20 Film P^fUETY October 25-31,1989 Local product main focus of Vancouver fest; SORRENTO SPOTLIGHTED 60 PIX; SOVIET TITLES OUT IN FORCE overlap with Trade Forum swells numbers De Sica awards go to "Pants" and Bodrov's "Freedom By MARK ADAMS Bruno Lazaro Pacheco's "The U.K. Channel 4 tv serial' 'A Very Monicelli, Cavani, Is Paradise." Traveller." Other Canadian pics British Coup," toplining the late Local press showed more in­ Vancouver The eighth Vancou­ included Denys Arcand's "Jesus Ray McAnally and helmed by Wertmiiller, others; terest in the Soviet films tiian most ver Intl. Film Festival wrapped Of Montreal" and Atom Egoyan's Mick Jackson. 'Puppy' well received of the Italian product. The excep­ Oct. 15, with director Alan Franey "Speaking Parts." Guests included Hollywood tions were Luigi Comencini's sen­ confirming the event is well into Vancouver's large Pacific Rim screenwriter Julius Epstein By NICK VTVARELLI timental crowdpleaser "Merry the black. population was emphasized by ("Casablanca") and former Ves- Christmas . Happy New With special emphasis on West­ sellout screenings of pics like Kat- tron producer Dan Ireland, who Sorrento About 60 Soviet and Year," Luciano Odorisio's "Let's ern Canada, Pacific Rim and the suhiro Otomo's animated epic were on hand to award a prize for Italo films unspooled this year at Talk About It Monday'' and Fran­ Soviet Union, as well as a strong "Akira" and Ann Hui's "Starry Is the best Canadian screenplay. Also the 26th Intl. Sorrento Film En­ co Brusati's "The Sleazy Uncle," international section and attractive The Night." on hand were Martin Donovan, counters, which director Gian Lui­ toplining Vittorio Gassman, Gian­ archive series of "Hollywood's The British section was also well helmer of' 'Apartment Zero,'' Bill gi Rondi defines as ' 'a post-Venice carlo Giannini and Stefania San- Wittiest Films," the fest was a attended, with pics such as Ian Sel- D'Elia, helmer of "The Feud," showcase of quality films." drelli. busy event. Vancouver's clement lar's "Venus Peter," Andrew Ian Sellar, director of "Venus Pe­ Fest format was changed this The Vittorio De Sica prize for weather was a further draw. Grieve's "On The Black Hill" and ter," and Masatoshi Nagase and year to feature more Italo product. best new work went to Paolo Gras- Rather than trying to include Mel Smith's "The Tall Guy" Cinque Lee, featured in event's In addition to a competition for Ita­ sini and Italo Spinelli's "Rome, overly large international perspec­ especially popular. Big draw was surprise pic, Jim Jarmusch's lo helmers, mere were noncompe­ Paris, Barcelona." Special men­ tive, the fest this year focused the 153-minute version of the "Mystery Train." tition sections for Italian and Sovi­ tion went to Davide Ferrario's more on local product and also et films. "The End Of The Night." campaigned successfully to in­ Running Oct. 2-8, the Sorrento The panel discussion on Soviet crease the event's profile in the lo­ Encounters was funded to the and Italian cinema touched on the cal media. Festrio, 2,000 miles from its old tune of about $590,000. influence of U.S. product in bodi Only glitch came toward the end Turnout included a large Soviet countries, the need for a cultur­ of the final week when a projec­ delegation, top Italo directors and al identity and the effects of tv on tionists' dispute at the Cineplex home, announces program producers, and large local au­ the public. Odeon and Famous Players exhi­ diences. Among those who came Among fest's structural prob­ By NELSON HOINEFF helmers Peter Greenaway, Emir to engage in panel discussions and lems were lack of a Dolby sound bition chains in Vancouver dark­ Kusturika, Jim Jarmusch, Jim Mc- ened the hardtops and had an ad­ receive Vittorio De Sica prizes system, a woefully small screen, Rio de Janeiro An agenda for Bride, Warren Franklin and Paul were Liliana Cavani, Lina Wert- incorrect subtitles (all Soviet pics verse effect on festival screenings the sixth Intl. Festival of Cinema, Leduc; actors Rita Tushingham, that were still running. miiller, Mario Monicelli, Sergei had subtitles) and poor coordina­ Television and Video of Rio de Lotaire Bluteau and Richard Ed- Bodrov, Valerij Priemychov and tion of transportation for guests. Local broadcasts said all Van­ Janeiro — Festrio — has been an­ son, and Cannes Film Festival Di­ couver screens were closed, and Aurelio De Laurentiis. One Italo helmer complained nounced. rectors' Fortnight director Pierre Leading the Soviet section was that a giant tv screen had been set combined with a single day of tor­ The festival, to be held Nov. 23- Henri Delau. rential rain fest screenings were Alexander Grisin's well-received up for soccer viewing during Dec. 3 in Fortaleza, 2,000 miles A film market will include 43 "Puppy." Other Soviet entries screening of his pic. virtually a washout — but the north of Rio, comprises a competi­ stands. Among those expected are glitch did little to dampen en­ were Sergei Snezkin's "An Extra­ Rondi said diree countries have tive section and several non-com­ Bill Stephens of Britain's Film ordinary Incident At The Region­ indicated they would like to have thusiasm for the event. petitive showcases. Four, Michael Friedrich of Capi­ The 17-day fest (Sept. 29-Oct. al District" and Vagif Mustafaev's their most recent output featured They include an "international tal Films (West Germany), Claude '' Scoundrel,'' Priemychov' s during next year's festival. 