Film festival
The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.
New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was the Jury President of the Main Competition. The opening film was Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry", while the closing film was a restored version of 1912 silent film "Richard III", accompanied live by Vittorio Gassman serving as narrator and Ennio Morricone conducing the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra.
Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-bi" was the Golden Lion winner.
Juries.
The following people comprised the 1997 jury:
Official sections.
The following films were selected to be screened:
Independent sections.
Venice International Film Critics' Week.
The following feature films were selected to be screened as "in competition" for this section:
References.
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