1951 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 4th Cannes Film Festival illustrated by A.M. Rodicq.[1] | |
| Location | Cannes, France |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prize of the Festival: Miracle in Milan Miss Julie[2] |
| No. of films | 36 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | April 3 – 20, 1951 |
| Website | www |
The 4th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 20 April 1951 after a one hiatus due to financial reasons. French author André Maurois served as jury president for the main competition.[4]
The Grand Prize of the Festival, then the festival highest prize, was jointly awarded to Miracle in Milan by Vittorio De Sica and Miss Julie by Alf Sjöberg.[5]
Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais and Jean Cocteau were honoured with the Victoire du cinéma français award.[6]
The festival took place for the first time in April instead of September, to avoid direct competition with the Venice Film Festival.[7]
Juries
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Main Competition
[edit]- André Maurois, French author - Jury President[8][9]
- Suzanne Borel, French diplomat
- Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist
- Evrard de Rouvre, French
- Guy Desson, French MP official
- Jacques Ibert, French composer
- Gaby Morlay, French actress
- Georges Raguis, French union official
- René Jeanne, French actor, writer and film critic
- Carlo Rim, French filmmaker
- Louis Touchagues, French
- Paul Vialar, French author
Substitute members
[edit]- Alexandre Kamenka, French producer
- Paul Verneyras, French MP official
- Paul Weill, French lawyer
Short Films Competition
[edit]- Marcel De Hubsch, French
- Marcel Ichac, French filmmaker
- Fred Orain, French
- Jean Thevenot, French journalist
Official Selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Grand Prize of the Festival:[3]
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Grand Prix du court métrage:[3]
- Así es Madrid directed by Joaquín Soriano
- Azerbaidjan Soviètique directed by F. Kissiliov and M. Dadachev
- Bali, eiland der Goden directed by N. Drakulić
- Bim directed by Albert Lamorisse
- Carnet de plongée directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau
- Chasse à courre au Pôle Nord directed by Nils Rasmussen
- Colette directed by Yannick Bellon
- Der gelbe Dom directed by Eugen Schuhmacher
- Der goldene Brunnen directed by H. Walter Kolm-Veltee
- Der zee ontrukt directed by Herman van der Horst
- En Sevilla hay una fiesta directed by Joaquín Soriano
- Esthonie Soviètique by V. Tomber and I. Guidine
- Ett hörn i norr directed by Arne Sucksdorff
- Family Portrait directed by Humphrey Jennings
- Festival Time directed by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani
- French Canada: 1534-1848 directed by Bernard Devlin
- Histoire d'un Facoun Royal directed by István Homoki Nagy
- Homme des oasis directed by Georges Régnier
- Inondations directed by Al Stark and Morten Parker
- L'Algérie humaine directed by Jean-Charles Carlus
- L'autre Moisson directed by René Lucot
- L'Empire directed by Alberto Ancillotti
- L'Eruption de l'Etna directed by Domenico Paolella
- La vie due riz directed by Jinkichi Ohta
- La Voie Est-Ouest directed by K. Gordon Murray
- Lettonie Soviètique directed by F. Kissiliov
- Magnetism directed by John Durst
- New Pioneers directed by Baruch Dienar
- Notre-Dame de Luxembourg directed by Florent Antony
- Oton Joupantchitch by France Kosmač
- The Private Life of a Silk Worm directed by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani
- Rajasthan N° 1 directed by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani
- River of Steel directed by Peter Sachs
- Schwarze Gesellen directed by Prof. Walter Hege
- Soutyeska by Pierre Maihrovski
- Suite du de danses Berbères directed by Serge Debecque
- Turay directed by Enrico Gras
- Ukraine en Fleurs directed by Mikhail Slutsky
- Vertigo directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín
Official Awards
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Main Competition
[edit]- Grand Prize of the Festival:
- Jury Special Prize: All About Eve by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Best Director: Luis Buñuel for Los Olvidados
- Best Actress: Bette Davis for All About Eve
- Best Actor: Michael Redgrave for The Browning Version
- Best Screenplay: Terence Rattigan for The Browning Version
- Best Music: Joseph Kosma for Juliette, or Key of Dreams
- Best Cinematography: José María Beltrán for The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon
- Best Art Direction: Abram Veksler for Musorgskiy
- Special Award: The Tales of Hoffmann by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Short Films Competition
[edit]- Prix Spécial du Jury
- La Voie Est-Ouest by K. Gordon Murray
- Ukraine en Fleurs by Mikhail Slutsky
- Lettonie Soviètique by F. Kissiliov
- Azerbaidjan Soviètique by F. Kissiliov and M. Dadachev
- Esthonie Soviètique by V. Tomber and I. Guidine
- Grand Prix du Festival International du Film pour le Meilleur Film Scientifique:
- L'Eruption de l'Etna by Domenico Paolella
References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1951". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1951: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Official Selection 1951". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ "4ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "1951 - Miracle à Cannes (Miracle in Cannes)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Awarding of the "Victoire du cinéma français" awards at the opening of the 1951 Festival". fresques.ina.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival". ukhotmovies.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1951: All the Juries". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015.
- ^ a b "1951 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2017.
Media
[edit]- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: List of award-winners at the 1951 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Awarding of the "Victoire du cinéma français" awards at the opening of the 1951 Festival (commentary in French)
External links
[edit]- 1951 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1951 Archived 2019-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1951 at Internet Movie Database