1958 Cannes Film Festival
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Jury
- Marcel AchardMarcel AchardMarcel Achard was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly-recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades...
(France) (president) - Tomiko Asabuki (Japan)
- Bernard BuffetBernard BuffetBernard Buffet was a French painter of Expressionism and Member of the Anti-Abstract Art Group "L'homme Témoin [the Witness-Man]".-Life and work:...
(France) - Jean De Baroncelli (France) (critic)
- Helmut Käutner (West Germany)
- Dudley Leslie (UK)
- Madeleine Robinson (France)
- Ladislao Vajda (Spain)
- Charles VidorCharles VidorCharles Vidor was a film director.-Biography:Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Hungarian Army during World War I...
(USA) - Sergei YutkevichSergei YutkevichSergei Iosifovich Yutkevich was an award-winning Soviet film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:He began work as a teen doing puppet shows. Later he helped found the Factory of the Eccentric Actor , which was primarily concerned with circus and music hall acts. He entered films in the...
(Soviet Union) - Cesare ZavattiniCesare ZavattiniCesare Zavattini was an Italian screenwriter and one of the first theorists and proponents of the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema.-Brief biography:...
(Italy) - Norman McLarenNorman McLarenNorman McLaren, CC, CQ was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada...
(Canada) (short films) - Jean MitryJean MitryJean Mitry was a French film theorist, critic and filmmaker, co-founder of France's first film society and later of the Cinémathèque Française in 1938....
(France) (short films) - Krishna Riboud (India) (short films)
- Edmond Séchan (France) (short films)
- Jerzy ToeplitzJerzy ToeplitzJerzy Toeplitz AO was born in 1909 in Kharkiv . He was educated in Warsaw. After World War II he was the co-founder of the Polish Film School, and later took up an appointment in Australia for the Film and TV School.Between 1948 and 1972 he was Vice-President of the International Film and...
(Poland) (short films)
Feature film competition
- The Brothers Karamazov by Richard BrooksRichard BrooksRichard Brooks was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and occasional film producer.-Early life and career:...
- La Caleta olvidadaLa Caleta olvidadaLa Caleta olvidada is a 1958 Chilean film directed by Bruno Gebel. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival....
by Bruno Gebel - Ciulinii BărăganuluiCiulinii BaraganuluiCiulinii Bărăganului is a 1958 Franco-Romanian film directed by Louis Daquin and Gheorghe Vitanidis, based on a novel of the same title by Panait Istrati....
by Louis DaquinLouis DaquinLouis Daquin was a French film director and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979.-Selected filmography:... - Desire Under the ElmsDesire Under the Elms (film)Desire Under the Elms is a 1958 American film version of the 1924 play Desire Under the Elms written by Eugene O'Neill. The film was directed by Delbert Mann from a screenplay by O'Neill and Irwin Shaw. The cast included Sophia Loren as Abbie , Anthony Perkins as Eben, Burl Ives as Ephraim, Frank...
by Delbert MannDelbert MannDelbert Martin Mann, Jr. was an American television and film director. He won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Director for the film Marty... - En DjungelsagaThe Flute and the ArrowThe Flute and the Arrow is a 1957 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Chendru - The Boy* Ginjo - The Hunter* Riga - The Hunter's Wife* Tengru-Shikari - The Boy's Grandfather...
by Arne SucksdorffArne SucksdorffArne Sucksdorff was a Swedish movie director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries... - L'eau viveGirl and the RiverGirl and the River is a 1958 French drama film directed by François Villiers. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Henri Arius - The uncle from Cavaillon* Pascale Audret - Hortense* Odette Barencey - Joséphine...
by François VilliersFrançois VilliersThe filmmaker François Villiers , Chevalier of the Legion of Honor was a French film director. He was responsible for several films, from Hans le marin in 1949, to Manika, une vie plus tard, in 1989 which won the Prix du Public at Cannes.As a film director and television producer of quality dramas,... - Giovani maritiYoung HusbandsYoung Husbands is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Anne-Marie Baumann - Fanny* Gérard Blain - Marcello* Guido Celano - Franco's father* Roberto Chevalier - Checchino...
by Mauro BologniniMauro BologniniMauro Bolognini was an Italian film director of literate sensibility, known for masterful handling of period subject matter.-Biography:Mauro Bolognini was born in Pistoia, Tuscany.... - GohaGohaGoha is a French-Tunisian film of 1958. It was starred by Omar Sharif and it was the cinema debut of Claudia Cardinale. At the 1958 Cannes Film Festival it was awarded with the Jury Prize and it had been nominated for the Golden Palm.-Cast:...
