7th Venice International Film Festival (void)
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| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 8 August – 1 September 1939 |
| Website | Website |
The "7th" annual (void) Venice International Film Festival was held from 8 August to 1 September 1939. This edition has been strongly influenced by the Fascist regime and was deserted by the United States of America. The Mussolini Cup was won by the historical film Cardinal Messias, while the other main prizes were not awarded.[1]
Jury[]
- Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (Head of Jury)[2]
- Luigi Bonelli
- Antonio de Obregón
- Dino Falconi
- Carl Vincent
In Competition[]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Margarita, Armando y su padre | Francisco Múgica | Argentina |
| Divorce in Montevideo | Divorcio en Montevideo | Manuel Romero | Argentina |
| From the Hills to the Valley | De la sierra al valle | Antonio Ber Ciani | Argentina |
| Ambition | Ambición | Adelqui Migliar | Argentina |
| The Outlaw | El matrero | Orestes Caviglia | Argentina |
| N/A | (short film) | André Cauvin | Belgium |
| N/A | (short film) | André Cauvin | Belgium |
| Humoreska | Otakar Vávra | Bohemia | |
| Macoun the Tramp | Tulák Macoun | Bohemia | |
| N/A | (short film) | Bohemia | |
| Behind the Facade | Derrière la façade | Yves Mirande, Georges Lacombe | France |
| The Human Beast | La Bête humaine | Jean Renoir | France |
| The End of the Day | La Fin du jour | Julien Duvivier | France |
Awards[]
- Mussolini Cup
- Best Film - Cardinal Messias (Goffredo Alessandrini)
- Volpi Cup
- Best Actor - Not awarded.
- Best Actress - Not awarded.
- Bronze Medal
- Girls in Distress (Georg Wilhelm Pabst)
References[]
- ^ "The 1930s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1930s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1939 film festivals
- 1939 in Italy
- Venice Film Festival
- 1930s in Venice
- August 1939 events
- September 1939 events