19th Venice International Film Festival

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19th Venice International Film Festival
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Awards Golden Lion: Rickshaw Man
Festival date24 August – 7 September 1958
Website Website
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 19th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1958. [1]

Contents

No OCIC Award was given this year due to the "unusual immorality" of the films. [2]

Jury

Main Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
At Midnight Éjfélkor György Révész Hungary
The Ballad of Narayama 楢山節考 Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
The Black Orchid Martin Ritt United States
Eighth Day of the WeekÓsmy dzien tygodnia Aleksander Ford Poland
God's Little Acre Anthony Mann United States
The Horse's Mouth Ronald Neame United Kingdom
In Case of Adversity En cas de malheur Claude Autant-Lara France
The Lovers Les amants Louis Malle
Night LightNattens ljus Lars-Eric Kjellgren Sweden
One Life Une vie Alexandre Astruc France
Otar's WidowOtaraant qvrivi Mikheil Chiaureli Soviet Union
Rickshaw Man 無法松の一生 Hiroshi Inagaki Japan
Rosemary Das Mädchen Rosemarie Rolf Thiele West Germany
La sfida Francesco Rosi Italy
The Wolf TrapVlcí jáma Jiří Weiss Czechoslovakia

Official Awards

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

San Giorgio Prize

FIPRESCI Prize

Pasinetti Award

Italian Cinema Clubs Award

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Japanese 'Rickshaw' Top Venice Winner". Variety . September 10, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. "Juries for the 1950′s[sic]" . Retrieved October 8, 2013.