64th Venice International Film Festival

The 64th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, opened on 29 August 2007, with Joe Wright's Atonement and closed 8 September 2007. Host of the event was Italian actress Ambra Angiolini. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to American director Tim Burton. Once again all the films running the contest were shown for the first time as world premieres in keeping with the festival tradition since the Second World War.[1][2][3]

64th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmAtonement by Joe Wright
Closing filmBlood Brothers by Alexi Tan
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion - Se, Jie
Hosted byAmbra Angiolini
Festival date29 August – 8 September 2007
WebsiteWebsite

Juries

The international juries of the 64th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows:[4][5]

Main Competition (Venezia 64)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

  • Gregg Araki, American filmmaker (President)
  • Frederick Wiseman, American filmmaker, documentarian and theatre director
  • Hala Alabdalla Yakoub, Syrian director and producer
  • Giorgia Fiorio, Italian photographer
  • Ulrich Gregor, German critic

Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film)

Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo)

Official selection

In competition

The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition of feature films in 35mm and digital HD format, running for the Golden Lion.[6]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
12Nikita MihalkovRussia
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordAndrew DominikUnited States
AtonementJoe WrightUnited Kingdom
Le ChaosHeya FawdaYoussef ChahineEgypt
The Darjeeling LimitedWes AndersonUnited States
Fallen HeroesNessuna qualità agli eroiPaolo FranchiItaly, Switzerland, France
Help Me ErosBangbang wo aishenLee Kang-shengTaiwan
I'm Not ThereTodd HaynesUnited States
In the City of SylviaEn la ciudad de SylviaJosé Luis GuerínSpain
In the Valley of ElahPaul HaggisUnited States
It's a Free World...Ken LoachUK, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland
Lust, CautionSè, JièAng LeeUSA, China, Taiwan
Mad DetectiveSan taamJohnnie To & Wai Ka-FaiHong Kong
Michael ClaytonTony GilroyUnited States
NightwatchingPeter GreenawayUK, Poland, Canada, Netherlands
RedactedBrian De PalmaUnited States
Romance of Astree and CeladonLes Amours d'Astrée et de CéladonEric RohmerFrance, Italy, Spain
The Secret of the GrainLa graine et le muletAbdellatif KechicheFrance
SleuthKenneth BranaghUK, USA
Sukiyaki Western DjangoSukiyaki Uesutan JangoTakashi MiikeJapan
The Sun Also RisesTaiyang zhaochang shenqiJiang WenChina, Hong Kong
The Sweet and the BitterIl dolce e l'amaroAndrea PorporatiItaly
The Trial BeginsL'ora di puntaVincenzo MarraItaly
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of competition

Shown below are new works by authors who were honored in past festivals, as well as movies shown in the midnight time band.[7]

Venezia Maestri
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Cassandra's DreamWoody AllenUnited Kingdom, United States
CleopatraCleópatraJúlio BressaneBrazil
A Girl Cut in TwoLa Fille coupée en deuxClaude ChabrolFrance
DisengagementDésengagementAmos GitaiGermany, Italy, Israel, France
Beyond the YearsChun-nyun-hackIm Kwon TaekSouth Korea
Glory to the Filmmaker!Kantoku banzai!Takeshi KitanoJapan
Christopher Columbus – The EnigmaCristovão Colombo – O enigmaManoel de OliveiraPortugal, France
Opening and closing films
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
A Fistfull of Dollars (1964, restored version)Per un pugno di dollariSergio LeoneItaly, Spain, Germany
Blood BrothersTiantang kouAlexi TanChina, Taiwan, Hong Kong
RECPaco Plaza & Jaume BalagueróSpain
Venezia Notte (Midnight)
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Far NorthAsif KapadiaUnited Kingdom, France
Blade Runner: The Final CutRidley ScottUnited States
The Hunting PartyRichard ShepardUSA, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Nanny DiariesShari Springer Berman & Robert PulciniUnited States
NocturnaAdrià Garcìa & Víctor MaldonadoSpain, France
Special Events and Homages
Occasion / Director Title Production country
Special Event: Wes AndersonHotel Chevalier (short)United States
75th Anniversary Golden Lion: Bernardo BertolucciLa via del petrolio (1967, documentary, restored version)
The Spider's Stratagem (Strategia del ragno) (1970, restored version)		Italy
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Tim BurtonThe Nightmare Before Christmas (3-D)United States
Special Events of the 75th Anniversary: Alexander KlugeMein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!
Das Phänomen der Oper
Im Sturm der Zeit /Facts and Fakes
Die poetische Kraft der Theorie
Der Zauber der verdunkelten Seele		Germany
(2007 documentaries)
Venezia Giubileo (1932–2007): Homage to Carlo LizzaniHotel MeinaItaly
Venezia Giubileo (1932–2007): Mario CameriniWhat Scoundrels Men Are! (Gli uomini che mascalzoni...) (1932)Italy

