The 14th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 28 June to 12 July 1985.[1] The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film Come and See directed by Elem Klimov, the American film A Soldier's Story directed by Norman Jewison and the Greek film The Descent of the Nine directed by Christos Siopahas.
| Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 28 June – 12 July 1985 |
| Website | http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru |
Jury
edit- Sergei Gerasimov (USSR – President of the Jury)
- Shyam Benegal (India)
- Renate Blume (East Germany)
- Paulin Vieyra (Senegal)
- Jerzy Hoffman (Poland)
- Daisy Granados (Cuba)
- Giuseppe De Santis (Italy)
- Nikos Koundouros (Greece)
- István Nemeskürty (Hungary)
- Kōhei Oguri (Japan)
- Badrahin Sumhu (Mongolia)
- Francois Chavan (France)
- Eldar Shengelaia (USSR)
- Rostislav Yurenev (USSR)
- Robert Young (USA)
Films in competition
editThe following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hell Train | Train d'enfer | Roger Hanin | France |
| Anne Devlin | Anne Devlin | Pat Murphy | Ireland |
| A Soldier's Story | A Soldier's Story | Norman Jewison | United States |
| Cool Jazz and Coconuts | Kókóstré og Hvítir Mávar | Jakob Frímann Magnússon | Iceland |
| Buamama | Buamama | Benamar Bahti | Algeria |
| Twist and Shout | Tro, håb og kærlighed | Bille August | Denmark |
| Eternal Fire | Fuego eterno | José Ángel Rebolledo | Spain |
| Wodzeck | Wodzeck | Oliver Herbrich | West Germany |
| Kingpin | Kingpin | Mike Walker | New Zealand |
| The Dame in Colour | La Dame en couleurs | Claude Jutra | Canada |
| Girl from Mt. Huangshan | Huang shan lai de gu niang | Zhang Yuan, Yu Yan Fu | China |
| Wild Dogs | Jíbaro | Daniel Díaz Torres | Cuba |
| The Days of Torments | Jours de tourmentes | Paul Zoumbara | Burkina Faso |
| Woman in a Hat | Kobieta w kapeluszu | Stanisław Różewicz | Poland |
| The Rigorous Fate | El rigor del destino | Gerardo Vallejo | Argentina |
| Come and See | Idi i smotri | Elem Klimov | Soviet Union |
| Private Resistance | De ijssaloon | Dimitri Frenkel Frank | Netherlands |
| The Clan – Tale of the Frogs | Klaani: Tarina Sammakoitten suvusta | Mika Kaurismäki | Finland |
| Where Others Keep Silent | Wo andere schweigen | Ralf Kirsten | East Germany |
| The Descent of the Nine | I kathodos ton 9 | Christos Siopahas | Greece |
| End of an Era | Yuganthaya | Lester James Peries | Sri Lanka |
| The Red Countess | A vörös grófnö | András Kovács | Hungary |
| The Lover | Al-ashiq | Muhir Fenery | Iraq |
| Tora-san's Forbidden Love | Otoko wa tsurai yo: torajiro shinjitsu ichiro | Yoji Yamada | Japan |
| The Love Doesn't Come Back | Bao gio cho toi thang muoi | Dang Nhat Minh | Vietnam |
| Mexican, You Can Do It | Mexicano ¡Tú puedes! | José Estrada | Mexico |
| Mine | Mine | Atıf Yılmaz | Turkey |
| The Shooting Party | The Shooting Party | Alan Bridges | Great Britain |
| On the Threshold | Lars i porten | Leif Erlsboe | Norway |
| Åke and His World | Åke och hans värld | Allan Edwall | Sweden |
| The Boy Who Had Everything | The Boy Who Had Everything | Stephen Wallace | Australia |
| Prologue of the Undeclared War | Prologue of the Undeclared War | G. Jigjidsuren | Mongolia |
| Raffl | Raffl | Christian Berger | Austria |
| The Ring | Ringul | Sergiu Nicolaescu | Romania |
| Avaete, Seed of Revenge | Avaeté - Semente da Vingança | Zelito Viana | Brazil |
| Scalpel, Please | Skalpel, prosím | Jiří Svoboda | Czechoslovakia |
| Hopscotch | Pisingaña | Leopoldo Pinzón | Colombia |
| Soldier Sabur | Soldier Sabur | Abdul Latif | Afghanistan |
| Salt | Sogum | Shin Sang-ok | North Korea |
| Saaransh | Saaransh | Mahesh Bhatt | India |
| The Piper | El zamar | Atef El-Tayeb | Egypt |
| Reference | Kharakteristika | Christo Christov | Bulgaria |
| The Man Who Knew More | Mardi ke ziad midanest | Yadollah Samadi | Iran |
| Unseen Wonder | Čudo neviđeno | Živko Nikolić | Yugoslavia |
| A Joke of Destiny | Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada | Lina Wertmüller | Italy |
Awards
edit- Golden Prizes:
- Silver Prizes:
- Special Prizes:
- Prizes:
- Best Actor: Lars Simonsen for Twist and Shout
- Best Actor: Detlev Kügow for Wodzeck[2]
- Best Actress: Juli Básti for The Red Countess
- Best Actress: Choi Eun-hee for Salt
- Prix FIPRESCI: Come and See by Elem Klimov
References
edit- ^ "14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Wodzeck - official film website". Retrieved 25 September 2019.