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17th Moscow International Film Festival
The 17th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 July 1991.[1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the Soviet-German film Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea directed by Karen Gevorkian.
| Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 8 – 19 July 1991 |
| Website | Website |
Jury Edit
- Oleg Yankovsky (Soviet Union – President of the Jury)
- Márta Mészáros (Hungary)
- Gabriele Rohrer-Kumlin (Germany)
- Kang Soo-yeon (South Korea)
- Michèle Mercier (France)
- Dušan Makavejev (Yugoslavia)
- Luigi Magni (Italy)
- Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Spain)
Films in competition Edit
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Gunpowder | Gluvi barut | Bato Čengić | Yugoslavia |
| Class Action | Class Action | Michael Apted | United States |
| Itt a szabadság! | Itt a szabadság! | Péter Vajda | Hungary |
| The Doors | The Doors | Oliver Stone | United States |
| Homework | La tarea | Jaime Humberto Hermosillo | Mexico |
| Don Juan in Hell | Don Juan en los infiernos | Gonzalo Suárez | Spain |
| War in the Land of Egypt | Al-moaten Masry | Salah Abu Seif | Egypt |
| Madame Bovary | Madame Bovary | Claude Chabrol | France |
| The Wedding Maidens | Chujia nu | Jin Wang | China |
| Father | Father | John Power | Australia |
| Always & Forever | Immer und ewig | Samir | Switzerland |
| The Bet | Zakład | Teresa Kotlarczyk | Poland |
| Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea | Pegiy pyos, Begushchiy kraem morya | Karen Gevorkian | Soviet Union, Germany |
| Towards Evening | Verso sera | Francesca Archibugi | Italy, France |
| The Way to Cheong Song | Cheongsongeuro ganeun kil | Lee Doo-yong | South Korea |
| Matti Manushulu | Matti Manushulu | B. Narsing Rao | India |
| Romeo | Romeo | Rita Horst | Netherlands |
| The Garden | The Garden | Derek Jarman | United Kingdom, Germany |
| The Adjuster | The Adjuster | Atom Egoyan | Canada |
| Sons of Bitches | Sukiny deti | Leonid Filatov | Soviet Union |
| Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness | Das Heimweh des Walerjan Wróbel | Rolf Schübel | Germany |
| Cup Final | Gmar gavi'a | Eran Riklis | Israel |
Awards Edit
- Golden St. George: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
- Special Silver St. George:
- The Adjuster by Atom Egoyan
- The Wedding Maidens by Jin Wang
- Silver St. George:
- Actor: Mustafa Nadarević, Branislav Lečić for Silent Gunpowder
- Actress: Isabelle Huppert for Madame Bovary
- Special Mention: Homework by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- Prix FIPRESCI: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
- Special Diplomas: Matti Manushulu by B. Narsing Rao
- Special Mention: A Woman Between Two Brothers by Amir Karakulov (non-competition film)
- Prix of Ecumenical Jury: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
- Special Mention: Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness by Rolf Schübel
References Edit
- ^ . MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
External links Edit
- Moscow International Film Festival: 1991 at Internet Movie Database