Opening film | An American in Paris |
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Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Grand Prize of the Festival (Two Cents Worth of Hope and Othello)[2] |
No. of films | 35 (In Competition)[3] 1 (Out of Competition) 51 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 23 April 1952 – 10 May 1952 |
Website | festival-cannes |
The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. [4] The Grand Prix of the Festival went to the Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani and Othello by Orson Welles.[5] The festival opened with An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli.
Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the competition:[6]
- Maurice Genevoix Jury President
- André Lang (journalist)
- Chapelain-Midy (artist)
- Charles Vildrac (writer)
- Evrard De Rouvre (producer)
- Gabrielle Dorziat (actress)
- Georges Raguis (union official)
- Guy Desson (MP official)
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (producer)
- Jean Dréville (director)
- Jean Mineur (CNCF official)
- Louis Chauvet (journalist)
- Madame Georges Bidault
- Pierre Billon (director)
- Raymond Queneau (poet, writer)
- Tony Aubin (composer)
Feature film competition
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:[3]
- The Absentee (La Ausente) by Julio Bracho
- An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli
- Ascent to Heaven (Subida al cielo) by Luis Buñuel
- Cops and Robbers (Guardie e ladri) by Mario Monicelli and Steno
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Zoltán Korda
- Dead City (Nekri politeia) by Frixos Iliadis
- Desires (Das Letzte Rezept) by Rolf Hansen
- Detective Story by William Wyler
- A Devil of a Woman (Der Weibsteufel) by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
- Emergency Landing (Nødlanding) by Arne Skouen
- Encore by Harold French, Pat Jackson and Anthony Pelissier
- The Evil Forest (Parsifal) by Daniel Mangrané and Carlos Serrano de Osma
- Fanfan la Tulipe by Christian-Jaque
- Furrows (Surcos) by José Antonio Nieves Conde
- The Immortal Song (Amar Bhoopali) by V. Shantaram
- María Morena by José María Forqué and Pedro Lazaga
- Man in the Storm (Arashi no naka no haha) by Kiyoshi Saeki
- The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
- Nami by Noboru Nakamura
- A Night of Love (Lailat gharam) by Ahmed Badrakhan
- No Greater Love (Herz der Welt) by Harald Braun
- One Summer of Happiness (Hon dansade en sommar) by Arne Mattsson
- Othello by Orson Welles
- The Overcoat (Il Cappotto) by Alberto Lattuada
- Pasó en mi barrio by Mario Soffici
- The Smugglers' Banquet (Le Banquet des fraudeurs) by Henri Storck
- Son of the Nile (Ibn el-Nil) by Youssef Chahine
- The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) by Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Three Women (Trois femmes) by André Michel
- Tico-Tico no Fubá by Adolfo Celi
- Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza) by Renato Castellani
- Umberto D. by Vittorio De Sica
- Under the Thousand Lanterns (Unter den tausend Laternen) by Erich Engel
- Viva Zapata! by Elia Kazan
- We Are All Murderers (Nous sommes tous des assassins) by André Cayatte
Out of competition
The following film was selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
- The Crimson Curtain (Le Rideau cramoisi) by Alexandre Astruc
Short film competition
- Les ailes de Ariel by Gaetano De Maria
- Animated Genesis by Peter Foldes, Joan Foldes
- Aperçus Sud Africain N° 5 - Afrique Préhistorique by Errol Hinds
- Apollon Musageta by Irène Dodall
- L'Art Sacre Missionnaire by Gentil Marques
- Aux frontières Yougoslaves by Djordie Vukotic
- Bambini by Francesco Maselli
- Cairo by Massimo Dallamano
- Les charmes des détails dans les tableaux des maîtres d'autrefois by Dr. Hans Curlis
- Le cordonnier et le chapelier by John Halas
- Dans les royaumes de la mer by Giovanni Roccardi
- Démonstration en matière de perception by Garett I. Johnson
- Les deux mousquetaires by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Diagnostiquer et guérir by Ernest Bingen
- Djerba l'île biblique by Philippe Este
- El Dorado by John Alderson (filmmaker)
- Et la noce dansait by Yehoshua Bertonov
- Indian Village (Indisk by) by Arne Sucksdorff
- Le flottage du bois by Lee Prater, Dick Mosher
- La fugue de Mahmoud by Roger Leenhardt
- Les gens du nord by René Lucot
- La gloire verte by M. Ahmed
- Le grand Boudha by Noburo Ofuji
- La grande île au cœur des Saintes Eaux by Monique Muntcho, J.K. Raymond-Millet
- La grande passion by Alphonse Stummer
- Groenland : Vingt mille lieux sur les glaces by Marcel Ichac, Jean-Jacques Languepin
- L'homme dans la tour by Bernard Devlin, Jean Palardy
- Inside Newfoundland (Terre neuve) by Sydney Newman
- T Schot is te boord! by Herman van der Horst
- Les joies rustiques by V.R. Sarma
- Le jour de l'independance by Victor Vicas
- Le jour promis by S.I. Shweig
- Maskerage by Max De Haas
- Masques et visages de James Ensor by Paul Haesaerts
- Moines de l'ordre de la Merci by Christian Anwander
- Paysans de l'Aures by Philippe Este
- La peinture de Boldini by Gian Luigi Rondi
- Quarante ans d'évolution Marocaine - présence Française au Maroc by Serge Debecque
- Rythmes de Rotterdam by Ytzen Brusse
- Six mille ans de civilisation by Ahmed Korshid
- Story of Steel by Jagat Murari
- Strasbourg européenne by Ernest Bingen
- Panta Rhei by Bert Haanstra
- Union infernale by Ulrich Kayser
- Victor Hugo by Roger Leenhardt & Yvonne Gerber
- La vie des fresques by Zoran Markus
- Vieux temples, vieilles statues by Sôya Mizuki
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1952 awards:[2] Feature Films
- Grand Prix
- Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza) by Renato Castellani
- Othello by Orson Welles
- Best Director: Christian-Jaque for Fanfan la Tulipe
- Best Screenplay: Piero Tellini for Cops and Robbers (Guardie e ladri)
- Best Actress: Lee Grant for Detective Story
- Best Actor: Marlon Brando for Viva Zapata!
- Best Cinematography: The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) by Kōzaburō Yoshimura (Prix de la photographie et de la composition plastique)
- Best Music: Sven Sköld for One Summer of Happiness (Hon dansade en sommar)
- Jury Special Prize: We Are All Murderers (Nous sommes tous des assassins) by André Cayatte
- Best Lyrical Film: The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
Short films
- Grand Prix: T Schot is te boord! by Herman van der Horst
- Prix spécial du Jury: Indian Village (Indisk by) by Arne Sucksdorff
- Prix pour la couleur: Animated Genesis by Peter Foldes, Joan Foldes
- Prix spécial du Jury - film scientifique ou pédagogique: Groenland : Vingt mille lieux sur les glaces by Marcel Ichac, Jean-Jacques Languepin
Independent awards
- Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani
- Special Mention: La Vie de Jésus by Marcel Gibaud
References
- ↑ "Posters 1952". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Awards 1952: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Official Selection 1952: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "1952 - Viva Cannes!". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "5ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "Juries 1952: All the Juries". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1952". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
Media
- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1952 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of award-winners at the 1952 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
External links
- 1952 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1952 Archived 2019-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1952 at Internet Movie Database
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