1990

Earlier in the year, the Festival is honored at a week-long event in Moscow during Sovinterfest. The Festival opens with the World Premiere of Lina Wertmüller’s Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with star Sophia Loren on hand to receive the Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Programming highlights include a 3-D retrospective, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s CLOSE UP, Egyptian director Youssef Chahine’s Alexandria Still and Forever, and Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s Ju Dou, which takes the Gold Hugo for Best Feature.