20th Moscow International Film Festival
# 20th Moscow International Film Festival

The 20th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1997. The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film Marvin's Room directed by Jerry Zaks.

## Jury

* Oleg Menshikov (Russia – President of the Jury)
* Georgi Djulgerov (Bulgaria)
* Irakli Kvirikadze (Georgia)
* Fernando Mendez-Leite (Spain)
* Michel Seydoux (France)
* Sergio Olhovich (Mexico)
* Mrinal Sen (India)
* Beata Tyszkiewicz (Poland)

## Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| - | - | - | - |
| Swallowtail | Suvaroteiru | Shunji Iwai | Japan |
| Blue Mountain | Blue Mountain | Thomas Tanner | Switzerland, Germany |
| The Minister of State | Ságojoga ministtar | Paul-Anders Simma | Finland, Norway, Sweden |
| Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Thomas Jahn | Germany, Netherlands, Belgium |
| Kings for a Day | Comme des rois | François Velle | France |
| Marvin's Room | Marvin's Room | Jerry Zaks | United States |
| A Trap | Pułapka | Adek Drabiński | Poland |
| The Witman Boys | Witman fiuk | János Szász | Hungary, France, Germany, Poland |
| Marianna Ucrìa | Marianna Ucrìa | Roberto Faenza | Italy, France, Portugal |
| Mother and Son | Mat' i syn | Alexander Sokurov | Russia, Germany |
| The Best Job in the World | Le Plus Beau Métier du monde | Gérard Lauzier | France |
| Shanghai 1937 | Hotel Shanghai | Peter Patzak | Austria, China |
| First Option | Fei hu | Gordon Chan | Hong Kong |
| Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis | Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis | John Henderson | United Kingdom |
| Sardari Begum | Sardari Begum | Shyam Benegal | India |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet | Javier Maqua | Spain |

## Awards

* Golden St. George: Marvin's Room by Jerry Zaks
* Special Silver St. George: Mother and Son by Alexander Sokurov
* Silver St. George:
   * Best Director: János Szász for The Witman Boys
   * Best Actor: Til Schweiger for Knockin' on Heaven's Door
   * Best Actress: Isabel Ordaz for Chevrolet
* Prix FIPRESCI: The Witman Boys by János Szász
* Honorable Prize - For the contribution to the cinema:
   * Robert De Niro, actor (United States)
   * Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky, director (Russia)
   * Sophia Loren, actress (Italy)
   * Catherine Deneuve, actress (France)
