The film won the Golden Lion at the 45th Venice Film Festival . It also won four David di Donatello Awards ( for best film , best director , Best cinematography and best editing ) and two Silver Ribbons ( for best director and best screenplay ) . The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee
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45th Venice International Film Festival
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (film)