1953 Cannes Film Festival
The 6th Cannes Film Festival was held from 15 to 29 April 1953.[4] The Grand Prix of the Festival went to The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot.[5] The festival opened with Horizons sans fin by Jean Dréville.
 Official poster of the 6th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Luc.[1] | |
| Opening film | Horizons sans fin |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prize of the Festival (The Wages of Fear)[2] |
| No. of films | 35 (In Competition)[3] 43 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 15 April 1953 – 29 April 1953 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
During the opening ceremony, Walt Disney was awarded the "Legion of Honour" from the hands of Monsieur Hugues, Minister of Information.[6][7]
Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1953 competition:[8]
Feature films
- Jean Cocteau (France) Jury President
- Louis Chauvet (France) (journalist)
- Titina De Filippo (France)
- Guy Desson (France) (MP official)
- Philippe Erlanger (France)
- Renée Faure (France)
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France)
- Abel Gance (France)
- André Lang (France)
- Georges Raguis (France) (union official)
- Edward G. Robinson (US)
- Charles Spaak (Belgium)
- Georges Van Parys (France)
Short films
- Bert Haanstra (Netherlands)
- Roger Leenhardt (France)
- René Lucot (France)
- Jean Queval (France) (journalist)
- Jacques Schiltz (France)
- Jean Vivie (France) (CST official)
Feature film competition
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:[3]
- 1. April 2000 by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
- Awaara by Raj Kapoor
- The Bandit of Brazil (O Cangaceiro) by Lima Barreto
- Barabbas by Alf Sjöberg
- Bongolo by André Cauvin
- Call Me Madam by Walter Lang
- Children of Hiroshima by Kaneto Shindō
- Come Back, Little Sheba by Daniel Mann
- Dedication of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu kaigen) by Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Doña Francisquita by Ladislao Vajda
- Él by Luis Buñuel
- Emergency Ward (Sala de guardia) by Tulio Demicheli
- Endless Horizons (Horizons sans fin) by Jean Dréville
- Flamenco (Duende y misterio del flamenco) by Edgar Neville
- For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth (För min heta ungdoms skull) by Arne Mattsson
- Gendai-jin by Minoru Shibuya
- Green Magic (Magia verde) by Gian Gaspare Napolitano
- The Heart of the Matter by George More O'Ferrall
- I Confess by Alfred Hitchcock
- Intimate Relations by Charles Frank
- Light in the High Plains (Luz en el páramo) by Víctor Urruchúa
- Lili by Charles Walters
- Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot) by Jacques Tati
- Perfidy (Nevjera) by Vladimir Pogacic
- Peter Pan by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson
- Rossana (La red) by Emilio Fernández
- The Sun Shines Bright by John Ford
- Terminal Station by Vittorio De Sica
- Las Tres perfectas casadas by Roberto Gavaldón
- La vie passionnée de Clémenceau by Gilbert Prouteau
- The Village (Sie fanden eine Heimat) by Leopold Lindtberg
- The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- The Wayward Wife (La provinciale) by Mario Soldati
- Welcome Mr. Marshall! by Luis García Berlanga
- The White Reindeer (Valkoinen peura) by Erik Blomberg
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Grand Prix:[3]
- ...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
- Castilla, soldado de la ley by Enrico Gras
- Doderhultarn by Olle Hellbom
- Doh pyi daung su by Jules Bucher
- Dubrovnik by Milan Katic
- Gazouly, petit oiseau by Wladyslaw Starewicz, L. Starewitcz
- Houen zo! by Herman van der Horst
- I cristalli by Lando Colombo
- Immagini e colore by Vittorio Sala
- Joy of Living by Jean Oser
- Kujira by Noburô Ôhfuji
- Kumaon Hills by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani
- La montagna di genere by Giovanni Paolucci
- La pintura mural Mexicana by Francisco del Villar
- Land Of The Long Day by Douglas Wilkinson
- Le Luxembourg et son industrie by Philippe Schneider
- Le voyage d'Abdallah by Georges Régnier
- Machu-Picchu by Enrico Gras
