The 13th

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

was held from 4 to 20 May 1960. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

went to the ''

La Dolce Vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for "the sweet life" or "the good life"Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli and Brunello Rondi) by Federico Fellini. The film stars Marcell ...

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Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...

. The festival opened with '' Ben-Hur'', directed by

William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for ''Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), ''The Best Years of O ...

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1960 competition: Feature films *

Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. He published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, and was the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Early life and education ...

(Belgium) Jury President * Marc Allégret (France) *

Louis Chauvet Louis Chauvet (27 July 1906 in Perpignan – 18 April 1981 in Menucourt) was a 20th-century French writer and journalist, winner of the 1953 prix Interallié. Biography The son of the regionalist historian Horace Chauvet, Louis Chauvet beca ...

(France) (journalist) *

Diego Fabbri Diego Fabbri (July 2, 1911 – August 14, 1980) was an Italian playwright whose plays centered on religious (Catholic) themes. Early career Fabbri graduated from the University of Bologna in 1936 with a degree in economics and business. But his ...

(Italy) * Hidemi Ima (Japan) * Grigori Kozintsev (Soviet Union) *

Maurice Leroux Maurice Anne Fernand Le Roux or Leroux (6 February 1923, Paris, France – 19 October 1992 in Avignon, France) was a French composer and conductor. He studied composition at the Paris Conservatory and was a student of Olivier Messiaen. His wor ...

(France) *

Max Lippmann Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

(West Germany) (critic) *

Henry Miller Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical ref ...

(USA) *

Simone Renant Simone Renant (19 March 1911 – 29 March 2004) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1983. She was born in Amiens, France and died in Garches, France. Partial filmography * ''La folle nuit'' (1932 ...

(France) *

Ulises Petit de Murat Ulyses Petit de Murat (28 January 1907 – 19 August 1983) was an Argentine poet and screenwriter. He wrote the script for ''The Gaucho War'' (1942) with Homero Manzi based on the 1905 novel by Leopoldo Lugones. At the 1943 Argentine Film Cr ...

(Argentina) Short films *

Georges Altman Georges Altman (21 May 1901 – 1960) was a French journalist and resistance fighter. During the Second World War he was involved in the Franc-Tireur organisation. Post-war, he was involved in setting up the left-wing party '' Rassemblement dém ...

(France) (journalist) *

Nicolas Hayer Nicolas Hayer (1 May 1898 – 29 October 1978) was a French cinematographer. Biography Born Lucien-Nicholas Hayer in Paris, France, he received an education at the University of Edinburgh and was known to have dated notable socialite Catrion ...

(France) *

Henri Storck Henri Storck (5 September 1907 – 17 September 1999) was a Belgian writer, filmmaker and documentarist. In 1933, he directed, with Joris Ivens, ''Misère au Borinage'', a film about the miners in the Borinage area. In 1938, with Andre Thirifa ...

(Belgium) *

Jean Vivie Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

(France) (CST official) *

Dušan Vukotić Dušan Vukotić (7 February 1927 – 8 July 1998) was a Yugoslav and Croatian cartoonist, author and director of animated films of Montenegrin descent. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films. Biography Vukotić ...

(Yugoslavia)

Feature film competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: *''

America As Seen by a Frenchman The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

'' (''L'Amérique insolite'') by

François Reichenbach François Reichenbach (3 July 1921 – 2 February 1993) was a French film director, cinematographer producer and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993. Early life François Reichenbach was born in 1921 in Neuilly-su ...

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L'avventura ''L'Avventura'' ( en, "The Adventure") is a 1960 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Developed from a story by Antonioni with co-writers Elio Bartolini and Tonino Guerra, the film is about the disappearance of a young woman ...

'' by Michelangelo Antonioni *'' Bad Luck'' (''Zezowate szczęście'') by Andrzej Munk *'' Ballad of a Soldier'' (''Ballada o soldate'') by

Grigori Chukhrai Grigory Naumovich Chukhray (russian: Григо́рий Нау́мович Чухра́й; uk, Григорiй Наумович Чухрай; 23 May 1921 – 28 October 2001) was a Ukrainian Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. ...

