The 8th Cannes Film Festival took place from 26 April to 10 May 1955.[4] French writer and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol served as jury president for the main competition.
 Official poster of the 8th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Marcel Huet[1] | |
| Opening film | Rififi |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Carmen Jones |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palm d'Or: Marty[2] |
| No. of films | 33 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 26 April 1955 – 10 May 1955 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The first Palme d'Or was awarded, as the highest prize of the Festival, to Marty by Delbert Mann.[5]
Until the 1954 Festival, the whimsical way various prizes were being awarded had drawn much criticism. In answer to this, from 1955 onwards, the Jury was composed of foreign celebrities from the film industry.[6]
The festival opened with Rififi by Jules Dassin,[7] and closed with Carmen Jones by Otto Preminger.
Juries
editMain Competition
edit- Marcel Pagnol, French writer and filmmaker - Jury President[8]
- Marcel Achard, French writer
- Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish filmmaker
- A. Dignimont, French
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais, French
- Leopold Lindtberg, Swiss director
- Anatole Litvak, American filmmaker
- Isa Miranda, Italian actress
- Leonard Mosley, British writer
- Jean Nery, French
- Sergei Yutkevich, Soviet filmmaker
Short Films Competition
edit- Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, French actor
- Herman van der Horst, Dutch
- Marcel Ichac, French filmmaker
- Karl Korn, West-German
- Jean Perdrix, French filmmaker
Official Selection
editIn Competition
editThe following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
Out of Competition
editThe following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
- Italia K2 by Marcello Balbi
- Les trésors de la Mer Rouge by Michel Rocca
Short Films Competition
editThe following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- 2'21"6 Butterfly Stroke: Dolphin-Kick by T. Mijata
- A esperanca e' eterna by Marcos Margulies
- Aggtelek by Ágoston Kollányi
- Arte popular Portuguesa by João Mendes
- Black on White by John Read
- Blinkity Blank by Norman McLaren
- Bow Bells by Anthony Simmons
- Bronsalder by Lars Krantz
- Bush Doctor by Jean Palardy
- Cyrk by Włodzimierz Haupe
- De sable et de feu by Jean Jabely
- Den standhaftige Tinnsoldat by Ivo Caprino
- Der Schatz des Abendlandes by Ernst Stephan Niessner, Edmund Von Hammer
- Dobreho vojak svejk by Jiri Trnka
- Dock by Emile Degelin
- Guardians of the Soil by David Millin
- Host by Thor Arnijot Udvang, Carsten Munch
- Images préhistoriques by Arcady & Thomas L. Rowe
- In cantec si dans by Ion Bostan
- Isole di fuoco by Vittorio De Seta
- Jakten over sporene by Erik Borge
- L'homme dans la lumière by René Lucot
- La ciudad blanca by Waldo Cerruto
- La grande pèche by Henri Fabiani
- Le conte de ma vie by Jørgen Roos
- Les jardiniers d'Allah by Michel Clarence
- Niedzielny poranek by Andrzej Munk
- Nos forets by Auguste Kern
- Op de spitsen by Rudi Hornecker
- Opici cisar by Jan Lacko
- Island of Sakhalin (Ostrov Sakhalin) by Vassili Katanian, Eldar Ryazanov
- Pierre Romain desfossez by Gérard De Boe
- Pulsschlag der Zeit by René Boeniger
- Symphony of Life by T.A. Abraham
- The Golden River by Pittamandalam Venktatachalapathy Pathy
- The Story of Light by Joop Geesink
- Tickets Please by Emil Nofal
- Trois coquillages de Tunisie by Roger Mauge
- When Magoo Flew by Pete Burness
- Zolotaya antilopa by Lev Atamanov
Official Awards
editMain Competition
edit- Palme d'Or: Marty by Delbert Mann[2]
- Best Director:
- Tribute: Hill 24 Doesn't Answer by Thorold Dickinson
- Best Acting Award:
- Spencer Tracy for Bad Day at Black Rock
- The entire male and female cast of A Big Family
- Jury Special Prize: Lost Continent by Leonardo Bonzi, Mario Craveri, Enrico Gras, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Giorgio Moser
- Best Dramatic Film: East of Eden by Elia Kazan
- Best Lyrical Film: Romeo and Juliet by Lev Arnshtam and Leonid Lavrovsky
- Distinction to two children:
- Kumari Naaz for her performance in Boot Polish
- Pablito Calvo for his performance in Miracle of Marcelino
Short Films Competition
edit- Short Film Palme d'Or: Blinkity Blank by Norman McLaren
- Special Distinction: Zolotaya Antilopa by Lev Atamanov
- Best Short Documentary: Isole di fuoco by Vittorio De Seta
- Prix du reportage filmé: La grande pêche by Henri Fabiani
Independent Awards
edit- Marty by Delbert Mann[10]
- Special Mention: Miracle of Marcelino by Ladislao Vajda
References
edit- ^ "Posters 1955". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1955: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1955: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ "1955 - L'Or de Cannes (The Gold of Cannes)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "8ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "The History of the Festival / The 1950s". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Opening of the 1955 Festival". fresques.ina.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1955: All the Juries". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1955". fipresci.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1955". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
Media
edit- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1955 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Last moments of the 1955 festival (commentary in French)
External links
edit- 1955 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1955 Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1955 at Internet Movie Database