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre...
(France/Italy) - Good Night, and Good Luck by George ClooneyGeorge ClooneyGeorge Timothy Clooney is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. For his work as an actor, he has received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award...
(USA) - The Beast in the HeartThe Beast in the HeartThe Beast in the Heart , is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel written by herself.It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the Venice International Film Festival...
by Cristina Comencini (Italy) - I Giorni dell'AbbandonoI giorni dell'abbandonoI giorni dell'abbandono is a film of 2005 by Roberto Faenza, set in Turin, based on the novel by Elena Ferrante.-Synopsis:Olga , literary translator, wife and mother of two is suddenly abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. With this she enters into a painful lapse that turns into despair...
by Roberto FaenzaRoberto FaenzaRoberto Faenza is an Italian film director.Born in Turin in 1943, Roberto Faenza received a degree in Political Science and a diploma at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia....
(Italy) - MaryMary (2005 film)Mary is a 2005 drama thriller film, written and directed by American director Abel Ferrara. The film stars Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Modine and Heather Graham....
by Abel FerraraAbel FerraraAbel Ferrara is an American film screenwriter and director. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer , Ms. 45 , King of New York , Bad Lieutenant and The Funeral .-Early life:Ferrara was born in the Bronx of Italian and Irish descent...
(Italy/USA) - Les Amants Réguliers by Philippe GarrelPhilippe GarrelPhilippe Garrel is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival...
(France/Italy) - Garpastum by Aleksey German Jr (Russia)
- The Brothers Grimm by Terry GilliamTerry GilliamTerrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...
(UK) - Everlasting RegretEverlasting RegretEverlasting Regret is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Stanley Kwan, and produced by Jackie Chan. It is based on Changhen Ge, a novel by Wang Anyi, about a woman's turbulent life in 20th century Shanghai, China...
by Stanley KwanStanley KwanStanley Kwan is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director and producer.Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College...
(China/Hong Kong) - Brokeback MountainBrokeback MountainBrokeback Mountain is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. It is a film adaptation of the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx with the screenplay written by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry...
by Ang LeeAng LeeAng Lee is a Taiwanese film director. Lee has directed a diverse set of films such as Eat Drink Man Woman , Sense and Sensibility , Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , Hulk , and Brokeback Mountain , for which he won an Academy...
(Canada) - ProofProof (2005 film)Proof is a 2005 American drama film directed by John Madden and starring Anthony Hopkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Hope Davis; it was written by Rebecca Miller, based on David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title.-Plot:...
by John MaddenJohn Madden (director)John Philip Madden is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio.- Biography :Madden was educated at Clifton College. He was in the same house as friend and fellow director Roger Michell. He began his career in British independent films, and graduated from the University of...
(UK/USA) - The Constant GardenerThe Constant Gardener (film)The Constant Gardener is a 2005 drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles. The screenplay by Jeffrey Caine is based on the John le Carré novel of the same name. It tells the story of Justin Quayle, a man who seeks to find the motivating forces behind his wife's murder.The film stars Ralph Fiennes,...
by Fernando MeirellesFernando MeirellesFernando Ferreira Meirelles is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter.He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 2004 for his work in the Brazilian film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films...
(UK/Kenya/Germany) - Espelho Magico by Manoel de OliveiraManoel de OliveiraManoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
(Portugal) - Sympathy for Lady VengeanceSympathy for Lady VengeanceSympathy for Lady Vengeance is a 2008 South Korean film by director Park Chan-wook. In North America and parts of Europe, the film has been screened under the title Lady Vengeance. The film is the third installment in Park's The Vengeance Trilogy, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy...
by Park Chan-wookPark Chan-wookPark Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of...
(Korea) - Romance and Cigarettes by John TurturroJohn TurturroJohn Michael Turturro is an American actor, writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing , Miller's Crossing , Barton Fink , Quiz Show , The Big Lebowski , O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the Transformers film series...
(USA) - Persona Non GrataPersona non grataPersona non grata , literally meaning "an unwelcome person", is a legal term used in diplomacy that indicates a proscription against a person entering the country...
by Krzysztof ZanussiKrzysztof ZanussiKrzysztof Zanussi, is a Polish producer and film director.He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop...
(Poland/Russia/Italy) - Takeshis'Takeshis'Takeshis' is a 2005 Japanese film directed, written, edited by, and starring Takeshi Kitano. It is the first film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, being followed by Glory to the Filmmaker!, and Achilles and the Tortoise....
by Takeshi KitanoTakeshi Kitanois a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
(Japan)
Out of competition
Non-competitive section of highly spectacular films. Works by directors already established in past editions of the Festival, and films deemed appropriate for a midnight screening.- Fragile by Jaime Balaguero (Spain)
- BackstageBackstage (2005 film)Backstage is a French film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, released in 2005. It was screened in the Official Selection category of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.-Synopsis:...
by Emmanuelle Bercot (France) - Corpse BrideCorpse BrideCorpse Bride, often promoted as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, is a 2005 stop-motion-animated fantasy musical film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton. It is set in a fictional Victorian era village in Europe. Johnny Depp led an all-star cast as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bonham Carter ...
by Tim BurtonTim BurtonTimothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...
and Mike JohnsonMike Johnson (animator)Mike Johnson is a stop motion animator who has worked on films such as James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas, short films such as an animation of The Devil Went Down to Georgia, and TV programmes such as The PJs...
