1981 Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion – Best Film Winner
Marianne & Juliane
Margarethe von Trotta
Two sisters both fight for women’s rights. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne a terrorist. When Marianne is jailed, Juliane feels obligated to help her despite their differing views on how to live.
1981 Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion – Best Film Nominees
Beirut the Encounter
Borhane Alaouié
Bosco d’amore
Alberto Bevilacqua
Chaalchitra
Mrinal Sen
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Emir Kusturica
Forfølgelsen
Anja Breien
Kargus
Juan Miñón
La caduta degli angeli ribelli
Marco Tullio Giordana
Le occasioni di Rosa
Salvatore Piscicelli
Prince of the City
Sidney Lumet
Shortcuts
Jirí Menzel
Silvestre
João César Monteiro
Sweet Dreams
Nanni Moretti
Sweet Pea
Peter Del Monte
The Fall of Italy
Lordan Zafranovic
The Games of Countess Dolingen
Catherine Binet
The Tyrant’s Heart
Miklós Jancsó
They All Laughed
Peter Bogdanovich
They Don’t Wear Black Tie
Leon Hirszman
True Confessions
Ulu Grosbard