39th Venice International Film Festival

39th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: The State of Things
Festival date28 August – 2 September 1982
WebsiteWebsite

The 39th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 2 September 1982.[1][2]

French filmmaker Marcel Carné was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was The State of Things directed by Wim Wenders.

Jury

The following people comprised the 1982 jury:[3][4]

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:[5][6]

In Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
ApprehensionDie BeunruhigungLothar WarnekeEast Germany
The Big BrotherLe grand frèreFrancis GirodFrance
Blow to the HeartColpire al cuoreGianni AmelioItaly, France
Blue PlanetIl pianeta azzurroFranco PiavoliItaly
ChopinSciopènLuciano Odorisio
CrossroadsGrihajuddhaBuddhadev DasguptaIndia
The DamTo fragmaDimitris MakrisGreece
The Draughtsman's ContractPeter GreenawayUnited Kingdom
An Egyptian Storyحدوتة مصريةYoussef ChahineEgypt
Estoy en crisis Fernando Colomo Spain
The Eyes, the MouthGli occhi, la boccaMarco BellocchioItaly
Flight of the EagleIngenjör Andrées luftfärdJan TroellSweden, West Germany, Norway
The ForeignerA EstrangeiraJoão Mário GriloPortugal
A Good MarriageLe Beau MariageÉric RohmerFrance
The Good SoldierIl buon soldatoFranco Brusati
GrogFrancesco LaudadioItaly
GuernicaFerenc KósaWest Germany, Hungary
HeroBarney Platts-MillsUnited Kingdom
The Hes CaseDe smaak van waterOrlow SeunkeNetherlands
ImperativeImperativKrzysztof ZanussiPoland
Last Five DaysFünf letzte TagePercy AdlonWest Germany
Private LifeЧастная жизньYuli RaizmanSoviet Union
QuerelleRainer Werner FassbinderFrance
What Are We Waiting for to Be Happy! Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux! Coline Serreau
The State of ThingsDer Stand der DingeWim WendersWest Germany
TempestPaul MazurskyUnited States
The TroutLa TruiteJoseph LoseyFrance
The VoiceGolosIlya AverbakhSoviet Union

Out of Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AgonyАгонияElem KlimovSoviet Union
Blade RunnerRidley ScottUnited States
A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyWoody Allen

Mezzogiorno-Mezzanotte

A section devoted to spectacular films, remakes or eccentrics.[7][8]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
36 Chowringhee LaneAparna SenIndia
AnaMargarida Cordeiro, António ReisPortugal
Boy (1969)少年Nagisa ÔshimaJapan
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanRobert AltmanUnited States
Di padre in figlioVittorio Gassman, Alessandro GassmannItaly
East 103rd StreetChris MengesUnited Kingdom
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteve SpielbergUnited States
Gasoline (1970)Piero BargelliniItaly
Gestures and Fragments: An Essay on the Military and PowerGestos e FragmentosAlberto Seixas SantosPortugal
Heaven's Gate (1980)Michael CiminoUnited States
Kagero-zaSeijun SuzukiJapan
A Letter to Freddy BuacheLettre à Freddy BuacheJean-Luc GodardFrance
Let's Spend the Night TogetherHal AshbyUnited States
La notte dell'ultimo giornoAdimaro SalaItaly
On Top of the WhaleHet dak van de WalvisRaoul RuizNetherlands
Le Pont du NordJacques RivetteFrance
NaissanceRobert Kramer
PoltergeistTobe HooperUnited States
Les SacrifiésOkacha TouitaFrance
SadgatiSatyajit RayIndia
The Spirit Moves: A History of Black Social Dance on FilmMura DehnUnited States
Toute une nuitChantal AkermanBelgium
The Valiant Ones (1975)忠烈圖King HuTaiwan, Hong Kong
Veronika VossDie Sehnsucht der Veronika VossRainer Werner FassbinderWest Germany
Une villa aux environs de New YorkBenoît JacquotFrance
Victor/VictoriaBlake EdwardsUnited States

Venezia De Sica

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Beyond the DoorOltre la portaLiliana CavaniItaly
Canto d'amoreElda Tattoli
Catherine's WeddingIl matrimonio di CaterinaLuigi Comencini
Core mioStefano Calanchi
EhrengardEmidio Greco
Giocare d'azzardoCinzia Th. Torrini
I Know That You Know That I KnowIo so che tu sai che io soAlberto Sordi
MalamoreEriprando Visconti
Sconcerto RockLuciano Manuzzi
Storia d'amore e d'amiciziaFranco Rossi
Tomorrow We DanceDomani si balla!Maurizio Nichetti
Vatican ConspiracyMorte in VaticanoMarcello Aliprandi
La voce Brunello Rondi
What a Ghostly Silence There Is TonightMadonna che silenzio c'è staseraMaurizio Ponzi

Official Awards

The following awards were presented at the 39th edition:

In Competition

Career Golden Lion

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

UNICEF Award

  • De smaak van water by Orlow Seunke

Pasinetti Award

Pietro Bianchi Award

Best Artistic Collaboration

Golden Phoenix

References

  1. ↑ "VENICE 1982 – THE 39th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "The 1980s". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Juries for the 1980s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Venezia, film per film". La Stampa. No. 199. 24 August 1983. p. 14.
  6. ↑ "39. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "History of Biennale Cinema (see 80s)". labiennale.org. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Michael Cimino's 'Heaven's Gate' Restored & Headed To Venice Film Festival; Criterion Collection Edition On The Way?". indiewire.com. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "FIPRESCI Awards 1982". fipresci.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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