(UK) - Perhaps Love by Peter Ho-sun ChanPeter ChanPeter Chan Ho-sun , is a film director and producer.-Life and career:Chan was born in Bangkok to Chinese parents. He spent his teens in and studied in Hong Kong and United States, and he attended film school at UCLA. He returned to Hong Kong in 1983 for a summer internship in the film industry....
(China/Hong Kong) - All the Invisible ChildrenAll the Invisible ChildrenAll the Invisible Children is a 2005 anthology film on the theme of childhood and exploitation. It is a collection of seven short films, each focused on a different child.The film has a total runtime of 116 minutes, averaging 16 minutes each....
by Mehdi CharefMehdi CharefMehdi Charef is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian descent. He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film Le thé au harem d'Archimède was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival...
, Emir KusturicaEmir KusturicaEmir Nemanja Kusturica , is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films...
, Spike LeeSpike LeeShelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
, Kátia LundKátia LundKátia Lund is an American-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Her most notable work was as co-director of the film City of God....
, Jordan ScottJordan ScottJordan Scott is a British photographer, filmmaker and actress. She is the daughter of director Ridley Scott and advertising executive Sandy Watson. She is the niece of director Tony Scott and half-sister of directors Luke and Jake Scott....
, Ridley ScottRidley ScottSir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
, Stefano Veneruso, John WooJohn WooJohn Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...
(Italy) - ElizabethtownElizabethtown (film)Elizabethtown is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Alec Baldwin has a small role as a CEO of an athletic shoe company and Susan Sarandon appears as a grieving widow...
by Cameron CroweCameron CroweCameron Bruce Crowe is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes....
, (USA) - The Exorcism of Emily RoseThe Exorcism of Emily RoseThe Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 American courtroom drama horror film directed by Scott Derrickson. The film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel and follows a self-proclaimed agnostic defense lawyer representing a parish priest who is accused by the state of negligent homicide...
by Scott DerricksonScott DerricksonScott Derrickson is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He lives in Los Angeles, California.- Biography :Derrickson was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Biola University with a B.A. in Humanities with an emphasis in literature and philosophy, a B.A. in...
(USA) - EdmondEdmond (film)Edmond is a 2005 drama-thriller film starring William H. Macy, based on the play of the same name. It was written by David Mamet and directed by Stuart Gordon....
by Stuart GordonStuart GordonAfter the University of Wisconsin demanded future theatrical productions by Screw Theater be overseen by a University Professor, Gordon cut his University ties to form Broom Street Theater. Its first production, the new translation of the risque Lysistrata, premiered in May 1969. Gordon is...
(USA) - Casanova by Lasse HallstromLasse HallströmLars Sven "Lasse" Hallström is a Swedish film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog and later for The Cider House Rules .-Life and career:...
(USA) - Cinderella ManCinderella ManCinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer.-Plot:James J...
by Ron HowardRon HowardRonald William "Ron" Howard is an American actor, director, and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years...
(USA) - The Fine Art of Love-Mine Haha by John IrvinJohn IrvinJohn Irvin is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy...
(Italy/Czech Republic/UK) - Initial DInitial Dis a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...
by Andrew LauAndrew LauAndrew Lau Wai-Keung is a Hong Kong cinematographer and filmmaker. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film...
and Alan MakAlan MakAlan Mak Siu-Fai , born on 1 January 1968 in Hong Kong, is a writer, director, actor and producer.-Biography:In 1986, Mak studied at the School of Drama in the Hong Kong Academy for Performance Arts. Upon graduation in 1990, he started his movie career....
(Hong Kong) - The DescentThe DescentThe Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped, and are hunted by subterranean flesh-eating humanoids....
by Neil MarshallNeil MarshallNeil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
(UK) - Yokai DaisensoYokai Daisensois a 2005 Japanese fantasy children's film directed by Takashi Miike and produced by Kadokawa Pictures. In the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and on its June 30, 2006, American premiere, in New York City, it was released under the international English title The Great Yokai War by Tokyo...
by Takashi MiikeTakashi Miikeis a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions...
(Japan) - Final Fantasy VII Advent Children by Tetsuya NomuraTetsuya Nomurais a Japanese video game director and character designer working for Square Enix , best known for his work on both the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series.-Time before Square:Nomura was born in Kōchi, Japan...