*'' The Chasers'' (''Jakten'') by Erik Løchen *''

Cidade Ameaçada ''Cidade Ameaçada'' is a 1960 Brazilian crime film directed by Roberto Farias. It was submitted into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The plot follows the story of a São Paulo criminal known as "Passarinho", which is based on an actual criminal ...

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Roberto Farias Roberto Farias (27 March 1932 – 14 May 2018) was a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 15 films during his career. His 1982 film '' Pra Frente, Brasil'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film F ...

*'' The Delinquents'' (''Los golfos'') by

Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932) is a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career th ...

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*'' The Enchanting Shadow'' (''Ching nu yu hun'') by

Li Han Hsiang Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His '' The Enchanting Shadow' ...

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First Lesson ''First Lesson'' ( bg, Първи урок, translit. Parvi urok) is a 1960 Bulgarian drama film directed by Rangel Vulchanov and starring Korneliya Bozhanova. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival The 13th Cannes Film Festi ...

'' (''Parvi urok'') by

Rangel Vulchanov Rangel Valchanov ( bg, Рангел Вълчанов; 12 October 1928 – 30 September 2013) (also seen as Vulchanov) was a Bulgarian cinema actor and director. He finished theater directing at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre an ...

*'' The Hole'' (''Le Trou'') by

Jacques Becker Jacques Becker (; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French film director and screenwriter. His films, made during the 1940s and 1950s, encompassed a wide variety of genres, and they were admired by some of the filmmakers who led th ...

*'' Home from the Hill'' by

Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. He directed the classic movie musicals ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), ''An American in Paris'' (1951), ''Th ...

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If the Wind Frightens You ''If the Wind Frightens You'' (french: Si le vent te fait peur) is a 1960 Belgian drama film directed by Emile Degelin. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Elisabeth Dulac as Claude * Guy Lesire as Pierre * Henri Billen as ...

'' (''Si le vent te fait peur'') by

Emile Degelin Emile Degelin (16 July 1926 – 20 May 2017) was a Belgian film director and novelist, the director of ''If the Wind Frightens You'' His 1963 film ''Life and Death in Flanders'' was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1 ...

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The Lady with the Dog "The Lady with the Dog" (russian: Дама с собачкой, translit=Dama s sobachkoy) is a short story by Anton Chekhov. First published in 1899, it describes an adulterous affair between an unhappily married Moscow banker and a young married ...

'' (''Dama s sobachkoy'') by

Iosif Kheifits Iosif Yefimovich Kheifits ( be, Іосіф Яўхімавіч Хейфіц; – 24 April 1995) was a Soviet film director, winner of two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946), People's Artist of USSR (1964), Hero of Socialist Labor (1975). Member of t ...

*'' Macario'' by

Roberto Gavaldón Roberto Gavaldón (June 7, 1909 in Jiménez, Chihuahua – September 4, 1986 in Mexico City) was a Mexican film director. Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film ''Ash Wed ...

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Never on Sunday ''Never on Sunday'' ( el, Ποτέ την Κυριακή, ) is a 1960 Greek romantic comedy film starring, written by and directed by Jules Dassin. The film tells the story of Ilya, a Greek prostitute (Melina Mercouri), and Homer (Dassin), an Am ...

'' (''Pote tin Kyriaki'') by

Jules Dassin Julius "Jules" Dassin (December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008) was an American film and theatre director, producer, writer and actor. A subject of the Hollywood blacklist in the McCarthy era, he subsequently moved to France, and later Greece, whe ...

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The Ninth Circle ''The Ninth Circle'' ( sh, italic=yes, Deveti krug / Девети круг) is a 1960 Yugoslavian film directed by France Štiglic. The story revolves around the Croatian Ustaše concentration camp named The Ninth Circle, based on the infamous ...