15), featuring more than 140 pics, informative" section, a Brazilian Nouchi of WSM (France), Helene also overlapped with the Fourth section, a salute to veteran Brazil- Mouchini of La Sept (France) and Annual Trade Forum. Latter's lian producer Oswaldo Massaini Suzanne Oresz of Alpha Films theme was independent produc­ and a retrospective of National (West Germany). Germany's Ottinger and her pix slated for tion, which added to the numbers Film Board of Canada produc­ Michael Wolkenstein of Aus­ of local producers and directors on tions. tria's Satel Group is also expected, hand. as is Jean-Jacques Silvestrin from 4th Gay, Lesbian film fest in Denmark Busiest part of the fest was the Classics on tap the French web Le Cinq and Copenhagen The fourth Gay & Other films programmed in­ Western Canadian Showcase, Other scheduled sections in­ Michael White of Michael White which opened with the Canadian clude "Films By Charlie Chap­ Lesbian Film Festival in Den­ clude Patrice Chereau's "The Prods. mark's capital runs Oct. 27-Nov. Wounded Man" (France, 1983), preem of Sandy Wilson's "Amer­ lin," "The Cinema And Social Is­ From the U.S., Jessica Saleh- ican Boyfriends," and included sues" and "The Cinema And The 7 at the luxurious midtown 154- Rosa von Praunheim's "Anita: Hunt of Angelika Films and seater Delta Bio. There will be 3 Tanze des Lasters" (West Germa­ about 12 new western Canadian French Revolution." Patricia Pollack of Arista Films features, including Jancarlo and A further section, "Treasures p.m. to midnight showings of 30 ny, 1987), John Greyson's "Uri­ should be in attendance. Also ex­ features new and old, widi center­ nal" (Canada, 1988), Guiliano Gabriel Markiw's "Mob Story," Of The Film Archives" will un- pected are Filippo di Luigi of Ita­ Richard Martin's horror pic spool several classics. piece programming of three items Montaldo's "The Gold-Rimmed ly's Cinecitta, Jean-Pierre Grey of by West Germany's Ulrike Ot­ Glasses" (Italy, 1987), Su Fried- "Matinee," Aaron Kim John­ Confirmed guests, per Festrio the Swiss concern Cofici and Gil ston's "The Last Winter" and director Ney Sroulevich, include tinger. rich's 43-minute "Damned If You Santos of Portugal's Covideo. Fest manager Michael Nord and Don't" (U.S., 1984), Iia Pool's program coordinator Bbrge Nielsen "Anne Trister" (Canada, 1986), Latin buyers (with a group of eight) report Ot­ Stigliano's "Fun Down There" VALENCIA FILM FEST WINNERS TVE of Spain will send Fernan­ tinger will appear in Copenhagen (U.S., 1988), Julien's "Looking do Moreno, while Luiz Mergulhao along with fellow helmers Isaac For Langston" (England, 1988), Following were the fest prizes at the 10th Valencia (Spain) Film from Portugal's Radio Televisao Julien of England and Roger Bertrand Blier's "Evening Dress" Festival, which wrapped Oct. 10. Comercial and Francisco Gomes Stigliano of the U.S. The Danish (France, 1986), and Greta Schiller Golden Palm: Shared by "Sabirni Centar" (Meeting Place) by Go­ Ruiz of Mexico's Pel Mex also are cultural affairs ministry and the and Andrea Weiss' 30-minute ran Markovic (Yugoslavia) and "Sis" (Mist) by Omer Zulfu expected. West German Goethe Institute are "Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin' Wom­ Livaneli (Turkey). Market director Carlos Molleta among the event's financing agen­ en" (U.S., 1989). Silver Palm: "Don't Let Them Shoot The Kite" by Tunc Basaran said Latin American buyers should cies. The Ottinger films on display (Turkey). include Tony Blanco of Venezue­ Films programmed are split up are "Madame X" (1977), "Biki­ Bronze Palm: "El Aragouz" (The Puppeteer) by Hani Lachine la's Blanco y Traviesso, Jose Daire in theme groups as diverse as nis einer Trinkerin" (1989) and (Egypt). Cortez of Chilean group Conate "Nostalgia" (Reinhold Schunzel's "Johanna d'Arc Of Mongolia" Best screenplay: Maurizio Nichetti for "Ladri di Saponette" (Ici­ and Jose Maria Guzman of Cine German 1933 "Viktor und Vik- (1988). cle Thiep (Italy). Colombia. The Argentinian con­ toria"), "AIDS" (Philip Saville's Opera Prima mention: "Disamistade" (Enmity) by Giancarlo tingent includes Guillermo Smith British 1988 "The Fruit Machine" Tokyo to see'Sex, lies' Gabiddu (Italy).