20th Venice International Film Festival
The 20th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 6 September 1959.[1]
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 23 August – 6 September 1959 |
| Website | Website |
Jury
- Luigi Chiarini (Italy) (head of jury)[2]
- Georges Altman (France)
- Sergei Bondarchuk (Soviet Union)
- Ralph Forte (USA)
- Luis Gómez Mesa (Spain)
- Ernst Kruger (West Germany)
- Roger Maxwell (UK)
- Vinicio Marinucci (Italy)
- Dario Zanelli (Italy)
Films in competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Boy and the Bridge | Kevin McClory | UK | |
| Sonatas | Juan Antonio Bardem | Spain | |
| The Great War | La grande guerra | Mario Monicelli | Italy |
| Esterina | Carlo Lizzani | Italy | |
| Double Agents | La nuit des espions | Robert Hossein | France |
| Life in Your Hands | V tvoikh rukakh zhizn | Nikolai Rozantsev | Soviet Union |
| General Della Rovere | Il generale Della Rovere | Roberto Rossellini | Italy |
| Sleepless Years | Álmatlan évek | Félix Máriássy | Hungary |
| Conflagration | Enjō | Kon Ichikawa | Japan |
| The Magician | Ansiktet | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| Anatomy of a Murder | Otto Preminger | USA | |
| Web of Passion | À double tour | Claude Chabrol | France |
| Night Train | Pociąg | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Poland |
| Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? | Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben | Frank Wisbar | West Germany |
Awards
- Golden Lion:
- The Great War (Mario Monicelli)
- General della Rovere (Roberto Rossellini)
- Special Jury Prize:
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor - James Stewart - (Anatomy of a Murder)
- Best Actress - Madeleine Robinson - (Web of Passion)
- Special Mention - Carla Gravina, Lucyna Winnicka, Hannes Messemer & Alberto Sordi (Esterina, Night Train, General della Rovere & The Great War)
- New Cinema Award
- FIPRESCI Prize
- OCIC Award
- General della Rovere (Roberto Rossellini)
- Pasinetti Award
- The Magician (Ingmar Bergman)
- Parallel Sections - Come Back, Africa (Lionel Rogosin)
References
- "The 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- "Juries for the 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
External links
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