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1953 Cannes Film Festival
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1953 Cannes Film Festival CFF53poster.jpg Official poster of the 6th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Luc.http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1953/posters.html Posters 1953 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131217170449/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1953/posters.html 17 December 2013 dmy 35 (In Competition) Endless Horizons Cannes, France Grand Prize of the Festival:The Wages of Fear 1953 04 15 y – 1953 04 29 y 1946 festival-cannes.com/en Cannes Film Festival 1952 1954
The 6th Cannes Film Festival took place from 15 to 29 April 1953.http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1953.htm 1953 - As long as there are stars ... cannes-fest.com 25 May 2017 French writer and filmmaker Jean Cocteau served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prize of the Festival was awarded, as the highest prize, to The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot.http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1953.htm 6ème Festival International du Film - Cannes cinema-francais.fr fr 6 June 2017
During the opening ceremony, Walt Disney was awarded the "Legion of Honour" from the hands of Monsieur Hugues, Minister of Information of France.http://fresques.ina.fr/festival-de-cannes-en/fiche-media/Cannes00014/opening-of-the-1953-festival.html Opening of the 1953 festival fresques.ina.fr 8 July 2017https://books.google.com/books?id=VMLLTapCpEUC&q=walt+disney+honoured+at+1953+cannes+film+festival&pg=PA133 Walt Disney honoured at 1953 cannes film festival 9780813551104 25 May 2017 Wong Cindy Hing-Yuk 29 August 2011 Rutgers University Press
The festival opened with Endless Horizons by Jean Dréville.
Juries
Main Competition
Jean Cocteau, French writer and filmmaker - Jury Presidenthttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1953/allJury.html Juries 1953: All the Juries festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100025/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1953/allJury.html 4 March 2016 dmy
Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist
Titina De Filippo, Italian actress and writer
Guy Desson, French MP official
Philippe Erlanger, French
Renée Faure, French actress
Jacques-Pierre Frogerais, French
Abel Gance, French filmmaker
André Lang, French
Georges Raguis, French union official
Edward G. Robinson, American actor
Charles Spaak, Belgian screenwriter
Georges Van Parys, French composer
Short Films Competition
Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker
Roger Leenhardt, French writer and filmmaker
René Lucot, French
Jean Queval, French journalist
Jacques Schiltz, French
Jean Vivie, French journalist
Official Selection
Main Competition
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1953/allSelections.html Official Selection 1953: All the Selection festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131226221940/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1953/allSelections.html 26 December 2013 dmy
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country1. April 2000Wolfgang LiebeneinerAustriaAwaaraAwāraRaj KapoorIndiaThe Bandit of BrazilO CangaceiroLima BarretoBrazilBarabbasAlf SjöbergSwedenBongoloBongolo et la princesse noireAndré CauvinBelgiumCall Me MadamWalter LangUnited StatesChildren of Hiroshima原爆の子Kaneto ShindoJapanCome Back, Little ShebaDaniel MannUnited StatesDedication of the Great Buddha大仏開眼Teinosuke KinugasaJapanDoña FrancisquitaLadislao VajdaSpainÉlLuis BuñuelMexicoEmergency WardSala de guardiaTulio DemicheliArgentinaEndless Horizons (opening film)Horizons sans finJean DrévilleFranceFlamencoDuende y misterio del flamencoEdgar NevilleSpainFor the Sake of My Intemperate YouthFör min heta ungdoms skullArne MattssonSwedenGendai-jin現代人Minoru ShibuyaJapanGreen MagicMagia verdeGian Gaspare NapolitanoItaly, BrazilThe Heart of the MatterGeorge More O'FerrallUnited KingdomI ConfessAlfred HitchcockUnited StatesIntimate RelationsCharles FrankUnited KingdomLight in the High PlainsLuz en el páramoVíctor UrruchúaVenezuelaLiliCharles WaltersUnited StatesMonsieur Hulot's HolidayLes Vacances de Monsieur HulotJacques TatiFrancePerfidyNevjeraVladimir PogačićYugoslaviaPeter PanHamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred JacksonUnited StatesRossanaLa redEmilio FernándezMexicoThe Sun Shines BrightJohn FordUnited StatesTerminal Station Stazione TerminiVittorio De SicaItaly, United StatesThe Three Perfect WivesLas Tres perfectas casadasRoberto GavaldónMexicoLa vie passionnée de ClémenceauGilbert ProuteauFranceThe VillageSie fanden eine HeimatLeopold LindtbergSwitzerland, United KingdomThe Wages of FearLe Salaire de la peurHenri-Georges ClouzotFrance, ItalyThe Wayward WifeLa provincialeMario SoldatiItalyWelcome Mr. Marshall!¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!Luis García BerlangaSpainThe White ReindeerValkoinen peuraErik BlombergFinland
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Grand Prix:
30em
...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
Remnants 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
Official Awards
thumb|180px|Jean Cocteau, Jury President
thumb|180px|Henri-Georges (& Vera) Clouzot, Grand Prix winner
Main Competition
Grand Prix: The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzothttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1953/allAward.html Awards 1953: All Awards festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131226221548/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1953/allAward.html 26 December 2013 dmyhttp://www.cannes-fest.com/pr1953.htm 1953 - Le Jury, Les Prix cannes-fest.com 25 May 2017
International Awards:
Award of Visual Narration: Rosanna by Emilio Fernández
Award of Exploration Film: Green Magic by Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Award of Fairy Tale Film: The White Reindeer by Erik Blomberg
Award of Entertainment Film: Lili by Charles Walters
Award of Good Humour: Welcome Mr. Marshall! by Luis García Berlanga
Award of Adventure Film: 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
Charles Vanel for The Wages of Fear
Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga and Miguel Mihura for the screenplay of Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Gabriel Migliori for the score of O Cangaceiro
For the charming acting in Lili
For the use of colour in Green Magic
Jury Special Prize - Legion of Honour: Walt Disney
Homage: Flamenco by Edgar Neville
Short Films Competition
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
FIPRESCI Prize
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday by Jacques Tatihttp://www.fipresci.org/awards/1953 FIPRESCI Awards 1953 fipresci.org 8 July 2017
OCIC Award
Endless Horizons by Jean Drévillehttps://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1953 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1953 imdb.com 8 July 2017
References
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 https://web.archive.org/web/20190829074045/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/1953/selection/in-competition-feature-films 2019-08-29
Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1953 at Internet Movie Database
Cannes Film Festival, 1953
Cannes Film Festival, 1953
Category:Cannes Film Festival by year