- Marionnettes de Toon by Jean Cleinge
- Meister der Gegenwart by Karl von Zieglmayer
- Momoyama bidsutsu by Sôya Mizuki
- Naskara by José Miguel De Mora
- New Lands for Old by Krishna Gopal
- Pescatori di laguna by Antonio Petrucci
- Peter Breughel L'Ancien by Arcady
- Présentation de la beauce à Notre Dame de Chartres by Jacques Berthier
- Pylone 138 by Adolphe Forter
- Remmants of a Stone-Age People by Louis Knobel
- Reverón by Margot Benacerraf
- Royal Heritage by Diana Pine
- Salut Casa! by Jean Vidal
- Schatten Uner Sternen by Ernest Bingen
- So ist das Saarland by Ernest Bingen
- The Figurehead by John Halas
- The Great Experiment by V.R. Sarma
- The Romance of Transportation in Canada by Colin Low
- The Settler by Bernard Devlin
- The Stranger Left No Card by Wendy Toye
- Varen by Gösta Werner
- Victoire sur L'Annapurna by Marcel Ichac
- Vincent Van Gogh by Jan Hulsker
- Water Birds by Ben Sharpsteen
- White Mane (Crin Blanc, Cheval Sauvage) by Albert Lamorisse
Awards
Jean Cocteau, Jury President
Henri-Georges (& Vera) Clouzot, Grand Prix winner
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1953 awards:[2][5][9]
- Grand Prix: The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- International Awards:
- Award of Visual Narration: Rosanna (La red) by Emilio Fernández
- Award of Exploration Film: Green Magic (Magia verde) by Gian Gaspare Napolitano
- Award of Fairy Tale Film: The White Reindeer (Valkoinen peura) by Erik Blomberg
- Award of Entertainment Film: Lili by Charles Walters
- Award of Good Humour: Welcome Mr. Marshall! (¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!) by Luis García Berlanga
- Award of Adventure Film: The Bandit of Brazil (O Cangaceiro) by Lima Barreto
- Award of Dramatic Film: Come Back, Little Sheba by Daniel Mann
- Special Mention: Shirley Booth, for Come Back, Little Sheba
- Special Mention: Charles Vanel, for The Wages of Fear
- Jury Special Prize for his contribution to the prestige of the festival: Walt Disney
- Homage: Flamenco (Duende y misterio del flamenco) by Edgar Neville
Short films
- Short Film Grand Prix: White Mane by Albert Lamorisse
- Best Fictional Film: The Stranger Left No Card by Wendy Toye
- Best Documentary Film: Houen zo! by Herman van der Horst
- Best Film on Art: Doderhultarn by Olle Hellbom
- Best Animation: The Romance of Transportation in Canada by Colin Low
Independent awards
- Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot) by Jacques Tati
- Endless Horizons (Horizons sans fin) by Jean Dréville
Other awards
- Special Mention:[11]
- Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga and Miguel Mihura, for the screenplay of Welcome Mr. Marshall! (¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!)
- Gabriel Migliori, for the score of The Bandit of Brazil (O Cangaceiro)
- For the charming acting in Lili
- For the use of colour in Green Magic (Magia verde)
References
- "Posters 1953". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
- "Awards 1953: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- "Official Selection 1953: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- "1953 - As long as there are stars ..." cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "6ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- "Opening of the 1953 festival". fresques.ina.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- Wong, Cindy Hing-Yuk (29 August 2011). Walt Disney honoured at 1953 cannes film festival. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813551104. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "Juries 1953: All the Juries". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- "1953 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "FIPRESCI Awards 1953". fipresci.org. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1953". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
Media
- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1953 festival (commentary in French)
External links
- 1953 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1953 Archived 2019-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1953 at Internet Movie Database
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