 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Marianne and Juliane |
| Festival date | 2 – 12 September 1981 |
| Website | Website |
The 38th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 2 to 12 September, 1981.[1][2]
Italian writer and journalist Italo Calvino was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Marianne and Juliane directed by Margarethe von Trotta.
The following people comprised the 1981 jury:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut the Encounter | Beyroutou el lika | Borhane Alaouié | Lebanon |
| Cutting It Short | Postrizinj | Jiří Menzel | Czechoslovakia |
| Do You Remember Dolly Bell? | Сјећаш ли се Доли Бел? | Emir Kusturica | Yugoslavia |
| The Fall of Italy | Pad Italije | Lordan Zafranović | |
| The Fall of the Rebel Angels | La caduta degli angeli ribelli | Marco Tullio Giordana | Italy |
| Forest of Love | Bosco d'amore | Alberto Bevilacqua | |
| The Games of Countess Dolingen | Les Jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz | Catherine Binet | France |
| The Kaleidoscope | Chaalchitra | Mrinal Sen | India |
| Kargus | Juan Minon, Miguel Ángel Trujillo | Spain | |
| Marianne and Juliane | Die bleierne Zeit | Margarethe von Trotta | West Germany |
| The Opportunities of Rosa | Le occasioni di Rosa | Salvatore Piscicelli | Italy |
| Prince of the City | Sidney Lumet | United States | |
| Silvestre | João César Monteiro | Portugal | |
| Starfall | Звездопад | Igor Talankin | Soviet Union |
| Sweet Dreams | Sogni d'oro | Nanni Moretti | Italy |
| Sweet Pea | Piso pisello | Peter Del Monte | |
| They Don't Wear Black Tie | Eles Não Usam Black-Tie | Leon Hirszman | Brazil |
| True Confessions | Ulu Grosbard | United States | |
| The Tyrant's Heart | A Zsarnok Szive | Miklós Jancsó | Hungary |
| The Witch Hunt | Forfølgelsen | Anja Brejen | Norway |
The following awards were presented at the 38th edition:[4]