1960 Cannes Film Festival

1960 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 13th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Denis Maillart.[1]
Opening filmBen-Hur
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
La Dolce Vita[2]
No. of films29 (In Competition)[3]
Festival date4 May 1960 (1960-05-04) – 20 May 1960 (1960-05-20)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 13th Cannes Film Festival took place from 4 to 20 May 1960.[4] Belgian writer Georges Simenon served as Jury President for the main competition. The Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, was awarded to La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini.[5]

The festival opened with Ben-Hur by William Wyler.[6]

Juries

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Main Competition

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Short Films Competition

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Official Selection

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In Competition

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The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
America as Seen by a Frenchman L'Amérique insolite François Reichenbach France
L'Avventura Michelangelo Antonioni Italy, France
Bad Luck Zezowate szczęście Andrzej Munk Poland
Ballad of a Soldier Баллада о солдате Grigory Chukhray Soviet Union
The Chasers Jakten Erik Løchen Norway
Cidade Ameaçada Roberto Farias Brazil
The Delinquents Los golfos Carlos Saura Spain
La Dolce Vita Federico Fellini Italy, France
The Enchanting Shadow 倩女幽魂 Li Han-hsiang Hong Kong
First Lesson Първи урок Rangel Valchanov Bulgaria
The Hole Le Trou Jacques Becker France
Home from the Hill Vincente Minnelli United States
If the Wind Frightens You Si le vent te fait peur Emile Degelin Belgium
The Lady with the Dog Дама с собачкой Iosif Kheifits Soviet Union
Letter Never Sent Неотправленное письмо Mikhail Kalatozov
Macario Roberto Gavaldón Mexico
Never on Sunday Ποτέ την Κυριακή Jules Dassin Greece
The Ninth Circle Девети круг France Štiglic Yugoslavia
Odd Obsession 鍵 Kon Ichikawa Japan
Paw Boy of Two Worlds Astrid Henning-Jensen Denmark
La Procesión Francis Lauric Argentina
The Savage Innocents Nicholas Ray Italy, United Kingdom, France
Seven Days... Seven Nights Moderato Cantabile Peter Brook France
Sons and Lovers Jack Cardiff United Kingdom
Sujata Bimal Roy India
Telegrame Gheorghe Naghi and Aurel Miheles Romania
The Virgin Spring Jungfrukällan Ingmar Bergman Sweden
When the Woman Butts In Kam čert nemůže Zdeněk Podskalský Czechoslovakia
The Young One La joven Luis Buñuel Mexico

Out of Competition

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The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

Short Films Competition

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The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

  • Aux confins des deux continents by Emlak Kredi Bankasi
  • La ballata del Monte Bianco by Luciano Ricci
  • The Blue of the Sky by John Ralmon
  • Le brise glace atomique Lenine by Nicholas Tcherskov
  • A City Called Copenhagen by Jørgen Roos
  • Dagen mijner jaren by Max De Haas
  • De Dragul Printesei by Ion Popescu-Gopo
  • Enfants des courants d'air by Edouard Luntz
  • Fiesta en Xochimilco by Fernando Martinez Alvarez
  • Fitz-Roy by Humberto Peruzzi
  • Franz Hellens ou documents secrets by Lucien Deroisy
  • In Search of Lincoln by Carlisle, Dunphy, Wondsel
  • Le journal d'un certain David by Pierre Jallaud, Sylvie Jallaud
  • Mali voz by Branislas Bastac
  • Materia e forma by Fulvio Tului
  • Orff-Schulwerk - Rhythmisch-Melodische Erziehung by Hans Rolf Strobel, Heinz Tichawsky
  • Paris la belle by Pierre Prévert
  • Perfecto luna by Archibaldo Burns
  • Le pilote m'a dit by Niklaus Gessner
  • Pozor by Jiří Brdečka
  • Promethee by Todor Dinov
  • Die Purpulinie by K.L. Ruppel
  • Ragadozo novenyek by Ágoston Kollányi
  • Roman mosaics in Anatolia by M.S. Ipsiroglu
  • Shringar by RavI Prakash
  • Sorolla, pintor de la luz by Manuel Dominguez
  • Le sourire by Serge Bourguignon
  • Universe by Roman Kroitor
  • Uwaga diabeł by Zenon Wasilewski
  • Les Alpinistes de la Mer (De Wadlopers) by Emile Van Moerkerken
  • Winter Quarters by John P. Taylor
Georges Simenon, Jury President
Federico Fellini, Palme d'Or winner

Official Awards

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Main Competition

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Short Films Competition

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Independent Awards

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FIPRESCI Prize

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OCIC Award

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References

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  1. ^ "Posters 1960". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Awards 1960: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1960: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  4. ^ "1960 - La Dolce Riviera ..?". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b "13ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. ^ "William Wyler discusses the difficulties in the realization of Ben-Hur". ina.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Juries 1960". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  8. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1960". fipresci.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1960". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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