22nd Venice International Film Festival

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22nd Venice International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Awards Golden Lion: Last Year at Marienbad
Festival date20 August – 3 September 1961
Website Website
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 22nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 3 September 1961. [1]

Contents

Italian film critic Filippo Sacchi was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Last Year at Marienbad directed by Alain Resnais.

Jury

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened: [3]

Main Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Bandits of Orgosolo Banditi a Orgosolo Vittorio De Seta Italy
The BrigandIl brigante Renato Castellani
The Betrayer Vanina Vanini Roberto Rossellini
Bridge to the Sun Etienne Périer France, United States
The Day the Tree BloomsKde reky mají slunce Václav Krska Czechoslovakia
The Girl with the Golden EyesLa fille aux yeux d'or Jean-Gabriel Albicocco France
The Last Judgment Il giudizio universale Vittorio De Sica Italy
Last Year at Marienbad L'Année dernière à Marienbad Alain Resnais France
Peace to Him Who Enters Мир входящему Aleksandr Alov Soviet Union
Samson Andrzej Wajda Poland
Summer and Smoke Peter Glenville United States
Thou Shalt Not Kill Tu ne tueras point Claude Autant-Lara France
Victim Basil Dearden United Kingdom
Yojimbo Akira Kurosawa Japan

Out of Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Léon Morin, Priest Léon Morin, prêtre Jean-Pierre Melville France

Informativa

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Accattone Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy
Angel Baby Paul Wendkos United States
Ánimas Trujano Ismael Rodríguez Mexico
Clear Skies Чистое небо Grigori Chukhrai Soviet Union
Chronicle of a Summer Chronique d'un été Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch France
The Connection Shirley Clarke United States
Days of Thrills and Laughter Robert Youngson
Education of Love爱的教育Robert ChungHong Kong
The Exiles Kent Mackenzie United States
A False Student 偽大学生 Yasuzo Masumura Japan
Happiness of Us Alone名もなく貧しく美しく Zenzô Matsuyama
Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon Géza von Cziffra West Germany, Austria
LeviathanLéonard KeigelUnited States
My Friend, Kolka! Друг мой, Колька! Aleksandr Mitta, Aleksei Saltykov Soviet Union
Il Posto Ermanno Olmi Italy
The PromiseΣυννέφιασε ο Παρνασσός Vasilis Georgiadis Greece
Square of Violence Nasilje na trgu Leonardo Bercovici Yugoslavia
Night Tide Curtis Harrington United States
Of Stars and Men John Hubley
Prisioneros de una noche David José Kohon Argentina
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Karel Reisz United Kingdom
A Song About the Gray Pigeon Piesen o sivom holuboviStanislav BarabasCzechoslovakia
Summer Skin Piel de verano Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Argentina
Tiro al piccione Giuliano Montaldo Italy
Tonight a City Will Die Dzis w nocy umrze miasto Jan Rybkowski Poland
Yanco Servando González Mexico

Official Awards

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

San Giorgio Prize

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

Pasinetti Award

Italian Cinema Clubs Award

Award of the City of Imola

Award of the City of Venice

References

  1. ↑ "The 1960s". Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Juries for the 1960s" . Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "22. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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