19th Venice International Film Festival
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 24 August – 7 September 1958 |
| Website | Website |
The 19th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1958.[1]
Jury[]
- Jean Grémillon (France) (head of jury)[2]
- Carlos Fernández Cuenca (Spain)
- Piero Gadda Conti (Italy)
- Alberto Lattuada (Italy)
- Hidemi Ina (Japan)
- Friedrich Luft (Germany)
- Sergei Vasilyev (Soviet Union)
Films in competition[]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rickshaw Man | Muhōmatsu no isshō | Hiroshi Inagaki | Japan |
| In Case of Adversity | En cas de malheur | Claude Autant-Lara | France |
| One Life | Une vie | Alexandre Astruc | France |
| The Ballad of Narayama | Narayama-bushi Kō | Keisuke Kinoshita | Japan |
| Eighth Day of the Week | Ósmy dzien tygodnia | Aleksander Ford | Poland |
| Night Light | Nattens ljus | Lars-Eric Kjellgren | Sweden |
| The Lovers | Les amants | Louis Malle | France |
| The Black Orchid | Martin Ritt | USA | |
| God's Little Acre | Anthony Mann | USA | |
| The Horse's Mouth | Ronald Neame | UK | |
| Rosemary | Das Mädchen Rosemarie | Rolf Thiele | West Germany |
| (lit.) "The challenge" | La sfida | Francesco Rosi | Italy |
| (aka) The Wolf Trap | Vlcí jáma | Jiří Weiss | Czechoslovakia |
| (aka) Otar's Widow | Otaraant qvrivi | Mikheil Chiaureli | Soviet Union |
Awards[]
- Golden Lion:
- Special Jury Prize:
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor - Alec Guinness - (The Horse's Mouth)
- Best Actress - Sophia Loren - (The Black Orchid)
- New Cinema Award
- Best Film - Vlcí jáma (Jiří Weiss)
- Best Actress - Jeanne Moreau - (The Lovers)
- San Giorgio Prize
- FIPRESCI Prize
- Vlcí jáma (Jiří Weiss)
- Pasinetti Award
- Rosemary (Rolf Thiele)
- Parallel Sections - Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman) & Weddings and Babies (Morris Engel)
- Italian Cinema Clubs Award
References[]
- ^ "The 1950′s [sic]". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1950′s [sic]". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
External links[]
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