| 59th Venice International Film Festival | |
| Location: | Venice, Italy |
| Founded: | 1932 |
| Date: | 29 August–8 September 2002 |
| Website: | Website |
| Chronology: | Venice Film Festival |
| Preceded By: | 58th |
| Followed By: | 60th |
The 59th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 29 August to 8 September 2002.[1]
The Golden Lion was awarded to The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan.[2] [3]
The following people comprised the 2002 jury:[4]
The following films were nominated to compete for the Golden Lion of the 59th edition of the festival:[5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almost Peaceful | data-sort-value="Monde" | Un monde presque paisible | data-sort-value="Deville" | France | ||
| Bear's Kiss | data-sort-value="Bodrov" | Germany, Sweden, Russia, Spain, France, Italy | ||||
| data-sort-value="Best" | The Best of Times | 美麗時光 | data-sort-value="Tso-chi" | Taiwan | ||
| Dirty Pretty Things | data-sort-value="Frears" | United Kingdom | ||||
| Dolls | ドールズ | data-sort-value="Kitano" | Japan | |||
| Far from Heaven | data-sort-value="Haynes" | United States | ||||
| Frida | data-sort-value="Taymor" | |||||
| Führer Ex | data-sort-value="Bonengel" | Winfried Bonengel[6] | Germany, Italy | |||
| House of Fools | Дом дураков | data-sort-value="Konchalovsky" | Russia | |||
| data-sort-value="Journey" | A Journey Called Love | data-sort-value="Viaggio" | Un viaggio chiamato amore | data-sort-value="Placido" | Italy | |
| Julie Walking Home | data-sort-value="Holland" | Canada, Germany, Poland | ||||
| The Magdalene Sisters | data-sort-value="Mullan" | Peter Mullan | United Kingdom, Ireland | |||
| data-sort-value="Man" | The Man on the Train | data-sort-value="Homme" | L'Homme du train | data-sort-value="Leconte" | France | |
| Maximum Velocity (V-Max) | Velocità massima | data-sort-value="Vicari" | Italy | |||
| My Voice | Nha fala | data-sort-value="Gomes" | Cape Verde, Portugal, France, Luxembourg | |||
| Naked | Nackt | data-sort-value="Dorrie" | Germany | |||
| Nearest to Heaven | Au plus près du paradis | data-sort-value="Marshall" | France, Spain, Canada | |||
| Oasis | 오아시스 | data-sort-value="Chang-dong" | South Korea | |||
| data-sort-value="Power" | The Power of the Past | data-sort-value="Forza" | La forza del passato | data-sort-value="Gay" | Piergiorgio Gay | Italy |
| Road to Perdition | data-sort-value="Mendes" | United States | ||||
| The Tracker | data-sort-value="Heer" | Australia | ||||
The following films were screened as Out of Competition:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between Strangers | data-sort-value=Ponti"" | Canada, Italy | |||
| Blood Work | data-sort-value="Eastwood" | United States | |||
| La boîte magique | Ridha Behi | France, Tunisia | |||
| data-sort-value="Dancer" | The Dancer Upstairs | Pasos de baile (festival title) | data-sort-value="Malkovich" | Spain, United States | |
| Venetian Rascal Goes to America | Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe | data-sort-value="Cingoli" | Giulio Cingoli | Italy, France | |
| data-sort-value="Bigelow" | United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, United States | ||||
| My Name Is Tanino | data-sort-value="Virzì" | Italy, Canada | |||
| Naqoyqatsi | data-sort-value="Reggio" | United States | |||
| Ripley's Game | data-sort-value="Cavani" | Italy, United Kingdom, United States | |||
| Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | data-sort-value= | United Kingdom, Germany, France | |||
The following feature films were screened in the Controcorrente (nonconformist) section :[8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Night | Vendredi Soir | France | ||
| Full Frontal | United States | |||
| Ken Park | United States | |||
| Lilya 4-ever | Lilja 4-ever | Sweden | ||
| Lilly's Story | Roviros Manthoulis | Greece | ||
| The Missing Gun | Xun qiang | China | ||
| Music for Weddings and Funerals | Musikk for bryllup og begravelser | Sweden | ||
| Nuomos sutartis | Kristijonas Vildziunas | Lithuania | ||
| Poniente | Spain | |||
| Public Toilet | Hwajangshil eodieyo? | South Korea | ||
| Shadow Kill | Nizhalkuthu | India | ||
| Rosa La China | Cuba | |||
| A Snake of June | 六月の蛇 | Japan | ||
| Soul Mate | L'anima gemella | Italy | ||
| Springtime in a Small Town | Xiao cheng zhi chun | China | ||
| Untouched by the West | Un homme sans l'Occident | France | ||
| The Virgin of Lust | La virgen de la lujuria | Mexico | ||
| Women's Prison | زندان زنان | Iran | ||
The following feature films were screened in the New Territories (Italian: Nuovi Territori) section:[9]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiki | Daisuke Tengan | Japan | ||
| Black Tape: A Tehran Diary | Iran | |||
| Blessed | Rachel Douglas | New Zeland | ||
| Goldfish game | Belgium | |||
| The Judge | Sudijata | Zaneta Vangeli | Macedonia | |
| K | Iran | |||
| Kuang wu you yu | Lin Tay-jou | Taiwan | ||
| Her | Lei | Italy | ||
| London Orbital | United Kingdom | |||
| Luparella | Italy | |||
| Open My Heart | Aprimi il cuore | Italy | ||
| The Red Flag Flies | Hongqi piao | Hongxiang Zhou | China | |
| The River | Река | Russia | ||
| Sky. Plane. Girl | Небо. Самолёт. Девушка | Russia | ||
| Stones in the Sky | Rocha que Voa | Brazil | ||
| Vecchie | Daniele Segre | Italy | ||
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[10]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Friends | Due Amici | Spiro Scimone, Francesco Sframeli | Italy | |
| The Exam | Emtehan | Nasser Refaie | Iran | |
| The Kite | Zmej | Aleksej Muradov | Russia | |
| Roger Dodger | Dylan Kidd | United States | ||
| Somewhere Over the Dreamland | Meng huan bu luo | Cheng Wen-tang | Taiwan | |
| Step by Step | Un honnête commerçant | Philippe Blasband | Belgium | |
| Woman of Water | Mizu no onna | Hidenori Sugimori | Japan | |
House of Fools by Andrei Konchalovsky
Stefano Accorsi for A Journey Called Love
Julianne Moore for Far from Heaven
Moon So-ri for Oasis