(Japan) - Le Parfum de la dame en noir by Bruno Podalydes (France)
- Four BrothersFour Brothers (film)Four Brothers is a 2005 action crime film directed by John Singleton. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund. The film was shot in Detroit, Michigan and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada...
by John Singleton (USA) - BubbleBubble (film)Bubble is a movie directed by Steven Soderbergh. It was shot on high-definition video and was made for a relatively small budget of $1.6 million. It also featured some unusual production aspects.In traditional terms, the movie has no script...
by Steven SoderberghSteven SoderberghSteven Andrew Soderbergh is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and an Academy Award-winning film director. He is best known for directing commercial Hollywood films like Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and the remake of Ocean's Eleven, but he has also directed smaller less...
(USA) - Seven SwordsSeven SwordsSeven Swords is a 2005 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel Qijian Xia Tianshan. It was produced and directed by Tsui Hark, and starred Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Sun Honglei, Lu Yi and Kim So-yeon...
by Tsui HarkTsui HarkTsui Hark , born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong New Wave film director and producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema .-Early life:...
(China/Hong Kong)
Special event
Hayao MiyazakiHayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
, Japanese animated filmmaker – Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (animation) (Japan)
- Porco RossoPorco RossoPorco Rosso, known in Japan as is the sixth anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 1992, of an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing "air pirates" in the Adriatic Sea. The man has been cursed and transformed into...
(1992) (animation) (Japan) - On Your MarkOn Your Markis a song by the Japanese rock duo Chage & Aska. At their request, animator Hayao Miyazaki produced a music video for the song. The music video was created in 1995, is entirely animated, has no dialogue and runs for six and a half minutes. The song was used in advertisements for NEC.-Synopsis:The...
(1995) (animation) (Japan)
Horizons
A section aiming to provide a picture of the new trends in cinema. Documentaries are now included in this section, in order to render the programme more legible and avoid any confusion between different rich and complex sections.- Drawing Restraint 9Drawing Restraint 9Drawing Restraint 9 is a project by visual artist Matthew Barney consisting of a feature length 35mm film, large-scale sculptures, photographs, drawings, and books. The Drawing Restraint series consists of 16 numbered components and related materials. Some episodes are videos, others sculptural...
by Matthew BarneyMatthew BarneyMatthew Barney is an American artist who works in sculpture, photography, drawing and film. His early works were sculptural installations combined with performance and video...
(USA) - Musikanten by Franco BattiatoFranco BattiatoFrancesco Battiato is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes...
(Italy) - Pervye Na Lune (documentary), by Aleksey Fedortchenko (Russia)
- Arido Movie by Lirio Ferreira (Brazil)
- Workingman's DeathWorkingman's DeathWorkingman's Death is a 2005 Austrian-German documentary film written and directed by Michael Glawogger. It premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. The film deals with the extremes to which workers go to earn a living in several countries around the world.The film is composed of six differently...
(documentary), by Michael GlawoggerMichael GlawoggerMichael Glawogger is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.From 1981 to 1982 Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and then from 1983 to 1989 at the Vienna Film Academy...
(Austria/Germany) - Die Große Stille (documentary), by Philip GröningPhilip GröningPhilip Gröning is a German director, documentary film maker, and screenwriter.- Career :He was raised in Germany and US, but also traveled extensively. He studied Medicine and Psychology before beginning in the cinema with some acting. In 1986 he began doing his own films...
(Germany) - The Wild Blue YonderThe Wild Blue YonderThe Wild Blue Yonder is a science fiction film by the German director Werner Herzog, released in 2005. It has been presented at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize. It went on to screen in competition at the Mar del Plata Film Festival and the Sitges Film...
(documentary), by Werner HerzogWerner HerzogWerner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner...
(Germany/UK/France) - Vokaldy Paralelder (documentary), by Rustam Khamdamov (Kazakhistan)
- Yolda by Erden KiralErden KıralErden Kıral is a Turkish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 12 films since 1978. His 1983 film A Season in Hakkari was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize...
(Turkey/Bulgaria) - East of Paradise (documentary), by Lech KowalskiLech KowalskiLech Kowalski is an American film director of Polish origins. His most notable film is thedocumentary, D.O.A. subtitled "A Rite of Passage", which chronicled the burgeoning UK punk scene at the tail-end of the 70's, and included footage of the Sex Pistols' abortive 1978 American Tour...
(France) - HongyanDam StreetDam Street is a 2005 Chinese film directed by Li Yu. Dam Street is Li's second feature film, after 2001's Fish and Elephant and was produced by screenwriter Fang Li's Laurel Films and Sylvain Bursztejn's French company, Rosem Fims....
(Au fil de l'eau), by Li YuLi Yu (director)Li Yu is a female Chinese film director and screenwriter. Li began her career in entertainment at a young age, serving as a presenter at a local TV station...
