17th Venice International Film Festival
Italian film festival in 1956
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The 17th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 9 September 1956.[1]
No Golden Lion was awarded, the international jury was unable to decide the winner, after a tie in the voting between The Burmese Harp and Calle Mayor, the award was declared void for the first (and only) time ever.[2][3]
Jury
- John Grierson, British filmmaker - Jury President[4]
- André Bazin, French film critic
- G.B. Cavallaro, Italian film critic
- Fridrikh Ermler, Soviet filmmaker and actor
- James Quinn, British producer and exhibitor
- Kiyohiko Ushihara, Japanese filmmaker
- Luchino Visconti, Italian filmmaker
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:[5]
Main Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | Robert Aldrich | United States | |
| The Awakening | Suor Letizia | Mario Camerini | Italy |
| Bigger Than Life | Nicholas Ray | United States | |
| The Burmese Harp | ãã«ãã®ç«ªç´ | Kon Ichikawa | Japan |
| Bus Stop | Joshua Logan | United States | |
| The Captain from Köpenick | Der Hauptmann von Köpenick | Helmut Käutner | West Germany |
| Empire in the Sun | L'impero del sole | Enrico Gras | Italy |
| Gervaise | René Clément | France | |
| The Immortal Garrison | ÐеÑÑмеÑÑнÑй гаÑнизон | Zakhar Agranenko, Eduard Tisse | Soviet Union |
| Main Street | Calle Mayor | Juan Antonio Bardem | Spain |
| The Ogre of Athens | Î ÎÏÎ¬ÎºÎ¿Ï | Nikos Koundouros | Greece |
| The Rocket from Calabuch | Calabuch | Luis GarcÃa Berlanga | Spain |
| Street of Shame | 赤ç·å°å¸¯ | Kenji Mizoguchi | Japan |
| Torero! | Carlos Velo | Mexico | |
| La Traversée de Paris | Claude Autant-Lara | France | |
Out of Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big and Small | Veliki i mali | Vladimir PogaÄiÄ | Yugoslavia |
| Bus Stop | Joshua Logan | United States | |
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Bourvil for La Traversée de Paris
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Maria Schell for Gervaise
- Special Mentions:
- Street of Shame by Kenji Mizoguchi
- Heinz Rühmann for The Captain from Köpenick
- Anna Magnani for The Awakening
- Franco Bernetti, Mario Craveri, Ubaldo Marelli, Giovanni Raffaldi for Empire in the Sun
- Torero! by Carlos Velo
- The Immortal Garrison by Zakhar Agranenko & Eduard Tisse
- Betsy Blair for Calle Mayor
- The Burmese Harp by Kon Ichikawa
- Calle Mayor by Juan Antonio Bardem
Independent Awards
New Cinema Award
- Best Film: Calle Mayor by Juan Antonio Bardem
- Best Actor: Heinz Rühmann for The Captain from Köpenick
- Best Actress: Maria Schell for Gervaise
San Giorgio Prize
FIPRESCI Prize
OCIC Award
- Calabuch by Luis GarcÃa Berlanga
- Honorable Mention: The Burmese Harp by Kon Ichikawa