19th Venice International Film Festival

19th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Rickshaw Man
Festival date24 August – 7 September 1958
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 19th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1958.[1]

No OCIC Award was given this year due to the "unusual immorality" of the films.[2]

Jury

  • Jean Grémillon, French filmmaker - Jury President[3]
  • Carlos Fernández Cuenca, Spanish
  • Piero Gadda Conti, Italian film critic
  • Alberto Lattuada, Italian filmmaker
  • Hidemi Ina, Japanese
  • Friedrich Luft, German theathe critic
  • Sergei Vasilyev, Soviet filmmaker

Main Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
At Midnight Éjfélkor György Révész Hungary
The Ballad of Narayama 楢山節考 Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
The Black Orchid Martin Ritt United States
Eighth Day of the Week Ósmy dzien tygodnia Aleksander Ford Poland
God's Little Acre Anthony Mann United States
The Horse's Mouth Ronald Neame United Kingdom
In Case of Adversity En cas de malheur Claude Autant-Lara France
The Lovers Les amants Louis Malle
Night Light Nattens ljus Lars-Eric Kjellgren Sweden
One Life Une vie Alexandre Astruc France
Otar's Widow Otaraant qvrivi Mikheil Chiaureli Soviet Union
Rickshaw Man 無法松の一生 Hiroshi Inagaki Japan
Rosemary Das Mädchen Rosemarie Rolf Thiele West Germany
La sfida Francesco Rosi Italy
The Wolf Trap Vlcí jáma Jiří Weiss Czechoslovakia

Official Awards

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

San Giorgio Prize

FIPRESCI Prize

Pasinetti Award

Italian Cinema Clubs Award

References

  1. ^ "The 1950′s [sic]". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Japanese 'Rickshaw' Top Venice Winner". Variety. September 10, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Juries for the 1950′s [sic]". Retrieved October 8, 2013.

External links

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