(China/France) - CarmenCarmen (2003 film)Carmen is a 2003 film about the classical romance of the same name by Prosper Mérimée. Director Vicente Aranda bases the plot on Mérimée's original novella from 1847 , changing some details about the love story between Carmen and José...
by Jean-Pierre Limosin (France) - Veruschka – (m)ein inszenierter Körper by Paul MorrisseyPaul MorrisseyPaul Morrissey is an American film director, best-known for his association with Andy Warhol.Morrissey attended Ampleforth College, a private Roman Catholic boarding school and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army...
and Bernd Böhm (France) - Wuqiong dongPerpetual Motion (film)Perpetual Motion is an independent Chinese film directed by Ning Ying. The film follows four wealthy, high-powered women living in Beijing during the Chinese New Year. The film had its North American premiere on September 10, 2005 at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival...
by Ning YingNing YingNing Ying is a female Chinese film director often considered a member of China's "Sixth Generation" filmmaker coterie, a group that also includes Jia Zhangke, Zhang Yuan and Wang Xiaoshuai. However, this is more a result of a shared subject matter than anything else, as chronologically, Ning is...
(China) - TexasTexas (film)Texas is a Western movie starring Glenn Ford - William Holden and directed by George Marshall-Plot:Two cowboys witness an assault of a diligence. They steal loot and rendezvous. However, they discover they are on different sides of the law...
by Fausto Paravidino (Italy) - Everything is IlluminatedEverything Is Illuminated (film)Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure/dramedy film, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz...
by Liev SchreiberLiev SchreiberIsaac Liev Schreiber , commonly known as Liev Schreiber, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having initially appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the Scream trilogy of...
(USA) - La Dignidad de los NadiesThe Dignity of the NobodiesThe Dignity of the Nobodies is a 2005 Argentine documentary film directed by Fernando Solanas.- Plot :The film focuses on the life of several Argentine persons after the December 2001 riots in Argentina. It highlights the aims and wishes of the outcasts and their hopes ....
(documentary) by Fernando E. Solanas (Argentina)
Corto Cortissimo
An international competition of short films in 35mm, whose length does not exceed 30 minutes.In competition
- 113 by Jason Brandenberg (Switzerland) 19'
- Contracuerpo by Eduardo Chapero-Jackson (Spain) 17'
- A case of you by Jack DaviesJack Davies (screenwriter)Jack Davies was an English screenwriter, producer, editor and actor.Davies was prolific comedy screenwriter. His 48 credits include films starring comedians Will Hay and Norman Wisdom...
(UK) 18' - The Mechanicals by Leon FordLeon FordLeon Ford is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles in the television series The Cooks, Changi and the telemovie Stepfather of the Bride.Ford portrayed 1st Lt...
(Australia) 8' - Au Petit Matin by Xavier GensXavier GensXavier Gens is a French film director.-Director:*Vanikoro *The Divide *Hitman *Frontier *Sable noir - short film*Au petit matin - short film*Born to Kast - short film...
(France) 15' - Come on Strange by Gabriela Gruber (Germany) 4'
- Happy Birthday by Jun-won Hong (Korea) 20'
- Ballada by Marcell Iványi (Hungary/Belgium) 12'
- Butterflies by Max JacobyMax JacobyMax Jacoby is a Luxembourgian film director and screenwriter. He studied at the London Film School where he graduated in 2001 with his short film Babysitting. In 2003 he made a short film called The Lodge, with Eve Best in the lead role...
(Luxembourg) 12' - Tube Poker by Simon Levene (UK) 15'
- Small Station by Lin Chien Ping (Taiwan) 30'
- Trevirgolaottantasette by Valerio MastandreaValerio MastandreaValerio Mastandrea is an Italian film actor. Mastandrea was born at Garbatella, Rome, Italy. He is a former philosophy student turned actor.-Awards:...
(Italy) 12' - Giorno 122 by Fulvio Ottaviano (Italy) 22'
- Da ikhos dghech chveni dghe dghegrdzeli by Georgy Paradzanov (Russia) 22'
- P.E.O.Z. by Christo Petrou (Greece) 11'
- Layla Afel by Leon Prudovsky (Israel) 30'
- Flesh by Edouard Salier (France) 9'
- A rapariga da mão morta by Alberto Seixas SantosAlberto Seixas Santos-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
(Portugal) 16' - Rien d'insoluble by Xavier Seron (Belgium) 15'
- The Glass Beads by Angeles Woo (USA) 9'
- La Apertura by Duska Zagorac (UK/Argentina) 22'
Special events
Crossings (Incroci)- La Trama di Amleto by Salvatore Chiosi (Italy) 20'
- Compleanno by Sandro Dionisio (Italy) 22'
- Five Minutes, Mr Welles by Vincent D'OnofrioVincent D'OnofrioVincent Phillip D'Onofrio is an American actor, director, film producer, writer, and singer. Often referred to as an actor's actor, his work as a character actor has earned him the nickname of "Human Chameleon"...
