Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Founded | 1959 |
Awards | Grand Prix |
Festival date | 7–18 July 1989 |
Website | Website |
The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. [1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film The Icicle Thief directed by Maurizio Nichetti.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 |
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