Horizons

New trends of cinema with full-length films in 35mm and digital format, and documentary-movies.[8]

Fiction
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Autumn BallSügisballVeiko ÕunpuuEstonia
CochochiIsrael Cárdenas and Laura Amelia GuzmánMexico, UK, Canada
Death in the Land of EncantosKagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkantoLav DiazPhilippines
ExodusPenny WoolcockUnited Kingdom
MisbegottenMal NascidaJoão CanijoPortugal
Medea MiracleMédée MiracleTonino De BernardiItaly, France
The ObscureXiao shuoLü YueChina
Crossing the LineIl passaggio della lineaPietro MarcelloItaly
Sad VacationSaddo Vakeishon ( サッド ヴァケイション )Shinji AoyamaJapan
Searchers 2.0Alex CoxUnited States
The Silence Before BachDie stille vor BachPere PortabellaSpain
The Story of Richard OL'Histoire de Richard O.Damien OdoulFrance
With a girl of Black SoilGeomen tangyi sonyeo oiSoo-il JeonSouth Korea, France
Documentaries
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AnabazysJoel Pizzini & Paloma RochaBrazil
The BelovedL'AimèeArnaud DesplechinFrance
DrifterAndarilhoCao GuimarãesBrazil
DustStaubHartmut BitomskyGermany
Lou Reed's BerlinJulian SchnabelUK, USA
Man from PlainsJonathan DemmeUnited States
MothersMadriBarbara CupistiItaly
UmbrellaSanDu HaibinChina
UselessWuyongJia ZhangkeChina
Horizons Events
Title Director(s) Production country
Callas assolutaPhilippe KohlyFrance, Greece
Carlo Goldoni VenezianLeonardo Autera & Alberto CaldanaItaly
Dall’altra parte della lunaDario Baldi & Davide MarengoItaly
Empire IIAmos PoeUnited States
Highlighted title indicate the Horizons Awards for Best Film and Best Documentary respectively.

Short film competition

The following films in 35mm, whose length does not exceed 30 minutes, were selected for the short film competition (Corto Cortissimo): [9]

In competition
English title Original title Duration Director(s) Production country
LightborneAlumbramiento15’Eduardo Chapero-JacksonSpain
Dog Altogether16’Paddy ConsidineUnited Kingdom
Fritt Fall27’Caroline CowanSweden
Friends Forever22’Marçal ForésUnited Kingdom
N/ADans la peau12’Zoltán HorváthSwitzerland, France
FishMul-Go-Gi15’Juhn Jai-hongSouth Korea, USA
What Do I KnowSta ja znam15’Sejla Kameric, Timur MakarevicBosnia, Slovenia
Crossbow14’David MichôdAustralia
With a Little PatienceTürelem14’László NemesHungary
Adil e Yusuf30’Claudio NoceItaly
DragonfliesWazki15’Justyna NowakPoland
Tony Zoreil20’Valentin PotierFrance
Stone PeopleLyudi iz kamnya19’Leonid RybakovRussia
Blind Man’s Eye6’Matthew Talbot-KellyIreland
N/ASkyggen af Tvivl19’Esben TønnesenDenmark
Coffee and Allah14’Sima UraleNew Zealand
Cargo12’Leo WoodheadCzech Republic, New Zealand
Guodao20’Zhang YueChina
Highlighted title indicates the Lion for Best Short Film winner.