(USA) 32' - Naufragi di Don Chisciotte by Dominick Tambasco (Italy) 30'
Between Europe and Middle East
- Quelques miettes pour les oiseaux by Nassim Amaouche (Belgium/France/Jordan) 27'
- De quelle couleur sont les murs de votre maison? by Timon Koulmasis (France) 18'
- Diaspora by Ula Tabari (France/Belgium/Palestine) 16'
Schools of cinema
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Scuola Nazionale di Cinema
- Un posto libero by Eros Achiardi (Italy) 32'
- Nature (Italy) 35'
- "Manichini" by Marco Danieli
- "Al buio" by Fabio Mollo
- "Consuelo" by Carlo Pisani
London Film School
- Vado a messa by Ginevra ElkannGinevra ElkannGinevra Elkann is an Italian apprentice film director, and, as granddaughter of Gianni Agnelli, is among the heirs to the Agnelli family fortune. She is the daughter of Margherita Agnelli and the French-Italian writer Alain Elkann; her brother, the industrialist John Elkann, is Chairman of the...
(UK) 9'
Venezia 62
- Golden Lion for Best Film: Brokeback Mountain by Ang Lee
- Silver Lion for Best Director: Les Amants Réguliers by Philippe Garrel
- Jury Special Prize: Mary by Abel Ferrara
- Coppa Volpi for Best Actor: David StrathairnDavid StrathairnDavid Russell Strathairn is an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for portraying journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck...
in Good Night, and Good Luck by George Clooney - Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Giovanna MezzogiornoGiovanna MezzogiornoGiovanna Mezzogiorno is an Italian theatre and film actress.Giovanna Mezzogiorno was born in Rome, November 9, 1974, daughter of actors Vittorio Mezzogiorno and Cecilia Sacchi. She grew up watching her parents on set, conscious about acting. At first she wanted to become a ballerina and she...
in La bestia nel cuore by Cristina Comencini - Osella for an Outstanding Technical Contribution: William LubtchanskyWilliam LubtchanskyWilliam Lubtchansky born in Paris, France, was an acclaimed French cinematographer. His first film was Agnes Varda's 1965 short, Elsa la Rose. Lubtchansky has shot over 100 films, including several for Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette, Jean Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet and Nadine Trintignant...
for the photography in Les Amants Réguliers - Osella for Best Screenplay: George Clooney and Grant HeslovGrant HeslovGrant Heslov is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter and director.-Early life:Heslov was born in Los Angeles, into a Jewish family and was raised in the Palos Verdes area of Los Angeles. He attended Palos Verdes High School, the University of Southern California along with friend Tate...
for Good Night, and Good Luck - "Marcello Mastroianni" Award for Best Young Actor or Actress: Ménothy Cesar in Vers le sud
- Special Lion for her work as a whole: Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertIsabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since 1971. She has had 14 films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Actress Award twice, for Violette Nozière and La pianiste . She is also the most...
Horizons
- Horizons Prize: East of Paradise by Lech Kowalski
- Horizons Documentary Prize: Pervye na lune (The First On The Moon) by Aleksey Fedortchenko
"Luigi De Laurentiis" Award for a First Feature
- Lion of the Future - "Luigi De Laurentiis" Venice Award for a First Feature: 13 Tzameti13 Tzameti13 Tzameti is a 2005 film written and directed by Georgian filmmaker Géla Babluani. "Tzameti" is the Georgian word for thirteen. 13 Tzameti is the feature length directorial debut for Babluani...
by Gela BabluaniGéla BabluaniGéla Babluani is a Georgian-French film director.Babluani was born in Tbilisi, son of prominent director Temur Babluani. At 17 years of age, he and his three siblings were sent to study in France. His first short film, A Fleur de Peau , received critical appraise...
Corto Cortissimo
- Citroen Short Super-Short Lion for Best Short Film: Xiaozhan (Small Station) by Lin Chien-ping
- Special Mention: Layla Afel by Leon Prudovsky
- UIP Prize for Best European Short Film: Butterflies by Max Jacoby
The Secret History of Asian Cinema
"The Secret History of Chinese Cinema" is a retrospective section on Chinese filmCinema of China
The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Since 1949 the cinema of mainland China has operated under restrictions imposed by the Communist Party of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and...
(1934 to 1990).
- DaluThe Big RoadThe Big Road , also known as The Highway is a 1934 Chinese silent film directed by Sun Yu and starring Jin Yan and Li Lili. The film deals with a group of workers who are constructing a highway for use in the war against the Japanese....
(1934) by Sun YuSun Yu (director)Sun Yu was a major leftist film director active in the 1930s in Shanghai. One of the core directors of the Lianhua Film Company, Sun Yu made a name for himself with a series of socially conscious dramas in the early to mid 1930s... - Taoli jiePlunder of Peach and PlumPlunder of Peach and Plum is an early Chinese sound film from 1934. Produced by the left-leaning Shanghai-based Diantong Film Company, Plunder was directed by Ying Yunwei and starred popular actor Yuan Muzhi...
