1957 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 10th Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| Opening film | Around the World in 80 Days |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Friendly Persuasion[2] |
| No. of films | 31 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 2 May 1957 – 17 May 1957 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 10th Cannes Film Festival took place from 2 to 17 May 1957.[4] French writer André Maurois served as jury president for the main competition, while Dolores del Río was the first female member of the jury for the official selection.[5]
The Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Friendly Persuasion by William Wyler.[6]
The festival opened with Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Anderson.[7]
Juries
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]- André Maurois, French writer - Jury President[8]
- Jean Cocteau, French writer and filmmaker - Honorary Jury President
- Dolores del Río, Mexican actress
- Maurice Genevoix, French writer
- Georges Huisman, French historian
- Maurice Lehmann, French actor
- Marcel Pagnol, French writer and filmmaker
- Michael Powell, British filmmaker
- Jules Romains, French writer
- George Stevens, American filmmaker
- Vladimír Vlček, Czechoslovakian
Short Films Competition
[edit]- Claude Aveline, French writer
- Roman Karmen, Soviet filmmaker
- Albert Lamorisse, French filmmaker
- Alberto Lattuada, Italian filmmaker
- Jean Vivie, French CST official
Official Selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
Out of Competition
[edit]The following film was selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
- Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Anderson (opening film)
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- Altitude 7.546 by I. Grek
- Bolcsok by Ágoston Kollányi
- Carnival in Quebec by Jean Palardy
- City of Gold by Colin Low, Wolf Koenig
- Diario Uruguayo by Eugenio Hintz
- Die Große Wanderung by Walter Suchner
- Een leger van gehouwen steen by Theo Van Haren Noman
- Gast auf Erden by Karl Stanzl
- History of the Cinema by John Halas
- Il sogno dei gonzaga by Antonio Petrucci
- Jabulani Africa by Jok Uys, Jamie Uys
- Śląsk by Witold Lesiewicz
- La mariee portait des perles by Kurt Baum, Errol Hinds
- Let nad mocvarom (Flight Above the Marshes) by Aleksandar Petrović
- Magic of the Mountains by Moham Dayaram Bhavnani
- Michel de ghelderode by Luc De Heusch
- Nessebar by Stephane Topaldjikov
- Niok l'éléphant by Edmond Sechan
- Ochotniki iujnikh morey (Les chasseurs des mers du sud) by S. Kogan
- Paraplícko by Bretislav Pojar
- Rembrandt, schilder van de mens by Bert Haanstra
- San Antonio de la Florida by Santos Núñez
- A Brief History (Scurtă Istorie) by Ion Popescu-Gopo
- Soseiji Gakkyu by Susumu Hani
- Splintret emalje by Johan Jacobsen
- Toute la mémoire du monde by Alain Resnais
- Vacances Tunisiennes by René Vautier
- Western Symphonie by Thomas L. Rowe
- Wiesensommer (Prairie d'été) by Heinz Sielmann
Official Awards
[edit]
Main Competition
[edit]- Palme d'Or: Friendly Persuasion by William Wyler[6][2]
- Jury Special Prize:
- Best Director: Robert Bresson for A Man Escaped
- Best Actress: Giulietta Masina for Nights of Cabiria
- Special Mention: Elsa Daniel for La casa del ángel[9]
- Best Actor: John Kitzmiller for Valley of Peace
- Special Mentions: Gotoma the Buddha by Rajbans Khanna
- Special Award:
- The Forty-first by Grigori Chukhrai
- Shiroi sanmyaku by Sadao Imamura
- Qivitoq by Erik Balling
Short Films Competition
[edit]- Short Film Palme d'Or: A Brief History by Ion Popescu-Gopo
- Special mention: Ochotniki iujnikh morey (Les chasseurs des mers du sud) by S. Kogan
- Documentary Prize: City of Gold by Colin Low, Wolf Koenig
- Prize for Film in Nature: Wiesensommer by Heinz Sielmann
Independent Awards
[edit]- Special Mention:
References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1957". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1957: All Awards". cinema-francais.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1957: All the Selection". cinema-francais.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ "1957 - La Loi de Cannes (The Law of Cannes)". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Honoring the Female Trailblazers of Cannes /2. Dolores del Río". harpersbazaar.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b "10ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Retro Cannes". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Le Jury, Les Prix 1957". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Barnard, Timothy; Rist, Peter, eds. (1996). South American Cinema: A Critical Filmography, 1915-1994. Taylor & Francis. pp. 27–29. ISBN 978-082-404-574-6. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1957". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1957 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1957 Archived 2019-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1957 at Internet Movie Database
Media
[edit]- British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1957 footage
- British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1957 opens
- British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1957 ends
- INA: Opening of the 1957 festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Jury at the 1957 Cannes festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Closure of the 1957 Festival (commentary in French)