1960 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 13th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Denis Maillart. | |
| Opening film | Ben-Hur |
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| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (La Dolce Vita) |
| No. of films | 29 (In Competition) 2 (Out of Competition) 31 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 4 May 1960 (1960-05-04) – 20 May 1960 (1960-05-20) |
| Website | festival-cannes.com/en |
The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960. The Palme d'Or went to the La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini. The festival opened with Ben-Hur, directed by William Wyler.
Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1960 competition:
Feature films
- Georges Simenon (Belgium) Jury President
- Marc Allégret (France)
- Louis Chauvet (journalist) (France)
- Diego Fabbri (Italy)
- Hidemi Ima (Japan)
- Grigori Kozintsev (Soviet Union)
- Maurice Leroux (France)
- Max Lippmann (critic) (West Germany)
- Henry Miller (USA)
- Ulises Petit de Murat (Argentina)
- Simone Renant (France)
Short films
- Georges Altman (journalist) (France)
- Nicolas Hayer (France)
- Henri Storck (Belgium)
- Jean Vivie (CST official) (France)
- Dušan Vukotić (Yugoslavia)
Feature film competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
- America As Seen by a Frenchman (L'Amérique insolite) by François Reichenbach
- L'avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni
- Bad Luck (Zezowate szczęście) by Andrzej Munk
- Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o soldate) by Grigori Chukhrai
- The Chasers (Jakten) by Erik Løchen
- Cidade Ameaçada by Roberto Farias
- The Delinquents (Los golfos) by Carlos Saura
- La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini
- The Enchanting Shadow (Ching nu yu hun) by Li Han Hsiang
- First Lesson (Parvi urok) by Rangel Vulchanov
- The Hole (Le Trou) by Jacques Becker
- Home from the Hill by Vincente Minnelli
- If the Wind Frightens You (Si le vent te fait peur) by Emile Degelin
- The Lady with the Dog (Dama s sobachkoy) by Iosif Kheifits
- Macario by Roberto Gavaldón
- Never on Sunday (Pote tin Kyriaki) by Jules Dassin
- The Ninth Circle (Deveti krug) by France Štiglic
- Odd Obsession (Kagi) by Kon Ichikawa
- Paw(also known as Boy of Two Worlds) by Astrid Henning-Jensen
- La Procesión by Francis Lauric
- The Savage Innocents by Nicholas Ray and Baccio Bandini
- Seven Days... Seven Nights (Moderato Cantabile) by Peter Brook
- Sons and Lovers by Jack Cardiff
- Sujata by Bimal Roy
- Telegrame by Gheorghe Naghi and Aurel Miheles
- The Unsent Letter (Neotpravlennoye pismo) by Mikhail Kalatozov
- The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) by Ingmar Bergman
- When the Woman Butts In (Kam čert nemůže) by Zdeněk Podskalský
- The Young One by Luis Buñuel
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
- 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
Awards
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Georges Simenon, Jury President
Federico Fellini, Palme d'Or winner
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1960 awards:
- Palme d'Or: La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini
- Jury Prize:
- L'avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni
- Odd Obsession (Kagi) by Kon Ichikawa
- Best Actress:
- Jeanne Moreau for Seven Days... Seven Nights (Moderato Cantabile)
- Melina Mercouri for Never on Sunday (Pote tin Kyriaki)
- Best participation:
- The Lady with the Dog (Dama s sobachkoy) by Iosif Kheifits
- Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o soldate) by Grigori Chukhrai
Short films
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Le sourire by Serge Bourguignon
- Short Film Jury Prize:
- Paris la belle by Pierre Prévert
- A City Called Copenhagen by Jørgen Roos
- Universe (French version: Notre univers) by Roman Kroitor
- Special Mention - Short Film: Dagen mijner jaren by Max De Haas
Independent awards
- FIPRESCI Prize: The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) by Ingmar Bergman
Other awards
- Special Mention:
- The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) by Ingmar Bergman
- The Young One by Luis Buñuel
References
- ^ "Posters 1960". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Awards 1960: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1960: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
- ^ "1960 - La Dolce Riviera ..?". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b "13ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "William Wyler discusses the difficulties in the realization of Ben-Hur". ina.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1960". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1960". fipresci.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1960". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
Media
- British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1960 footage
- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Dolce Vita night at the 1960 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1960 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Opening of the Cannes Film Festival (commentary in French)
External links
- 1960 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1960 Archived 2019-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1960 at Internet Movie Database
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