(1934) by Ying Yunwei - Xin nüxingNew WomenNew Women was a silent Chinese film released in early 1935 in Shanghai by the Lianhua Film Company. It is sometimes translated as New Woman. The film starred Ruan Lingyu and was directed by Cai Chusheng....
(1935) by Cai ChushengCai ChushengResting Place= Babaoshan Revoluntionary CemeteryCai Chusheng was a Chinese film director of the pre-Communist era. Known best for his progressive output in the 1930s, Cai Chusheng later became a victim to the persecutions of the Cultural Revolution.- Early career :Born in Shanghai to Cantonese... - Malu tianshiStreet Angel (1937 film)Street Angel is a Chinese film released in 1937. The film was directed by Yuan Muzhi and stars the popular singer Zhou Xuan.-Synopsis:The film deals with two sisters, Xiao Hong and Xiao Yun who have fled from the war in Northeast China to Shanghai, where they are living under the brutal thumb of...
(1937) by Yuan MuzhiYuan MuzhiYuan Muzhi was an actor and director from the Republic of China and later of the People's Republic of China.- Career :... - Shizi jietouCrossroads (1937 film)Crossroads is a 1937 Chinese seriocomedy film directed by Shen Xiling and starring Bai Yang and Zhao Dan. The film exemplified the growing trend of Chinese films by the mid-1930s of incorporating references to the war with Japan...
(1937) by Shen XilingShen XilingShen Xiling was a Chinese film director.- Partial filmography :- External links :... - Yeban geshengSong at MidnightSong at Midnight is a 1937 film directed by Ma-Xu Weibang...
(1937) by Ma-Xu WeibangMa-Xu WeibangMa-Xu Weibang was a Chinese film director active in the mainland during the 1920s through 1940s, and later in Hong Kong, perhaps best known for his work in the horror genre, the most important unarguably being the Phantom of the Opera-inspired, Song at Midnight. Ma-Xu was also known for a few... - Tieshan gongzhuPrincess Iron Fan (1941 film)Princess Iron Fan , is the first Chinese animated feature film. It was directed in Shanghai under difficult conditions in the thick of World War II by Wan Guchan and Wan Laiming and was released on January 1, 1941.-Plot:...
(1941) by Wan LaimingWan LaimingWan Lai-Ming was born in Nanjing, China. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animation industry, and became China's first animator. As the director of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, he would raise the standard to International level before other historical events...
and Wan GuchanWan GuchanWan Guchan was a Chinese filmmaker. Born in Nanjing, China, he was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animations industry.-Early history:Wan Guchan joined his twin brother Wan Laiming in most of the animation projects and experimentations.... - Xiaocheng zhi chunSpring in a Small TownSpring in a Small Town is a Chinese film released in 1948 and directed by Fei Mu . The film was based on a short story by Li Tianji , and was produced by the Wenhua Film Company....
(1947) by Fei MuFei MuFei Mu was a major Chinese film director from the pre-Communist era.-Biography:Born in Shanghai, China, Fei Mu is considered by many to be one of the major film directors prior to the communist revolution in 1949... - Wuya yu maqueCrows and SparrowsCrows and Sparrows was a 1949 Chinese film made by Kunlun Studios on the eve of the Communist victory and directed by Zheng Junli. Notable for its extremely critical view of corrupt Nationalist bureaucrats, the film was made as Chiang Kai-shek's Nanjing-based government was on the verge of...
(1949) by Zheng JunliZheng JunliZheng Junli was a Chinese actor and director born in Shanghai and who rose to prominence in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.-Early years:... - San Mao liulang ji (1949–50) by Zhao Ming and Yan Gong
- Wo zhe yibeiziThis Life of MineThis Life of Mine is a 1950 Chinese film directed by Shi Hui.- Cast :*Shi Hui as I*Heling Wei as Old Zhao*Yang Shen as Shen Yuan*Wei Li as Hai Fu*Zhi Cheng as Hu Li*Chaoming Cui as Sun Yuan...
(1949–50) by Shi Hui - Wutai jiemeiTwo Stage SistersTwo Stage Sisters is a 1964 Chinese drama film produced by Shanghai Tianma Film Studio and directed by Xie Jin, starring Xie Fang and Cao Yindi. Made just before the Cultural Revolution, it tells the story of two female Yue Opera practitioners from the same troupe who end up taking very different...
(1965) by Xie JinXie JinXie Jin was an important Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War.... - Zhonglie tu (1975) by King HuKing HuKing Hu was a Hong Kong- and Taiwan-based Chinese film director whose Wuxia films brought Chinese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films Come Drink with Me , Dragon Gate Inn and A Touch of Zen inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s...
- Yige he bageOne and EightOne and Eight is a landmark Chinese film from 1983. The film tells the story of eight criminals and a deserting Chinese officer in the communist Eighth Route Army caught in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Zhang Junzhao, One and Eight also features cinematography by the...
