25th Venice International Film Festival
Italian film festival in 1964
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The 25th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 10 September 1964.[1]
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Red Desert by Michelangelo Antonioni
Festival date27 August – 10 September 1964
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Red Desert by Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Festival date | 27 August – 10 September 1964 |
| Website | Website |
Italian writer Mario Soldati was the jury president for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to Red Desert, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Jury
- Mario Soldati, Italian writer - Jury President[2]
- Rudolf Arnheim, American author
- Ove Brusendorff, Danish film historian
- Thorold Dickinson, British filmmaker
- Georges Sadoul, French writer
- Ricardo Muñoz Suay, Spanish director
- Jerzy Toeplitz, Polish film theorist
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:[3]
In Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girl with Green Eyes | Desmond Davis | United Kingdom | |
| The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Il vangelo secondo Matteo | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Italy |
| Hamlet | Гамлет | Grigori Kozintsev | Soviet Union |
| King & Country | Joseph Losey | United Kingdom | |
| Life Upside Down | La vie à l'envers | Alain Jessua | France |
| To Love | Att Älska | Jörn Donner | Sweden |
| A Married Woman | Une femme mariée | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Nothing but a Man | Michael Roemer | United States | |
| The Peach Thief | Kradetzat na praskovi | Vulo Radev | Bulgaria |
| Red Desert | Il deserto rosso | Michelangelo Antonioni | Italy |
| This Special Friendship | Les amitiés particulières | Jean Delannoy | France |
| Tonio Kröger | Rolf Thiele | West Germany | |
Out of Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All These Women | För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| Woman Is a Wonderful Thing | La donna è una cosa meravigliosa | Mauro Bolognini | Italy |
Afternoon Screenings
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin - Kaiser to Khrushchev | Marshall Flaum | United States | |
| Caroline | Georges Dufaux, Clément Perron | France | |
| Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment | Robert Drew | United States | |
| December 7th - The Day of Infamy | Marshall Flaum | ||
| Faces of November | Robert Drew | ||
| Happy Mother's Day | Joyce Chopra, Richard Leacock | ||
| How to Succeed as a Gangster | Jack Haley Jr. | ||
| In Search of Kim Novak | |||
| The Oppenheimer Enigma | L'enigma Oppenhemier | Leandro Castellani | Italy |
Official Awards
- Golden Lion: Red Desert by Michelangelo Antonioni
- Special Jury Prize:
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Tom Courtenay for King & Country
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Harriet Andersson for To Love
- Best First Work: La vie à l'envers by Alain Jessua
Independent Awards
San Giorgio Prize
FIPRESCI Prize
OCIC Award
Pasinetti Award
- La vie à l'envers by Alain Jessua
- Parallel Sections: Passenger by Andrzej Munk
Lion of San Marco - Grand Prize
- Skoplje '63 by Veljko Bulajić
- Best Documentary: L'enigma Oppenhemier by Leandro Castellani