Secret History of Italian Cinema 4

Special monographic sessions dedicated to the secret story of Italian cinema. This is the fourth part of the retrospective, initiated at the 61st edition of the festival; the patron of this edition, focused on Italian Spaghetti Western, was the director Quentin Tarantino.[10]

English title Original title Release Director(s) Production country
The Seven from TexasAntes llega la muerte1964 / 11 / 06Joaquín Luis Romero MarchentSpain, Italy
$100,000 for Ringo100.000 dollari per Ringo1965 / 11 / 18Alberto De MartinoItaly, Spain
The Return of RingoIl ritorno di Ringo1965 / 12 / 08Duccio TessariItaly, Spain
Ringo from Nebraska (Gunman from Nebraska)Ringo del Nebraska1966 / 03 / 18Antonio Román and Mario BavaSpain, Italy
Blood for a Silver DollarUn dollaro bucato1965 / 08 / 08Giorgio FerroniItaly, France
Django1966 / 04 / 06Sergio CorbucciItaly, Spain
The Ugly Ones (The Bounty Killer)El precio de un hombre1966 / 11 / 04Eugenio MartínSpain, Italy
The Big GundownLa resa dei conti1966 / 11 / 29Sergio SollimaItaly, Spain
Navajo Joe (aka: A Dollar a Head / Un dollaro a testa)1966 / 11 / 25Sergio CorbucciItaly, Spain
Sugar Colt1966 / 10 / 12Franco GiraldiItaly, Spain
The Hills Run RedUn fiume di dollari1966 / 09 / 09Carlo LizzaniItaly, Spain
Yankee1966 / 08 / 25Tinto BrassItaly, Spain
Ten Thousand Dollars for a Massacre10.000 dollari per un massacro1967 / 03 / 03Romolo GuerrieriItaly
The Dirty OutlawsEl Desperado1967 / 09 / 30Franco RossettiItaly, Spain
Last of the BadmenIl tempo degli avvoltoi1967 / 08 / 02Nando CiceroItaly
Death at Owell RockLa morte non conta i dollari1967 / 07 / 21Riccardo FredaItaly
Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!Se sei vivo spara1967 / 05 / 03Giulio QuestiItaly, Spain
The Ruthless FourOgnuno per sé1969 / 02 / 09Giorgio CapitaniItaly, West Germany
Django, Prepare a Coffin (Viva Django)Preparati la bara!1968 / 01 / 27Ferdinando BaldiItaly
Tepepa1968 / 02 / 13Giulio PetroniItaly, Spain
A Noose for DjangoUna lunga fila di croci1969 / 04 / 18Sergio GarroneItaly
The Reward's Yours... The Man's MineLa taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io1969 / 12 / 23Edoardo MulargiaItaly, Spain
They Call Me TrinityLo chiamavano Trinità1970 / 12 / 22Enzo BarboniItaly
Matalo!1970 / 10 / 22Cesare CanevariItaly, Spain
CompañerosVamos a matar compañeros1970 / 12 / 18Sergio CorbucciItaly, Spain, West Germany
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold (Death's Dealer)La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo1971 / 08 / 13Pasquale SquitieriItaly
The Grand DuelIl grande duello1972 / 12 / 29Giancarlo SantiItaly, West Germany, France
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai JoeIl mio nome è Shangai Joe1973 / 12 / 28Mario CaianoItaly
A Reason to Live, a Reason to DieUna ragione per vivere e una per morire1972 / 12 / 27Tonino ValeriiItaly, Spain, France, West Germany
Four of the ApocalypseI quattro dell'apocalisse1975 / 08 / 12Lucio FulciItaly
Keoma1976 / 11 / 25Enzo G. CastellariItaly
Retrospective events
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
N/AUna Questione poco privata – Conversazione con Giulio Questi (2007)Gianfranco PannoneItaly
The Fort of Death五人の賞金稼ぎ Gonin no shokin kasegi (1969)Kudo EiichiJapan

New Versions Restored

As a pre-opening event of this future section, the restored Digital Cinema version of David Wark Griffith’s Intolerance (1916) was screened as a world premiere, in collaboration with the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto di Pordenone.[11] "Venice Classics" which features restored classic films and documentaries on cinema, started as a new section in 2012, at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.

