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The 18th annual
Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
was held from 25 August to 8 September 1957.


Jury

* René Clair (France) (head of jury) * Vittorio Bonicelli (Italy) *
Ettore Giannini Ettore Giannini (15 December 1912 – 15 November 1990) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for eight films between 1940 and 1967. Filmography * '' The White Angel'' (1943, director) * ''Crossroads of Passion'' (1948, ...
(Italy) *
Penelope Houston Penelope Houston (born December 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter best known as the singer for the San Francisco-based punk rock band the Avengers. She was raised in Seattle. In the mid-1970s she attended Fairhaven College in Bellin ...
(UK) * Arthur Knight (USA) * Miguel Perez Ferrero (Spain) * Ivan Pyryev (Soviet Union)


Films in competition


Awards

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Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...
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Aparajito ''Aparajito'' ( bn, অপরাজিত ''Ôporajito''; ''The Unvanquished'') is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), and is the second part of ''The Apu Trilogy''. It is adapted from ...
'' (
Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...
) * Silver Lion: **''
Le Notti Bianche ''White Nights'' ( it, Le notti bianche, french: Nuits blanches) is a 1957 romantic drama film directed by Luchino Visconti, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1848 short story of the same name. It was written for the screen by Visconti and Suso Cec ...
'' ( Luchino Visconti) * Volpi Cup: ** Best Actor - Anthony Franciosa - ('' A Hatful of Rain'') ** Best Actress -
Dzidra Ritenberga Dzidra Ritenberga (29 August 1928 – 9 March 2003) was a Latvian actress and film director. Ritenberga won the best actress award at the 1957 Venice International Film Festival for her performance as ''Malva'' in ''Malva ''Malva'' is ...
- ('' Malva'') *New Cinema Award **Best Film - ''
Aparajito ''Aparajito'' ( bn, অপরাজিত ''Ôporajito''; ''The Unvanquished'') is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), and is the second part of ''The Apu Trilogy''. It is adapted from ...
'' (
Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...
) ** Best Actor - Anthony Franciosa - ('' A Hatful of Rain'') **Best Actress - Eva Marie Saint - ('' A Hatful of Rain'') *San Giorgio Prize **'' Something of Value'' ( Richard Brooks) *FIPRESCI Prize **''
Aparajito ''Aparajito'' ( bn, অপরাজিত ''Ôporajito''; ''The Unvanquished'') is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), and is the second part of ''The Apu Trilogy''. It is adapted from ...
'' (
Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...
) *OCIC Award **'' A Hatful of Rain'' ( Fred Zinnemann) *Pasinetti Award **'' A Hatful of Rain'' ( Fred Zinnemann)


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Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
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Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...