(1983) by Zhang JunzhaoZhang JunzhaoZhang Junzhao is a Chinese film director and screenwriter who was mainly active in the 1980s. A graduate of the Beijing Film Academy and a contemporary of such acclaimed directors as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Junzhao was a prominent early member of China's Fifth... - MamaMama (film)Mama is a 1990 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan's directorial debut, Mama is today considered a seminal film in the history of Chinese independent cinema, and by extension, as a pioneering film of the Sixth Generation of which Zhang is a member.Shot on an extreme budget within Zhang...
(1990) by Zhang YuanZhang YuanZhang Yuan is a Chinese film director who has been described by film scholars as a pioneering member of China's Sixth Generation of filmmakers...
"The Secret History of Japanese Cinema" is a retrospective section on Japanese film
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
(1926 to 1978).
- Chokon (1926) by Daisuke ItōDaisuke Itō (film director)was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who played a central role in the development of the modern jidaigeki and samurai cinema.-Career:Born in Ehime Prefecture, Itō joined the actors school at Shōchiku in 1920, but soon began writing screenplays under the recommendation of Kaoru Osanai. He...
- Chuji tabi nikki (1927) by Daisuke Ito
- Oatsurae Jirokichi koshiOatsurae Jirokichi Koshiis a 1931 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Daisuke Itō. It is the only completely preserved silent film directed by Ito and related the life of a legendary thief, Jirokichi the Rat, in an exquisite original story and through the revolutionary use of dynamic...
(1931) by Daisuke Ito - Tange Sazen yowa – Hyakuman ryo no tsubo (1935) by Sadao YamanakaSadao Yamanakawas a Japanese film director and writer who directed 24 films during a seven-year period in the 1930s. He was a contemporary of Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi and one of the primary figures in the development of the jidaigeki, or historical film. Yamanaka died of dysentary in...
- Kouchiyama Soshun (1936) by Sadao Yamanaka
- Ninjo kamifusenHumanity and Paper Balloonsis 1937 black-and-white film directed by Sadao Yamanaka. It is his last film. Largely unknown outside of Japan until recent years, the film has been hailed by critics , and a number of other Japanese filmmakers as one of the most influential examples of jidaigeki, or Japanese period films...
(1937) by Sadao Yamanaka - Enoken no gambari senjutsu (1939) by Nobuo NakagawaNobuo Nakagawawas a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the 1950s and 1960s.-Career:Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was early on influenced by proletarian literature and wrote amateur film reviews to the Kinema Junpō film magazine. He joined Makino Film...
- Genroku ChusinguraThe 47 Roninis a 1941/1942 black-and-white two-part jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.The first part was originally released in Japan just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and adapted from the play by Seika Mayama...
(1941–1942) by Kenji MizoguchiKenji MizoguchiKenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène... - Meito Bijomaru (1945) by Kenji Mizoguchi
- Sanjusangendo toshiya monogatari (1945) by Mikio NaruseMikio Narusewas a Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who directed some 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967.Naruse is known for imbuing his films with a bleak and pessimistic outlook...
- YokihiPrincess Yang Kwei-Feiis a 1955 Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It was a co-production between Daiei Studios and Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers Studio. It is one of Mizoguchi's two color films, the other being Tales of the Taira Clan, made the same year....
(1955) by Kenji Mizoguchi - Dokufu Takahashi Oden (1958) by Nobuo Nakagawa
- Tōkaidō Yotsuya kaidanTokaido Yotsuya kaidanis a 1959 Japanese horror film, directed by Nobuo Nakagawa and based on the 19th century Japanese Kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya of the same name.-Plot summary:A greedy young warrior plots to murder his wife, suffers ghastly consequences....
(1959) by Nobuo Nakagawa - Kutabare gurentai (1960) by Seijun SuzukiSeijun Suzuki, born Seitaro Suzuki on May 24, 1923, is a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are renowned by film enthusiasts worldwide for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility...
- Akumyo (1961) by Tokuzo Tanaka
- Hakuchu no buraikan (1961) by Kinji FukasakuKinji Fukasakuwas a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...
- Zatoichi monogatariZatoichiis a fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest running series of films and a television series set in the Edo period. The character, a blind masseur and swordmaster, was created by novelist . This originally minor character was developed for the screen by Daiei Studios and actor...
(1962) by Kenji MisumiKenji Misumiwas a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi series.He died at age 53.-Filmography:... - Tantei jimusho 23 – Kutabare akutodomo (1963) by Seijun Suzuki
- Dai satsujin (1964) by Eiichi KudoEiichi Kudowas a Japanese film director. He directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
- Hana to dotoThe Flower and the Angry Wavesis a 1964 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki.-External links:* at the Japanese Movie Database...
(1964) by Seijun Suzuki - Mushuku mono (1964) by Kenji Misumi
- Nihon kyokaku den (1964) by Masahiro MakinoMasahiro Makinowas a Japanese film director of more than 260 films, primarily in the chanbara and yakuza genres. His real name was Masatada , but he took the stage name Masahiro, the kanji for which he changed multiple times .-Career:...