Autonomous sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for the 22nd Venice International Film Critics’ Week:[12]

In competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
24 Bars24 measuresJalil LespertFrance
The Girl by the LakeLa ragazza del lagoAndrea MolaioliItaly
KaroyZhanna Issabaeva[13]Kazakhstan
The Most Distant CourseZui yao yuan de ju liLing Jingjie (Lin Ching-chieh)[14]Taiwan
The NinesJohn AugustUnited States
Small GodsDimitri Karakatsanis[15]Belgium
SoaringOtryvAleksandr MindadzeRussia
Homage to Ousmane Sembene
English title Original title Director Production country
Black GirlLa noire de…Ousmane SembeneSenegal
(The Wagoner)Borom SarretOusmane SembeneSenegal
Special Event
(Year of the Nail)Año UñaJonás CuarónUnited States

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 4th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:[16]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AndaluciaAlain GomisFrance
Bianciardi! (documentary)Massimo CoppolaItaly
Born Without (documentary)Nacido sinEva NorvindMexico
Cargo 200Gruz 200Aleksei BalabanovRussia
Continental, a Film Without GunsContinental, un film sans fusilStéphane LafleurCanada
Don't Think About It (festival title)Non pensarciGianni ZanasiItaly
Head Under WaterFreischwimmerAndreas KleinertGermany
Plum RainLa pluie des prunesFrédéric FisbachFrance
Shall we kiss?Un baiser s'il vous plaîtEmmanuel MouretFrance
The Speed of LifeEd RadtkeUnited States
Sympathy for the LobsterLe ragioni dell'aragostaSabina GuzzantiItaly
TricksSztuczkiAndrzej JakimowskiPoland
Under the BombsSous les bombesPhilippe AractingiFrance, Lebanon, UK
N/AValzerSalvatore MairaItaly
N/AViaggio in corso nel cinema di Carlo Lizzani (documentary)Francesca Del SetteItaly
The ZoneLa zonaRodrigo PláSpain, Mexico
Highlighted title indicates the Lion Of The Future winner.

Awards

Official selection

The following Official Awards were conferred at the 64th edition:[17]

In Competition (Venezia 64)

Special Awards

Horizons awards (Premi Orizzonti)

Special Mention: Death in the Land of Encantos (Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto) by Lav Diaz

Short Film awards (Corto Cortissimo Lion)

Special Mention: Stone People (Lyudi iz kamnya) by Leonid Rybakov

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:[17][18]

Venice International Film Critics' Week

Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori)

  • Lion of the Future
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: La Zona (La zona) by Rodrigo Plá
Special mention: Valzer by Salvatore Maira
  • FEDIC Award: Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi
  • Queer Lion: The Speed of Life by Ed Radtke
  • Label Europa Cinemas: Tricks (Sztuczki) by Andrzej Jakimowski
  • Young Cinema Award – Alternatives: Under the Bombs (Sous les bombes) by Philippe Aractingi
  • Young Cinema Award – Best Italian Film: Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi
  • Brian Award: Sympathy for the Lobster (Le ragioni dell'aragosta) by Sabina Guzzanti
  • Laterna Magica Prize: Tricks by Andrzej Jakimowski
  • Cinema for Peace Award: The Zone by Rodrigo Plá
  • Award of the City of Rome: The Zone by Rodrigo Plá
  • EIUC Award (Venice Days): Under the Bombs (Sous les bombes) by Philippe Aractingi

Other collateral awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:[18]

Special mention: The Secret of the Grain by Abdellatif Kechiche & It's a Free World... by Ken Loach
Special mention: Crossing the Line (Il passaggio della linea) by Pietro Marcello (Horizons)
  • Lina Mangiacapre Award: With the Girl of Black Soil (Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi) by Soo-il Jeon (Horizons)
  • Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award: A Girl Cut in Two (La fille coupée en deux) by Claude Chabrol (Out of competition)
  • Future Film Festival Digital Award: Redacted by Brian De Palma
  • Biografilm Award: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains by Jonathan Demme
  • 'CinemAvvenire' Award – Best Film: I'm Not There by Todd Haynes
  • EIUC Award (Main competition): It's a Free World... by Ken Loach
  • EIUC Award (Horizons): Jimmy Carter Man from Plains by Jonathan Demme
  • Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award: Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway

Notes

The prize awarded to Cate Blanchett was received by Heath Ledger on behalf of the actress, who could not be present.

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