16th Moscow International Film Festival
The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film The Icicle Thief directed by Maurizio Nichetti.
Jury
- Andrzej Wajda
- George Gund
- Emir Kusturica
- Jiří Menzel
- Ibrahim Moussa
- Aparna Sen
- Jos Stelling
- Kora Tsereteli
- Zhang Yimou
Films in competition
English title | Original title | Director | Production country |
Ariel | Ariel | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland |
Come Come Come Upward | Aje Aje Bara Aje | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
Inventory | Stan posiadania | Krzysztof Zanussi | Poland |
Jesus Christ's Horoscope | Jézus Krisztus horoszkópja | Miklós Jancsó | Hungary |
Grand Cinema | Grand Cinema | Hassan Hedayat | Iran |
A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve' | Lawa. Opowiesc o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza | Tadeusz Konwicki | Poland |
The Discarnates | Ijintachi to no Natsu | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Japan |
A Visitor to a Museum | Posetitel muzeya | Konstantin Lopushansky | Soviet Union, Switzerland, West Germany |
The Icicle Thief | Ladri di saponette | Maurizio Nichetti | Italy |
The 15 Year Old Girl | La Fille de 15 ans | Jacques Doillon | France |
The Rainbow | The Rainbow | Ken Russell | Great Britain |
The Shining Arc | Hu guang | Zhang Junzhao | China |
Follow Me | Follow Me | Maria Knilli | West Germany |
The Accidental Tourist | The Accidental Tourist | Lawrence Kasdan | United States |
The Way Steel Was Tempered | Tako se kalio čelik | Želimir Žilnik | Yugoslavia |
A Hoof Here, a Hoof There | Kopytem sem, kopytem tam | Věra Chytilová | Czechoslovakia |
Love Lies | Mentiras piadosas | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
Ironweed | Ironweed | Héctor Babenco | United States |
I Never Been in Vienna | Nunca estuve en Viena | Antonio Larreta | Argentina |
Jadup and Boel | Jadup und boel | Rainer Simon | East Germany |
Awards
- Golden St. George: The Icicle Thief by Maurizio Nichetti
- Silver St. George: A Visitor to a Museum by Konstantin Lopushansky
- Bronze St. George:
- * Actor: Turo Pajala for Ariel
- * Actress: Kang Soo-yeon for Come Come Come Upward
- Prix FIPRESCI: Ariel by Aki Kaurismäki
- Prix of Ecumenical Jury: A Visitor to a Museum by Konstantin Lopushansky
- Special Diploma: Bonded Woman by B. Narsing Rao