The 10th

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 ...

was held from 2 to 17 May

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...

. ''

Nights of Cabiria ''Nights of Cabiria'' ( it, Le notti di Cabiria) is a 1957 drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. It stars Giulietta Masina as Cabiria, a prostitute living in Rome. The cast also features François Périer and Amedeo Nazzari. ...

'' by

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 ...

, '' La casa del ángel'' by

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal surname from Torres to ...

, ''

A Man Escaped ''A Man Escaped or The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth'' (french: Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut, which literally translates as: "A man condemned to death has escaped or The wind blows where it wants"; the subtitl ...

'' by

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have l ...

, and ''

The Seventh Seal ''The Seventh Seal'' ( sv, Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of ch ...

'' by

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

were entered for 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 ...

. They lost to '' Friendly Persuasion'' 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 o ...

. The festival opened with '' Around the World in 80 Days'' by Michael Anderson. During the 1957 Cannes Film Festival,

Dolores del Río María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin Am ...

was the first female member of the jury for the official selection.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1957 competition: Feature films *

André Maurois André Maurois (; born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author. Biography Maurois was born on 26 July 1885 in Elbeuf and educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, both in Normandy. A member of ...

(France) Jury President *

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

(France) Honorary President * Maurice Genevoix (France) *

Georges Huisman Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 ...

(France) (historian) * Maurice Lehmann (France) *

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionabl ...

(France) *

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a seri ...

(UK) *

Jules Romains Jules Romains (born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule; 26 August 1885 – 14 August 1972) was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play '' Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine'', and a cycle ...

(France) *

(Mexico) *

George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.Obituary '' Variety'', March 12, 1975, page 79. Films he produced were nominated for the Academy Award for ...

(USA) * Vladimír Vlček (Czechoslovakia) Short films *

Claude Aveline Claude Aveline, pen name of Evgen Avtsine (19 July 1901 – 4 November 1992), was a writer, publisher, editor, poet and member of the French Resistance. Aveline, who was born in Paris, France, has authored numerous books and writings througho ...

(France) *

Roman Karmen Roman Lazarevich Karmen (real name Efraim Leyzorovich Korenman) (russian: Роман Лазаревич Кармен; – 28 April 1978) was a Soviet film director, war cinematographer, documentary filmmaker, journalist, screenwriter, pedagogue and ...

(Soviet Union) *

Albert Lamorisse Albert Lamorisse (; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game '' Risk'' in 1957. Life Lamo ...

(France) *

Alberto Lattuada Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a ...

(Italy) *

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 * Jea ...

(France) (CST official)

Feature film competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: *'' The Bachelor Party'' by Delbert Mann *'' Duped Till Doomsday'' (''Betrogen bis zum jüngsten Tag'') by Kurt Jung-Alsen *'' He Who Must Die'' (''Celui qui doit mourir'') 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 ...

*'' The House of the Angel'' (''La Casa del ángel'') by

*''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of West ...

'' (''Don Kikhot'') by

Grigori Kozintsev Grigori Mikhailovich Kozintsev (russian: link=no, Григорий Михайлович Козинцев; 11 May 1973) was a Soviet theatre and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1964. In 196 ...

*''

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's sur ...

'' (''Zemya'') by

Zahari Zhandov Zahari Zhandov ( bg, Захари Жандов) (1 June 1911 – 2 February 1998) was a Bulgarian film director, script writer and cinematographer. He was born on 1 June 1911 in the city of Rousse. At first he studied mathematics and then ad ...

*'' Faustina'' by

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia José Luis Sáenz de Heredia (10 April 1911 – 4 November 1992) was a Spanish film director. He was born in Madrid. His film ''Ten Ready Rifles'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Patricio miró ...

*'' The Forty-First'' (''Sorok pervyy'') 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. ...

*'' Friendly Persuasion'' by

*'' Funny Face'' by

Stanley Donen Stanley Donen ( ; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are '' On the Town,'' (1949) and ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), both of which he co-directed with Gene Kell ...

*''

Gotoma the Buddha ''Gotoma the Buddha'' is a 1956 Indian documentary film directed by Rajbans Khanna. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, where it won a Special Mention for Best Director and competed for the Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, G ...

'' by Rajbans Khanna *'' Guendalina'' by

*''

The Harvest Month ''The Harvest Month'' ( fi, Elokuu) is a 1956 Finnish drama film directed by Matti Kassila. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Toivo Mäkelä as Viktor Sundvall * Emma Väänänen as Saimi Sundvall * Rauni Luoma as Maij ...

'' (''Elokuu'') by Matti Kassila *''

High Tide at Noon ''High Tide at Noon'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Philip Leacock. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. ''High Tide at Noon'' was based on the first of a series of novels by Elisabeth Ogilvie, set in Maine. Location w ...

'' by

Philip Leacock Philip David Charles Leacock (8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock. Career Born in London, England, Leacock spent his childhood in the C ...

*''

Kanał ''Kanał'' (, ''Sewer'') is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city's ...

'' by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

*'' Lapland Calendar'' (''Same Jakki'') by Per Høst *'' Lost Children'' (''Ztracenci'') by Miloš Makovec *''

'' (''Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut'') by

*'' The Mill of Good Luck'' (''La 'Moara cu noroc) by Victor Iliu *''

'' (''Le notti di Cabiria'') by

*''

The Rice People is a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 10th Cannes Film Festival. Plot Two young men, Tsuguo and Senkichi, return to their small home town during the rice planting festival, and try to make a living a ...

