14th Venice International Film Festival

The 14th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 4 September 1953.[1]

14th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
Festival date20 August – 4 September 1953
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

The Golden Lion of Saint Mark was not awarded this year. The jury, having examined the films in competition and noting the considerable average high level of the motion pictures presented, found that no work prevailed in terms of absolute value. In accordance with article 20 of the 1953 regulation, the jury requested from the president of the festival the authorization not to award the Grand Prix, which was finally granted.[2] Instead, the jury decided to award the Silver Lion to six films.[3][4]

Jury

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In Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Anatahan アナタハン Josef von Sternberg Japan
The Bad and the Beautiful Vincente Minnelli United States
Don't Forget Love Vergiß die Liebe nicht Paul Verhoeven West Germany
Easy Years Anni facili Luigi Zampa Italy
The Four Poster Irving Reis United States
Good Lord Without Confession Le Bon Dieu sans confession Claude Autant-Lara France
The Great Temptation Die große Versuchung Rolf Hansen West Germany
I Vitelloni Federico Fellini Italy
I Was a Parish Priest La guerra de Dios Rafael Gil Spain
Jhansi Ki Rani झाँसी की रानी Sohrab Modi India
The Landowner's Daughter Sinhá Moça Tom Payne, Oswaldo Sampaio Brazil
Little Fugitive Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin United States
Moulin Rouge John Huston United Kingdom
Naked Passion La pasión desnuda Luis César Amadori Argentina
Neapolitans in Milan Napoletani a Milano Eduardo De Filippo Italy
The Parvenus Jara gospoda Bojan Stupica Yugoslavia
Pickup on South Street Samuel Fuller United States
The Proud and the Beautiful Les Orgueilleux Yves Allégret France, Mexico
The Return of Vasili Bortnikov Возвращение Василия Бортникова Vsevolod Pudovkin Soviet Union
Rimsky-Korsakov Римский-Корсаков Nikolai Cherkasov, Aleksandr Borisov Soviet Union
Roman Holiday William Wyler United States
Sadko Садко Aleksandr Ptushko Soviet Union
Secrets of Women Kvinnors väntan Ingmar Bergman Sweden
The Sea Has Risen Föltámadott a tenger László Ranódy, Mihály Szemes, Kálmán Nádasdy Hungary
Thérèse Raquin Marcel Carné France
The Secret of Blood Tajemství krve Martin Frič Czechoslovakia
Ugetsu 雨月物語 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
The Vanquished I Vinti Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
Youth of Chopin Młodość Chopina Aleksander Ford Poland

Official Awards

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Main Competition

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Independent Awards

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OCIC Award

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Pasinetti Award

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References

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  1. ^ "The 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "14. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia". La Biennale di Venezia (in Italian). Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (September 5, 2013). "Venice update: Kelly Reichardt's Night Moves, James Franco's Child of God, and more". LA Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Lane, Anthony (September 8, 2013). "The Venice Film Festival". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Juries for the 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
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