| Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 8–19 July 1991 |
| Website | Website |
The17thMoscow International Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 July 1991.[1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the Soviet-German filmSpotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea directed byKaren Gevorkian.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Gunpowder | Gluvi barut | Bato Čengić | Yugoslavia |
| Class Action | Class Action | Michael Apted | United States |
| Itt a szabadság! | Itt a szabadság! | Péter Vajda | Hungary |
| The Doors | The Doors | Oliver Stone | United States |
| Homework | La tarea | Jaime Humberto Hermosillo | Mexico |
| Don Juan in Hell | Don Juan en los infiernos | Gonzalo Suárez | Spain |
| War in the Land of Egypt | Al-moaten Masry | Salah Abu Seif | Egypt |
| Madame Bovary | Madame Bovary | Claude Chabrol | France |
| The Wedding Maidens | Chujia nu | Jin Wang | China |
| Father | Father | John Power | Australia |
| Always & Forever | Immer und ewig | Samir | Switzerland |
| The Bet | Zakład | Teresa Kotlarczyk | Poland |
| Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea | Pegiy pyos, Begushchiy kraem morya | Karen Gevorkian | Soviet Union, Germany |
| Towards Evening | Verso sera | Francesca Archibugi | Italy, France |
| The Way to Cheong Song | Cheongsongeuro ganeun kil | Lee Doo-yong | South Korea |
| Matti Manushulu | Matti Manushulu | B. Narsing Rao | India |
| Romeo | Romeo | Rita Horst | Netherlands |
| The Garden | The Garden | Derek Jarman | United Kingdom, Germany |
| The Adjuster | The Adjuster | Atom Egoyan | Canada |
| Sons of Bitches | Sukiny deti | Leonid Filatov | Soviet Union |
| Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness | Das Heimweh des Walerjan Wróbel | Rolf Schübel | Germany |
| Cup Final | Gmar gavi'a | Eran Riklis | Israel |