16th Venice International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 25 August – 9 September 1955 |
| Website | http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/ |
The 16th Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 9 September 1955.[1]
Jury
- Mario Gromo: Head of Jury[2]
- Jacques Doniol-Valcroze : France
- Arthur Knight: USA
- Roger Manvell: UK
- Piero Gadda Conti: Italy
- Emilio Lonero: Italy
- Domenico Meccoli: Italy
- Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti: Italy
In Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Girlfriends | Le Amiche | Michelangelo Antonioni |  Italy |
| Amici per la pelle | Franco Rossi | Italy | |
| The Swindle | Il bidone | Federico Fellini | Italy |
| The Word | Ordet | Carl Theodor Dreyer |  Denmark |
| The Big Knife | The Big Knife | Robert Aldrich |  France |
| Blekitny krzyz | Andrzej Munk |  Poland | |
| Ciske the Rat | Ciske de Rat | Wolfgang Staudte |  Netherlands |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Anatole Litvak |  United Kingdom | |
| Heroes and Sinners | Les héros sont fatigués | Yves Ciampi | France |
| The Kentuckian | Burt Lancaster |  United States | |
| Bad Liaisons | Les Mauvaises rencontres | Alexandre Astruc | France |
| The Cricket | Poprygunya | Samson Samsonov |  Soviet Union |
| To Catch a Thief | Alfred Hitchcock | United States | |
| Princess Yang Kwei-Fei | Yôkihi | Kenji Mizoguchi |  Japan |
Awards
Awards for 1955[3]
| Award | Winner | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Lion | Ordet | Carl Theodor Dreyer |
| Silver Lion | Le Amiche | Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Silver Lion | Ciske de Rat | Wolfgang Staudte |
| Silver Lion | Poprygunya | Samson Samsonov |
| Silver Lion | The Big Knife | Robert Aldrich |
| Best Actor | Curd Jürgens | Yves Ciampi |
| Best Actor | Kenneth More | Anatole Litvak |
| Best Actress | Not Awarded | |
| OCIC Award | Amici per la pelle | Franco Rossi |
| OCIC Award - Honorable Mention | Ciske de Rat | Wolfgang Staudte |
| Best Short Film | The Bespoke Overcoat | Jack Clayton |
| Pasinetti Award | Poprygunya | Samson Samsonov |
| Most Promising New Director | Bad Liaisons | Alexandre Astruc |
| Biennale Medal | Ivan Bratanov | Dako Dakovski |
References
- ↑ "The 1950′s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Juries for the 1950′s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Venice Film Festival". IMDb. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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