1953 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 6th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Luc.[1] | |
| Opening film | Endless Horizons |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prize of the Festival: The Wages of Fear[2] |
| No. of films | 35 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 15 April 1953 – 29 April 1953 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 6th Cannes Film Festival took place from 15 to 29 April 1953.[4] French writer and filmmaker Jean Cocteau served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prize of the Festival was awarded, as the highest prize, to The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot.[5]
During the opening ceremony, Walt Disney was awarded the "Legion of Honour" from the hands of Monsieur Hugues, Minister of Information of France.[6][7]
The festival opened with Endless Horizons by Jean Dréville.
Juries
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]- Jean Cocteau, French writer and filmmaker - Jury President[8]
- Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist
- Titina De Filippo, Italian actress and writer
- Guy Desson, French MP official
- Philippe Erlanger, French
- Renée Faure, French actress
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais, French
- Abel Gance, French filmmaker
- André Lang, French
- Georges Raguis, French union official
- Edward G. Robinson, American actor
- Charles Spaak, Belgian screenwriter
- Georges Van Parys, French composer
Short Films Competition
[edit]- Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker
- Roger Leenhardt, French writer and filmmaker
- René Lucot, French
- Jean Queval, French journalist
- Jacques Schiltz, French
- Jean Vivie, French journalist
Official Selection
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:[3]
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Grand Prix:[3]
- ...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
- Castilla, soldado de la ley by Enrico Gras
- Doderhultarn by Olle Hellbom
- Doh pyi daung su by Jules Bucher
- Dubrovnik by Milan Katic
- Gazouly, petit oiseau by Wladyslaw Starewicz, L. Starewitcz
- Houen zo! by Herman van der Horst
- I cristalli by Lando Colombo
- Immagini e colore by Vittorio Sala
- Joy of Living by Jean Oser
- Kujira by Noburô Ôhfuji
- Kumaon Hills by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani
- La montagna di genere by Giovanni Paolucci
- La pintura mural Mexicana by Francisco del Villar
- Land Of The Long Day by Douglas Wilkinson
- Le Luxembourg et son industrie by Philippe Schneider
- Le voyage d'Abdallah by Georges Régnier
- Machu-Picchu by Enrico Gras
- Marionnettes de Toon by Jean Cleinge
- Meister der Gegenwart by Karl von Zieglmayer
- Momoyama bidsutsu by Sôya Mizuki
- Naskara by José Miguel De Mora
- New Lands for Old by Krishna Gopal
- Pescatori di laguna by Antonio Petrucci
- Peter Breughel L'Ancien by Arcady
- Présentation de la beauce à Notre Dame de Chartres by Jacques Berthier
- Pylone 138 by Adolphe Forter
- Remnants of a Stone-Age People by Louis Knobel
- Reverón by Margot Benacerraf
- Royal Heritage by Diana Pine
- Salut Casa! by Jean Vidal
- Schatten Uner Sternen by Ernest Bingen
- So ist das Saarland by Ernest Bingen
- The Figurehead by John Halas
- The Great Experiment by V.R. Sarma
- The Romance of Transportation in Canada by Colin Low
- The Settler by Bernard Devlin
- The Stranger Left No Card by Wendy Toye
- Varen by Gösta Werner
- Victoire sur L'Annapurna by Marcel Ichac
- Vincent Van Gogh by Jan Hulsker
- Water Birds by Ben Sharpsteen
- White Mane (Crin Blanc, Cheval Sauvage) by Albert Lamorisse
Official Awards
[edit]
Main Competition
[edit]- Grand Prix: The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot[5][2][9]
- International Awards:
- Award of Visual Narration: Rosanna by Emilio Fernández
- Award of Exploration Film: Green Magic by Gian Gaspare Napolitano
- Award of Fairy Tale Film: The White Reindeer by Erik Blomberg
- Award of Entertainment Film: Lili by Charles Walters
- Award of Good Humour: Welcome Mr. Marshall! by Luis García Berlanga
- Award of Adventure Film: O Cangaceiro by Lima Barreto
- Award of Dramatic Film: Come Back, Little Sheba by Daniel Mann
- Special Mention:
- Shirley Booth for Come Back, Little Sheba
- Charles Vanel for The Wages of Fear
- Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga and Miguel Mihura for the screenplay of Welcome Mr. Marshall!
- Gabriel Migliori for the score of O Cangaceiro
- For the charming acting in Lili
- For the use of colour in Green Magic
- Jury Special Prize - Legion of Honour: Walt Disney
- Homage: Flamenco by Edgar Neville
Short Films Competition
[edit]- Short Film Grand Prix: White Mane by Albert Lamorisse
- Best Fictional Film: The Stranger Left No Card by Wendy Toye
- Best Documentary Film: Houen zo! by Herman van der Horst
- Best Film on Art: Doderhultarn by Olle Hellbom
- Best Animation: The Romance of Transportation in Canada by Colin Low
Independent Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1953". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1953: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Official Selection 1953: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ "1953 - As long as there are stars ..." cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b "6ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Opening of the 1953 festival". fresques.ina.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Wong, Cindy Hing-Yuk (29 August 2011). Walt Disney honoured at 1953 cannes film festival. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813551104. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1953: All the Juries". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "1953 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1953". fipresci.org. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1953". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
Media
[edit]- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1953 festival (commentary in French)
External links
[edit]- 1953 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1953 Archived 2019-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1953 at Internet Movie Database