by Jacques BaratierJacques BaratierJacques Baratier was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films. His film Goha won the Jury Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival... - Letyat zhuravliThe Cranes are FlyingThe Cranes Are Flying is a Soviet film about World War II. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage suffered to the Soviet psyche as a result of World War II . It was directed at Mosfilm by the Georgian-born Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 and stars Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana...
by Mikhail KalatozovMikhail KalatozovMikhail Kalatozov born Mikheil Kalatozishvili was a Georgian/Russian film director. Born in Tiflis , he studied economics before starting his film career as an actor and later cinematographer.... - The Long, Hot SummerThe Long, Hot SummerThe Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury and Orson Welles...
by Martin RittMartin RittMartin Ritt was an American director, actor, and playwright who worked in both film and theater. He was born in New York City.-Early career and influences:... - Mon OncleMon OncleMon Oncle is a 1958 film comedy by French filmmaker Jacques Tati. The first of Tati's films to be released in colour, Mon Oncle won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a Special Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign...
by Jacques TatiJacques TatiJacques Tati was a French filmmaker, working as a comedic actor, writer and director. In a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly of the Greatest Movie Directors Tati was voted the 46th greatest of all time... - Ni liv by Arne Skouen
- Nära livetBrink of LifeBrink of Life, is a 1958 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Bergman won the Best Director Award and Anderson, Dahlbeck, Ornäs and Thulin won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eva Dahlbeck as Stina Andersson...
by Ingmar BergmanIngmar BergmanErnst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and... - Orders to KillOrders to KillOrders to Kill was a 1958 British wartime drama film. It starred Paul Massie, Eddie Albert and Lillian Gish. It was directed by Anthony Asquith based on a story by Donald C. Downes.-Plot summary:...
by Anthony AsquithAnthony AsquithAnthony Asquith was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy and The Browning Version , among other adaptations... - Parash PatharParash PatharParash Pathar was Satyajit Ray's first film apart from the Apu Trilogy. It was also his first comedy and first magical realist film...
by Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature... - Pardesi by Khwaja Ahmad AbbasKhwaja Ahmad AbbasKhwaja Ahmad Abbas , popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages...
and Vasili Pronin - Rosaura a las 10Rosaura at 10 O'ClockRosaura at 10 O'Clock is a 1958 Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici, based on a play by Marco Denevi. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. -Cast:* Juan Verdaguer - Camilo Canegato...
by Mario SofficiMario SofficiMario Soffici was an Italian born Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter of the classic era.A native of Florence, Soffici moved the Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in 1935 on the film El Alma de Bandoneón, working with popular actors of the period such as... - Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin by Ernst MarischkaErnst MarischkaErnst Marischka was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 93 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962...
- To teleftaio psemaA Matter of DignityA Matter of Dignity is a 1957 Greek drama film directed by Michael Cacoyannis. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:The Pellas are magnates who face financial ruin. Desperate to conceal the dire straits they are in and maintain their social status, they plan to marry their...
by Michael Cacoyannis - L'uomo di pagliaA Man of StrawA Man of Straw is a 1958 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Pietro Germi - Andrea* Franca Bettoia - Rita* Luisa Della Noce - Luisa* Edoardo Nevola - Giulio* Saro Urzì - Beppe...
by Pietro GermiPietro GermiPietro Germi was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting.He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di... - VasvirágIron FlowerIron Flower is a 1958 Hungarian drama film directed by János Herskó. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Mari Törőcsik - Cink Vera* István Avar - Pettersen István* Zoltán Várkonyi* Margit Dajka - Racsákné...
by János HerskóJános HerskóJános Herskó was a Hungarian film director and actor. He appeared in 15 films between 1963 and 2006. He also directed nine films between 1948 and 1990.-External links:... - La Venganza by Juan Antonio Bardem
- Visages de bronze by Bernard Taisant
- Das Wirtshaus im SpessartThe Spessart InnThe Spessart Inn is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Liselotte Pulver - Comtesse Franziska von Sandau* Carlos Thompson - Räuberhauptmann...
by Kurt HoffmannKurt HoffmannKurt Hoffmann was a German film director. He directed 48 films between 1938 and 1971. His film The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:... - YukiguniSnow Country (film)Snow Country is a 1957 black-and-white drama Japanese film directed by Shirō Toyoda based on the novel Snow Country written by the Nobel Prize winning author Kawabata Yasunari between 1937 and 1941. The film was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival...
by Shirō ToyodaShiro Toyodawas a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Kyoto, Toyoda moved to Tokyo in his teens and began studying under the pioneering film director Eizō Tanaka. He joined Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1924 and worked as an assistant director under Yasujirō Shimazu... - Zizkovská romanceSuburban RomanceSuburban Romance is a 1958 Czechoslovak romance film directed by Zbyněk Brynych. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jana Brejchová* Eduard Cupák* František Kreuzmann* Václav Lohniský - Poláček* Antonín Novotný - Karel Freit...
by Zbyněk BrynychZbynek BrynychZbyněk Brynych was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1951 and 1985.-Selected filmography:* Suburban Romance * The Fifth Horseman is Fear -External links:...
