20th Venice International Film Festival

The 20th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 6 September 1959.^[1]

Jury

• Luigi Chiarini (head of jury)^[2]
• Georges Altman
• Sergei Bondarchuk
• Ralph Forte
• Luis Gómez Mesa
• Ernst Kruger
• Roger Maxwell
• Vinicio Marinucci
• Dario Zanelli

Films in competition

• The Boy and the Bridge by Kevin McClory
• Sonatas by Juan Antonio Bardem
• The Great War by Mario Monicelli
• Esterina by Carlo Lizzani
• La nuit des espions by Robert Hossein
• V tvoikh rukakh zhizn by Nikolai Rozantsev
• General della Rovere by Roberto Rossellini
• Álmatlan évek by Félix Máriássy
• Enjō by Kon Ichikawa
• The Magician by Ingmar Bergman
• Anatomy of a Murder by Otto Preminger
• Web of Passion by Claude Chabrol
• Night Train by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
• Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? by Frank Wisbar

Awards

• Golden Lion:
  • The Great War (Mario Monicelli)
  • General della Rovere (Roberto Rossellini)
• Special Jury Prize:
  • The Magician (Ingmar Bergman)
• Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor - James Stewart - (Anatomy of a Murder)
  • Best Actress - Madeleine Robinson - (Web of Passion)
  • Special Mention - Carla Gravina, Lucyna Winnicka, Hannes Messemer & Alberto Sordi (Esterina, Night Train, General della Rovere & The Great War)
• New Cinema Award
  • The Magician (Ingmar Bergman)
• FIPRESCI Prize
  • Ashes and Diamonds (Andrzej Wajda)
• OCIC Award
  • General della Rovere (Roberto Rossellini)
• Pasinetti Award
  • The Magician (Ingmar Bergman)
  • Parallel Sections - Come Back, Africa (Lionel Rogosin)

References

External links

• Official website
• 1959 Venice Film Festival at IMDB
• Venice Film Festival 1959
• Venice Film Festival 1959