- Ookami to buta to ningen (1964) by Kinji Fukasaku
- Oretachi no chi ga yurusanaiOur Blood Will Not Forgiveis a 1964 Japanese film by the noted filmmaker Seijun Suzuki. It stars Akira Kobayashi and Hideki Takahashi as two brothers who seek revenge on the yakuza for the death of their father.-External links:* at Cinefiles* at the Japanese Movie Database...
(1964) by Seijun Suzuki - Zatoichi kessho-tabiZatoichiis a fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest running series of films and a television series set in the Edo period. The character, a blind masseur and swordmaster, was created by novelist . This originally minor character was developed for the screen by Daiei Studios and actor...
(1964) by Kenji Misumi - Meiji kyokaku den – Sandaime shumei (1965) by Tai KatoTai Katowas a Japanese film director and writer, most famous for making jidaigeki and yakuza films at the Toei Company. He directed films from the 1950s to the 1980s....
- Kutsukake Tokijiro - Yukyo ippiki (1966) by Tai Kato
- Hibotan bakuto - Hanafuda shobu (1969) by Tai Kato
- Nihon boryokudan – Kumicho (1969) by Kinji Fukasaku
- Hibotan bakuto - Oryu sanjo (1970) by Tai Kato
- Bakuto gaijin butaiSympathy for the Underdogis a 1971 Japanese yakuza film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Koji Tsuruta and Noboru Ando.This film was director Kinji Fukasaku's last film featuring Koji Tsuruta as the main character...
(1971) by Kinji Fukasaku - Gendai yakuza - Hitokiri yota (1972) by Kinji Fukasaku
- Jingi naki tatakai (1973) by Kinji Fukasaku
- Jingi no hakabaGraveyard of Honor (1975 film)Graveyard of Honor is a yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:*Tetsuya Watari as Rikio Ishikawa*Tatsuo Umemiya as Kozaburo Imai*Yumi Takigawa as Chieko Ishikawa*Eiji Go as Makoto Sugiura...
(1975) by Kinji Fukasaku - Kenkei tai soshiki boryoku (1975) by Kinji Fukasaku
- Yakuza no hakaba – Kuchinashi no hanaYakuza Graveyardis a film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Plot:A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice.-Cast:...
(1976) by Kinji Fukasaku - Yagyu ichizoku no inbo (1978) by Kinji Fukasaku
The Secret History of Italian Cinema/2
a retrospective section on Italian filmCinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
(1946 to 1976).
Casanova
Giacomo Casanova
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie , is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century...
on the screen
- Il cavaliere misterioso (1948) by Riccardo FredaRiccardo FredaRiccardo Freda was an Egyptian-born Italian film director. Best known for his horror and thriller movies, Freda had no great love for the horror films he was assigned, but rather favored the epic sword and sandal pictures...
- Le avventure di Giacomo CasanovaLe avventure di Giacomo CasanovaLe avventure di Giacomo Casanova is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti, Corinne Calvet and Irène Galter.-Cast:*Gabriele Ferzetti ... Giacomo Casanova*Corinne Calvet ... Louse de Châtillon...
(1955) by StenoStefano VanzinaSteno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer...
(restored version) - Infanzia, vocazioni, prime esperienze di Giacomo Casanova, veneziano (1969) by Luigi ComenciniLuigi ComenciniLuigi Comencini was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre....
- Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976) by Federico FelliniFederico FelliniFederico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
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(1965) by Mario BavaMario BavaMario Bava was an Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer remembered as one of the greatest names from the "golden age" of Italian horror films.-Biography:Mario Bava was born in San Remo, Liguria, Italy...
(restored version) - Le spie vengono dal semifreddo (1966) by Mario Bava (restored version)
- Cosa avete fatto a Solange? (1972) by Massimo Dallamano (restored version)
- Il medaglione insanguinato (1975) by Massimo Dallamano (restored version)
- Un mondo perfettoUn Mondo Perfetto-Un mondo perfetto :On 29 August 2006, a new version of the album was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The new edition includes songs from the Italian albums Un mondo perfetto and Il popolo dei sogni...
(an anthology of film) by Nino Pagot (1946–1957) and GibbaGibbaGibba , is the pseudonym of Francesco Maurizio Guido, an Italian animator who did several erotic cartoons in the 1970s and 1980s.-Filmography:...
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975)
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(1975) by Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...
(restored version) - Banditi a OrgosoloBanditi a OrgosoloBanditi a Orgosolo is a 1960 Italian film drama directed by Vittorio De Seta. The film stars Vittorina Pisano. De Seta won an Award for the film at the Venice Film Festival.-Cast:*Vittorina Pisano ... Mintonia...
(1961) by Vittorio De SetaVittorio De SetaVittorio De Seta was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered one of the Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the Sixties.- Biography :...
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