'' (''Deveti krug'') by

France Štiglic France Štiglic (12 November 1919 – 4 May 1993) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. His 1948 film ''On Our Own Land'' was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. His film '' The Ninth Circle'' (1960) was Yugoslavia's submi ...

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Odd Obsession is a 1959 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. It was based on the novel '' The Key'', by Japanese novelist Junichirō Tanizaki. Plot A man who suspects ...

'' (''Kagi'') by

Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary ''Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won t ...

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''(also known as ''Boy of Two Worlds'') by

Astrid Henning-Jensen Astrid Henning-Jensen (born Astrid Smahl; 10 December 1914 – 5 January 2002) was a Danes, Danish film director, actress, editor and screenwriter. Early life Henning-Jensen was born in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg in 1914, to pare ...

*'' La Procesión'' by Francis Lauric *''

The Savage Innocents ''The Savage Innocents'' is a 1960 adventure film directed and co-written by Nicholas Ray. Anthony Quinn and Yoko Tani star, with Lee Montague, Marco Guglielmi, Carlo Giustini, Anthony Chinn, and Michael Chow in supporting roles, alongside ...

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Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., August 7, 1911 – June 16, 1979) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for the 1955 film ''Rebel Without a Cause.'' He is appreciated for many narrative features pr ...

and Baccio Bandini *'' Seven Days... Seven Nights'' (''Moderato Cantabile'') by

Peter Brook Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shak ...

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Sons and Lovers ''Sons and Lovers'' is a 1913 novel by the English writer D. H. Lawrence. It traces emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and his suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers, which exert c ...

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Jack Cardiff Jack Cardiff, (18 September 1914 – 22 April 2009) was a British cinematographer, film and television director, and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor, to fi ...

*'' Sujata'' by

Bimal Roy Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as ''Do Bigha Zamin'', ''Parineeta (1953 film), Parineeta'', ''Biraj Bahu'', ''Devdas (1955 film), D ...

*'' Telegrame'' by Gheorghe Naghi and Aurel Miheles *'' The Unsent Letter'' (''Neotpravlennoye pismo'') by

Mikhail Kalatozov Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov ( ka, მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი, russian: Михаил Константинович Калатозов; 28 December 1903 – 26 March 1973), born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a So ...

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The Virgin Spring ''The Virgin Spring'' ( sv, Jungfrukällan) is a 1960 Swedish rape and revenge film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was ...

'' (''Jungfrukällan'') by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

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When the Woman Butts In ''When the Woman Butts In'' ( cs, Kam čert nemůže) is a 1959 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Zdeněk Podskalský. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The study of Dr Frantisek Prucha, who bears the nickname Faust, ...

'' (''Kam čert nemůže'') by

Zdeněk Podskalský Zdeněk Podskalský (18 February 1923 – 29 October 1993) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1950 and 1987. Selected filmography * ''When the Woman Butts In'' (''Kam čert nemůže'') (1959) * '' Mu ...

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The Young One ''The Young One'' ( es, La joven) (released as ''White Trash'' in the United States and ''Island of Shame'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1960 English-language Mexican drama film directed and co-written by Luis Buñuel, and starring Zachary Scott ...

'' by

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and m ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * '' Ben-Hur'' by

* '' Orient-Occident'' by Enrico Fulchignoni

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: * ''Aux confins des deux continents'' by Emlak Kredi Bankasi * ''La ballata del Monte Bianco'' by Luciano Ricci * ''The Blue of the Sky'' by John Ralmon * ''Le brise glace atomique Lenine'' by Nicholas Tcherskov * ''

A City Called Copenhagen ''A City Called Copenhagen'' ( da, En by ved navn København) is a 1960 Danish short documentary film directed by Jørgen Roos. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The film received positive reception. Synopsis T ...

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Jørgen Roos Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørge ...

