Rashomon is a 1950 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura, it follows various people who describe how a samurai was murdered in a forest. The plot and characters are based upon Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's short story "In a Grove", with the title and framing story taken from Akutagawa's "Rashōmon". Every element is largely identical, from the murdered samurai speaking through a Shinto psychic to the bandit in the forest, the monk, the assault of the wife, and the dishonest retelling of the events in which everyone shows their ideal self by lying.
Diary of a Country Priest is a 1951 French drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson. The film stars Claude Laydu in his feature film debut. A faithful adaptation of Georges Bernanos' Grand Prix du Roman-winning novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a sickly young Catholic priest who has been assigned a small village in northern France as his first parish. The film illustrates the eroding religious faith in the French countryside and the clergy's struggles to reach younger believers disillusioned by the inflexibility, and sometimes hypocritical flexibility, of the Church at the time.
The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991.
The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September, prior to the premiere of his upcoming film Wilde Salomé. Marco Bellocchio was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September. The festival opened with the American film The Ides of March, directed by George Clooney, and closed with Damsels in Distress by Whit Stillman.
The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989.
The 9th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 19 August to 4 September 1948.
The 10th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 11 August to 1 September 1949. The Venice Film Festival came back permanently to the Palazzo del Cinema on the Venice Lido.
The 11th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1950.
The 13th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 12 September 1952.
The 14th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 4 September 1953.
The 15th Venice International Film Festival was held from 22 August to 7 September 1954.
The 16th Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 10 September 1955.
The 39th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 2 September 1982.
The 28th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 26 August to 8 September 1967.
The 22nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 3 September 1961.
The 27th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 10 September 1966.
The 26th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 6 September 1965.
The 20th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 6 September 1959.
The 18th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1957.
The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
