59th Venice International Film Festival

The 59th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 2002. The Golden Lion was awarded to The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan.[1][2]

59th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
Festival date27 August–6 September 2002
WebsiteWebsite

Jury

The following people comprised the 2002 jury:[3]

Official selection

In competition

The following films were nominated to compete for the Golden Lion of the 59th edition of the festival:[4]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Almost PeacefulUn monde presque paisibleMichel DevilleFrance
Bear's KissSergei BodrovGermany, Sweden, Russia, Spain, France, Italy
The Best of TimesMěilì ShíguāngChang Tso-chiTaiwan
Dirty Pretty ThingsStephen FrearsUnited Kingdom
DollsDōruzuTakeshi KitanoJapan
Far from HeavenTodd HaynesUnited States
FridaJulie TaymorUnited States
Führer ExWinfried Bonengel[5]Germany, Italy
House of FoolsDom durakovAndrei KonchalovskyRussia
A Journey Called LoveUn viaggio chiamato amoreMichele PlacidoItaly
Julie Walking HomeAgnieszka HollandGermany
The Magdalene SistersPeter MullanUnited Kingdom, Ireland
The Man on the TrainL'Homme du trainPatrice LeconteFrance
Maximum Velocity (V-Max)Velocità massimaDaniele VicariItaly
My VoiceNha falaFlora GomesPortugal, France, Luxembourg
NakedNacktDoris DörrieGermany
Nearest to HeavenAu plus près du paradisTonie MarshallFrance, Spain, Canada
OasisOasiseuLee Chang-dongSouth Korea
The Power of the PastLa forza del passatoPiergiorgio GayItaly
Road to PerditionSam MendesUnited States
The TrackerRolf de HeerAustralia
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of competition

The following films were screened as Out of Competition:[6]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Between StrangersEdoardo PontiCanada, Italy
Blood WorkClint EastwoodUnited States
N/ALa boîte magiqueRidha BehiFrance, Tunisia
The Dancer UpstairsPasos de baile (festival title)John MalkovichSpain, USA
Venetian Rascal Goes to AmericaJohan Padan a la descoverta de le AmericheGiulio CingoliItaly, France
K-19: The WidowmakerKathryn BigelowUK, Germany, Canada, USA
My Name Is TaninoPaolo VirzìItaly, Canada
NaqoyqatsiGodfrey ReggioUnited States
Ripley's GameLiliana CavaniItaly, UK, USA
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (collection of short films)
• About Time 2Mike Figgis
• Histoire d'eauBernardo Bertolucci
• One MomentJirí Menzel
• Ten Minutes AfterIstván Szabó
• Vers NancyClaire Denis
• The EnlightenmentVolker Schlöndorff
• Addicted to the StarsMichael Radford
• Dans le noir du tempsJean-Luc Godard
 UK, Germany, France

Autonomous sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[7]

  • Two Friends (Due Amici) by Spiro Scimone, Francesco Sframeli (Italy)
  • The Exam (Emtehan) by Nasser Refaie (Iran)[8]
  • Woman of Water (Mizu no onna) by Hidenori Sugimori (Japan)[9]
  • Mon Huan Bu Luo / Somewhere Over the Dreamland (Meng huan bu luo) by Cheng Wen-tang (Taiwan)[10]
  • Roger Dodger by Dylan Kidd (United States)
  • Step by Step (Un honnête commerçant) by Philippe Blasband (France)
  • The Kite (Zmej) by Aleksej Muradov (Russia)[11]

Awards

References
  1. "LIONS, LIONS EVERYWHERE". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. "The 2000s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. "Juries for the 2000s". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. "59. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - Venezia 59. Concorso". asac.labiennale.org (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. Winfried Bonengel on IMDb
  6. "59. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - Fuori Concorso". asac.labiennale.org (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. "17th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. Nasser Refaie on IMDb
  9. Hidenori Sugimori on IMDb
  10. Wen-tang Cheng on IMDb
  11. Aleksej Muradov on IMDb
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