Awards
- Palme d'OrPalme d'OrThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
: Letyat zhuravliThe Cranes are FlyingThe Cranes Are Flying is a Soviet film about World War II. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage suffered to the Soviet psyche as a result of World War II . It was directed at Mosfilm by the Georgian-born Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 and stars Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana...
by Mikhail KalatozovMikhail KalatozovMikhail Kalatozov born Mikheil Kalatozishvili was a Georgian/Russian film director. Born in Tiflis , he studied economics before starting his film career as an actor and later cinematographer.... - Jury PrizeJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
:- GohaGohaGoha is a French-Tunisian film of 1958. It was starred by Omar Sharif and it was the cinema debut of Claudia Cardinale. At the 1958 Cannes Film Festival it was awarded with the Jury Prize and it had been nominated for the Golden Palm.-Cast:...
by Jacques BaratierJacques BaratierJacques Baratier was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films. His film Goha won the Jury Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival... - Visages de bronze by Bernard Taisant
- Goha
- Jury Special Prize: Mon OncleMon OncleMon Oncle is a 1958 film comedy by French filmmaker Jacques Tati. The first of Tati's films to be released in colour, Mon Oncle won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a Special Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign...
by Jacques TatiJacques TatiJacques Tati was a French filmmaker, working as a comedic actor, writer and director. In a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly of the Greatest Movie Directors Tati was voted the 46th greatest of all time... - Best ActorBest Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
: Paul NewmanPaul NewmanPaul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast...
for The Long, Hot SummerThe Long, Hot SummerThe Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury and Orson Welles... - Best ActressBest Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
: Bibi AnderssonBibi AnderssonBibi Andersson is a Swedish actress.-Early life:Bibi Andersson was born as Berit Elisabeth Andersson in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, the daughter of Karin , a social worker, and Josef Andersson, a businessman...
, Eva DahlbeckEva DahlbeckEva Dahlbeck was a Swedish actress and author.Eva Dahlbeck was born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs near Stockholm. She attended the prestigious acting school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1941 to 1944, and acted on the Theatre's stage from 1944 to 1964...
, Barbro Hiort af OrnäsBarbro Hiort af OrnäsBarbro Hiort af Ornäs is a Swedish actress. She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. Along with Bibi Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck, and Ingrid Thulin, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival for the film Brink of Life....
and Ingrid ThulinIngrid ThulinIngrid Lilian Thulin was a Swedish film actress.-Biography:Thulin was born in Sollefteå, Ångermanland, northern Sweden, the daughter of Nanna and Adam Thulin, a fisherman...
for Nära livetBrink of LifeBrink of Life, is a 1958 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Bergman won the Best Director Award and Anderson, Dahlbeck, Ornäs and Thulin won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eva Dahlbeck as Stina Andersson... - Best DirectorBest Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Director Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946....
: Ingmar BergmanIngmar BergmanErnst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
for Nära livetBrink of LifeBrink of Life, is a 1958 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Bergman won the Best Director Award and Anderson, Dahlbeck, Ornäs and Thulin won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eva Dahlbeck as Stina Andersson... - Best ScreenplayBest Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Screenplay Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival...
: Massimo FranciosaMassimo FranciosaMassimo Franciosa was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 72 films between 1955 and 1991. He also directed nine films between 1963 and 1971...
, Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella...
and Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...
for Giovani maritiYoung HusbandsYoung Husbands is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Anne-Marie Baumann - Fanny* Gérard Blain - Marcello* Guido Celano - Franco's father* Roberto Chevalier - Checchino... - Special Mention:Tatiana SamoylovaTatiana SamoylovaTatiana Yevgenyevna Samoilova is a Soviet and Russian film actress who starred in The Cranes Are Flying , The Unsent Letter and Anna Karenina ....
for Letyat zhuravliThe Cranes are FlyingThe Cranes Are Flying is a Soviet film about World War II. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage suffered to the Soviet psyche as a result of World War II . It was directed at Mosfilm by the Georgian-born Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 and stars Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana... - Short Film Palme d'OrShort Film Palme d'OrThe Short Film Palme d'Or is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the same jury of the Cinéfondation....
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