* ''Dagen mijner jaren'' by Max De Haas * ''De Dragul Printesei'' by

Ion Popescu-Gopo Ion Popescu-Gopo (; 1 May 1923 – 28 November 1989) was a Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, film director, and actor. He was born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a prominent personality in the Romanian cinematography and the ...

* ''Enfants des courants d'air'' by Edouard Luntz * ''Fiesta en Xochimilco'' by Fernando Martinez Alvarez * ''Fitz-Roy'' by Humberto Peruzzi * ''Franz Hellens ou documents secrets'' by Lucien Deroisy * ''In Search of Lincoln'' by Carlisle, Dunphy, Wondsel * ''Le journal d'un certain David'' by Pierre Jallaud, Sylvie Jallaud * ''Mali voz'' by Branislas Bastac * ''Materia e forma'' by Fulvio Tului * ''Orff-Schulwerk - Rhythmisch-Melodische Erziehung'' by Hans Rolf Strobel, Heinz Tichawsky * '' Paris la belle'' by

Pierre Prévert Pierre Prévert (26 May 1906 – 5 April 1988) was a French film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is the brother of Jacques Prévert, who is the subject of his documentary '' Mon frère Jacques''. He is the father of screenwriter Catherine ...

* ''Perfecto luna'' by Archibaldo Burns * ''Le pilote m'a dit'' by Niklaus Gessner * ''Pozor'' by

Jiří Brdečka Jiří Brdečka (24 December 1917 – 2 June 1982) was a Czech writer, artist, and film director. Life Brdečka was born in Hranice (then in Austria-Hungary) to a literary family; his father, Otakar Brdečka (1881 – 1930), wrote under the pse ...

* ''Promethee'' by

Todor Dinov Todor Dinov ( bg, Тодор Динов) (24 July 1919 – 17 June 2004) is informally known as the ''Father of Bulgarian Animation''. During his lifetime he wrote and directed more than 40 short animated films and several live-action feature fi ...

* ''Die Purpulinie'' by K.L. Ruppel * ''Ragadozo novenyek'' by Ágoston Kollányi * ''Roman mosaics in Anatolia'' by M.S. Ipsiroglu * ''Shringar'' by RavI Prakash * ''Sorolla, pintor de la luz'' by Manuel Dominguez * ''

Le sourire ''Le Sourire'' was a French monthly magazine existed between August 1899 and April 1900. Original Version ''Le Sourire'' was a monthly periodical published by the French artist Paul Gauguin. The editions contained satirical copy, illustrated by ...

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Serge Bourguignon Serge Bourguignon (, born 3 September 1928) is a French film director and screenwriter. His film ''Sundays and Cybele'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes ...

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Roman Kroitor Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. ...

* ''Uwaga diabeł'' by Zenon Wasilewski * ''Les Alpinistes de la Mer (De Wadlopers)'' by Emile Van Moerkerken * ''Winter Quarters'' by John P. Taylor

Awards

Georges Simenon (1963) without hat by Erling Mandelmann

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1960 awards: *

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Jury Prize A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Juries developed in England duri ...

: **''

'' by Michelangelo Antonioni **''

'' (''Kagi'') by

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

: ** Jeanne Moreau for '' Seven Days... Seven Nights'' (''Moderato Cantabile'') **

Melina Mercouri Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (, 18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a political family that was prominent over multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination a ...

for ''

'' (''Pote tin Kyriaki'') *Best participation: **''

'' (''Dama s sobachkoy'') by

**'' Ballad of a Soldier'' (''Ballada o soldate'') by

Short films * Short Film Palme d'Or: ''

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* Short Film Jury Prize: **'' Paris la belle'' by

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*Special Mention - Short Film: ''Dagen mijner jaren'' by Max De Haas

Independent awards

FIPRESCI *

FIPRESCI Prize The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

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OCIC Award * ''

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Other awards *Special Mention: **''

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References

Media

British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1960 footage
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External links

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Official website Retrospective 1960

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