| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Red Desert by Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Festival date | 27 August – 10 September 1964 |
| Website | Website |
The 25th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 10 September 1964. [1]
Italian writer Mario Soldati was the jury president for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to Red Desert, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
The following films were selected to be screened: [3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girl with Green Eyes | Desmond Davis | United Kingdom | |
| The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Il vangelo secondo Matteo | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Italy |
| Hamlet | Гамлет | Grigori Kozintsev | Soviet Union |
| King & Country | Joseph Losey | United Kingdom | |
| Life Upside Down | La vie à l'envers | Alain Jessua | France |
| To Love | Att Älska | Jörn Donner | Sweden |
| A Married Woman | Une femme mariée | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Nothing but a Man | Michael Roemer | United States | |
| The Peach Thief | Kradetzat na praskovi | Vulo Radev | Bulgaria |
| Red Desert | Il deserto rosso | Michelangelo Antonioni | Italy |
| This Special Friendship | Les amitiés particulières | Jean Delannoy | France |
| Tonio Kröger | Rolf Thiele | West Germany | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All These Women | För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| Woman Is a Wonderful Thing | La donna è una cosa meravigliosa | Mauro Bolognini | Italy |