Closing of the 20th Anniversary Moscow International Film Festival (1997)

The Pushkin Cinema and Concert Hall.

Festival guests ascend the steps of the red carpet.

The audience greets the festival participants.

On the steps are military personnel in full dress uniform.

Doves.

Artists and guests ascend the steps.

Alexey Buldakov Gennady Zyuganov Yuri Grymov Nonna Mordyukova Emmanuil Vitorgan Alexander Zbruev Ingeborga Dapkunaite Vladimir Khotinenko Vladimir Zhirinovsky Andrey Konchalovsky Oleg Yankovsky Rolan Bykov Mikhail Gluzsky Mikhail Boyarsky Viktor Merezhko Oleg Menshikov Lyudmila Gurchenko Sofia Loren Robert De Niro

Pushkinsky Cinema Hall.

Aleksandr Abdulov opens the 20th MIFF awards ceremony.

Sofia Loren receives an honorary prize for her contribution to the development of cinema.

The audience applauds standing up.

Sofia Loren gives a speech.

Oleg Yankovsky announces that Robert De Niro has been awarded an honorary prize for his contribution to the development of cinema.

Robert De Niro gives a speech.

Andrei Konchalovsky receives an honorary prize for his contribution to the development of cinema.

Andrei Konchalovsky gives a speech.

Sofia Loren, Robert De Niro, and Andrei Konchalovsky are sitting in chairs on the stage holding prizes in their hands.

Oleg Menshikov presents the prize to actor Til Schweiger for his role in the film "Knockin' on Heaven's Door".

Oleg Menshikov presents the prize to Spanish actress Isabel Ordaz for her role in the film "Chevrolet".

Oleg Menshikov announces the prize to director Janos Szasz for the film "The Whitman Boys".

Oleg Menshikov presents a special prize, the Silver St.

George, to director Alexander Sakurov for the film "Mother and Son".

Oleg Menshikov announces the Golden St.

George prize for the film "Marvin's Room", directed by Jerry Zaks.

Robert De Niro collects the prize.

Sergei Solovyov delivers a speech about the closing of the film festival.

The Russian anthem is played (Composer: M. I. Glinka).

The audience rises.

Applause.

Sofia Loren and Andrei Konalovsky communicate on stage.