 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: A City of Sadness |
| Festival date | 4 – 15 September 1989 |
| Website | Website |
The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989.[1][2]
Soviet actor and filmmaker Andrei Smirnov was the Jury President of the main competition.
The Golden Lion winner was A City of Sadness directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
The following people comprised the 1989 jury:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| And Then There Was Light | Et la lumière fut | Otar Iosseliani | France, Germany |
| Australia | Jean-Jacques Andrien | Belgium, France | |
| Berlin-Jerusalem | ברלין ירושלים | Amos Gitai | Israel, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Italy |
| Blue Eyed | Blauäugig | Reinhard Hauff | West Germany |
| Christian | Gabriel Axel | Denmark | |
| A City of Sadness | 悲情城市 | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan |
| Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love | In una notte di chiaro di luna | Lina Wertmüller | Italy |
| Death of a Tea Master | 千利休 本覺坊遺文 | Kei Kumai | Japan |
| I Want to Go Home | Alain Resnais | France | |
| Island | Paul Cox | Australia | |
| Layla, My Reason | Layla | Taieb Louhichi | Algeria, France, Tunisia |
| Love Me Not? | M' agapas? | Giorgos Panousopoulos | Greece |
| New Year's Day | Henry Jaglom | United States | |
| The Pitfall | Fallgropen | Vilgot Sjöman | Sweden |
| Recollections of the Yellow House | Recordações da Casa Amarela | João César Monteiro | Portugal |
| She's Been Away (Screen One episode 5) | Peter Hall | United Kingdom | |
| Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself | Sedím na konári a je mi dobre | Juraj Jakubisko | Czechoslovakia |
| Street Kids | Scugnizzi | Nanni Loy | Italy |
| Suddenly, One Day | Ek Din Achanak / एक दिन अचानक | Mrinal Sen | India |
| Tamara Aleksandrovna's Husband and Daughter | Muzh i doch' Tamary Aleksandrovny | Olga Narutskaya | Soviet Union |
| Twisted Obsession | El sueño del mono loco | Fernando Trueba | Spain |
| What Time Is It? | Che ora è? | Ettore Scola | Italy |
| The Woman from Rose Hill | La femme de Rose Hill | Alain Tanner | Switzerland |
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft & Geraldine James for She's Been Away
