 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Hana-bi |
| Festival date | 27 August – 6 September 1997 |
| Website | Website |
The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.[1][2]
New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was the Jury President of the Main Competition. Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi was the Golden Lion winner.
The following people comprised the 1997 jury:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinded | A ciegas | Daniel Calparsoro | Spain |
| Chinese Box | Wayne Wang | United States | |
| Dry Cleaning | Nettoyage à sec | Anne Fontaine | France |
| Hana-bi | Takeshi Kitano | Japan | |
| Hardboiled Egg | Ovosodo | Paolo Virzì | Italy |
| The Informant | Jim McBride | United States, Ireland | |
| Keep Cool | 有話好好說 | Yimou Zhang | China |
| Love Stories | Historie milosne | Jerzy Stuhr | Poland |
| Niagara, Niagara | Bob Gosse | United States, Canada | |
| One Night Stand | Mike Figgis | United States | |
| Ossos | Pedro Costa | Portugal, France, Denmark | |
| The Oyster and the Wind | A Ostra e o Vento | Walter Lima Jr. | Brazil |
| Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea | Giro di lune tra terra e mare | Giuseppe M. Gaudino | Italy, Germany |
| Seventh Heaven | Le Septième ciel | Benoît Jacquot | France |
| The Thief | Вор | Pavel Chukhraj | Russia |
| The Vesuvians | I vesuviani | Pappi Corsicato, Antonio Capuano, Antonietta de Lillo, Stefano Incerti, Mario Martone |
Italy |
| Wild Games | Combat de fauves | Benoit Lamy | Belgium, Germany, France |
| The Winter Guest | Alan Rickman | United Kingdom | |
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]