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1957 Cannes Film Festival

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1957 Cannes Film Festival

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name1957 Cannes Film Festival
imageCFF57poster.jpg
captionOfficial poster of the 10th Cannes Film Festival
number31 (In Competition)
openingAround the World in 80 Days
locationCannes, France
awardsPalme d'Or:
Friendly Persuasion
date
founded1946
website
mainCannes Film Festival
previous1956
next1958

Friendly Persuasion

The 10th Cannes Film Festival took place from 2 to 17 May 1957. 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.

The Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Friendly Persuasion by William Wyler.

The festival opened with Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Anderson.

Juries

Main Competition

  • André Maurois, French writer - Jury President
  • 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

  • Claude Aveline, French writer
  • Roman Karmen, Soviet filmmaker
  • Albert Lamorisse, French filmmaker
  • Alberto Lattuada, Italian filmmaker
  • Jean Vivie, French CST official

Official Selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Bachelor PartyDelbert MannUnited States
Duped Till DoomsdayBetrogen bis zum jüngsten TagKurt Jung-AlsenEast Germany
He Who Must DieCelui qui doit mourirJules DassinFrance, Italy
The House of the AngelLa Casa del ángelLeopoldo Torre NilssonArgentina
Don QuixoteДон КихотGrigori KozintsevSoviet Union
EarthЗемяZahari ZhandovBulgaria
FaustinaJosé Luis Sáenz de HerediaSpain
The Forty-FirstСорок первыйGrigory ChukhraySoviet Union
*Friendly Persuasion*William WylerUnited States
Funny FaceStanley DonenUnited States
Gotoma the BuddhaRajbans KhannaIndia
GuendalinaAlberto LattuadaItaly
The Harvest MonthElokuuMatti KassilaFinland
High Tide at NoonPhilip LeacockUnited Kingdom
KanałAndrzej WajdaPoland
Lapland CalendarSame JakkiPer HøstNorway
Lost ChildrenZtracenciMiloš MakovecCzechoslovakia
A Man EscapedUn condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veutRobert BressonFrance
The Mill of Good Luck''La 'Moara cu noroc'''Victor IliuRomania
Nights of CabiriaLe notti di CabiriaFederico FelliniItaly, France
RiceTadashi ImaiJapan
Qivitoq - The Mountain HikerQivitoq - FjeldgængerenErik BallingDenmark
RekavaLester James PeriesSri Lanka
Rose BerndWolfgang StaudteWest Germany
The Seventh SealDet sjunde insegletIngmar BergmanSweden
Shiroi sanmyakuSadao ImamuraJapan
Sissi – The Young EmpressSissi – Die junge KaiserinErnst MarischkaAustria
Two ConfessionsKét vallomásMárton KeletiHungary
Valley of PeaceDolina miruFrance ŠtiglicYugoslavia
Where To?إلى أين؟Georges NasserLebanon
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. AmethystMichael AndersonUnited Kingdom

Out of Competition

The following film was selected to be screened out of competition:

  • Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Anderson (opening film)

Short Films Competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:

  • 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

André Maurois, Jury President
William Wyler, Palme d'Or winner

Main Competition

  • Palme d'Or: Friendly Persuasion by William Wyler
  • Jury Special Prize:
    • Kanał by Andrzej Wajda
    • The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman
  • 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
  • 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

  • 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

[[SIGNIS|OCIC Award]]

  • Special Mention:
    • He Who Must Die by Jules Dassin
    • Nights of Cabiria by Federico Fellini

References

References

  1. "Posters 1957". festival-cannes.fr.
  2. "1957 - La Loi de Cannes (The Law of Cannes)". cannes-fest.com.
  3. "Honoring the Female Trailblazers of Cannes /2. Dolores del Río". harpersbazaar.com.
  4. "10ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr.
  5. "Retro Cannes". mirror.co.uk.
  6. "Le Jury, Les Prix 1957". festival-cannes.fr.
  7. "Official Selection 1957: All the Selection". cinema-francais.fr.
  8. "Awards 1957: All Awards". cinema-francais.fr.
  9. (1996). "South American Cinema: A Critical Filmography, 1915-1994". [[Taylor & Francis]].
  10. "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1957". imdb.com.
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