'' (''Kome'') by Tadashi Imai *'' Qivitoq'' by

Erik Balling Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and film director. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV-series, ''Matador'' and '' Huset på Christianshavn''. His feature film '' Qivitoq'' (1956) was nominated f ...

*''

Rekava ''Rekava'' (Sinhala for "Line of Destiny") is a 1956 film based on village life and mythical beliefs in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). It is the first Sinhala film fully shot in Ceylon and was film shot outdoors in the country. It was also the first Sr ...

'' by

Lester James Peries Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාභිමාන්‍ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, a ...

*''

Rose Bernd ''Rose Bernd'' is a stage drama in five acts by Gerhart Hauptmann. It premiered on 31 October 1903 in Berlin. Characters Plot Rose Bernd speaks to a friend, Flamm, with whom she is now uncomfortable. He flirts with her: "Rosie, give me your d ...

'' by

Wolfgang Staudte Wolfgang Staudte (9 October 1906 – 19 January 1984), born Georg Friedrich Staudte, was a German film director, script writer and acting, actor. He was born in Saarbrücken. After 1945, Staudte also looked at German guilt in the cinema. Alon ...

*''

'' (''Det sjunde inseglet'') by

*'' Shiroi sanmyaku'' by Sadao Imamura *'' Sissi - The Young Empress'' (''Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin'') by

Ernst Marischka Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy ...

*''

Two Confessions ''Two Confessions'' ( hu, Két vallomás) is a 1957 Hungarian crime film directed by Márton Keleti. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Mari Törőcsik - Erzsi * Marianne Krencsey - Ibi * Lajos Őze - Sándor * Kálmán K ...

'' (''Két vallomás'') by

Márton Keleti Márton Keleti (27 April 1905 – 20 June 1973) was a Hungarian film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the ...

*'' Valley of Peace'' (''Dolina miru'') 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 ...

*'' Whither?'' (''Ila Ayn'') by Georges Nasser *'' Yangtse Incident'' by Michael Anderson

Out of competition

The following film was selected to be screened out of competition: *'' Around the World in 80 Days'' by Michael Anderson

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

: * ''Altitude 7.546'' by I. Grek * ''Bolcsok'' by Ágoston Kollányi * ''Carnival in Quebec'' by

Jean Palardy Jean Palardy (1905November 28, 1991) was a French-Canadian painter, art historian, ethnologist and filmmaker. Biography Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Palardy moved with his family to Canada as a child in 1908, one of eight children. He was ...

* '' City of Gold'' by Colin Low,

Wolf Koenig Wolf Koenig (October 17, 1927 – June 26, 2014) was a Canadian film director, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the National Film Board of Canada. Early life Born in Dresden, Germany, Koenig emigrated to Ca ...

* ''Diario Uruguayo'' by Eugenio Hintz * ''Die Große Wanderung'' by Walter Suchner * ''Een leger van gehouwen steen'' by Theo Van Haren Noman * ''Gast auf Erden'' by Karl Stanzl * ''History of the Cinema'' by

John Halas John Halas (born János Halász;Brian McFarlane ''The Encyclopedia of British Film'', London: Methuen/BFI, 2003, p.48 16 April 1912 – 21 January 1995) was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy (an acquaintance from Sá ...

* ''Il sogno dei gonzaga'' by Antonio Petrucci * ''Jabulani Africa'' by Jok Uys,

Jamie Uys Jacobus Johannes Uys (; 30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for directing the 1980 comedy film '' The Gods Must Be Crazy'' and its 1989 sequel '' The Gods Must Be Crazy II'' ...

* ''Śląsk'' by Witold Lesiewicz * ''La mariee portait des perles'' by Kurt Baum, Errol Hinds * ''Let nad mocvarom'' (''Flight Above the Marshes'') by Aleksandar Petrović * ''Magic of the Mountains'' by Moham Dayaram Bhavnani * ''Michel de ghelderode'' by Luc De Heusch * ''Nessebar'' by Stephane Topaldjikov * ''Niok l'éléphant'' by Edmond Sechan * ''Ochotniki iujnikh morey'' (''Les chasseurs des mers du sud'') by S. Kogan * ''Paraplícko'' by Bretislav Pojar * ''Rembrandt, schilder van de mens'' by

Bert Haanstra Albert Haanstra (; 31 May 1916 – 23 October 1997) was a Dutch director of films and documentaries. His documentary ''Glass'' (1958) won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1959. His feature film ''Fanfare'' (1958) was the m ...

* ''San Antonio de la Florida'' by Santos Núñez * '' A Brief History'' (''Scurtă Istorie'') by Ion Popescu-Gopo * ''Soseiji Gakkyu'' by Susumu Hani * ''Splintret emalje'' by

Johan Jacobsen Johan Jacobsen (born 14 March 1912 in Aarhus – died 7 July 1972 in Copenhagen) was a Danish film director. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen (1865-1955) and actress Christel Holch (1886-1968). From the 1940s Jacobsen d ...

* '' Toute la mémoire du monde'' by

Alain Resnais Alain Resnais (; 3 June 19221 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included ...

* ''Vacances Tunisiennes'' by

René Vautier René Vautier (; 15 January 1928 – 4 January 2015) was a French film director. His films, which were often controversial with French authorities, addressed many issues, such as the Algerian War, French colonialism in Africa, pollution, racis ...

* ''Western Symphonie'' by Thomas L. Rowe * ''Wiesensommer'' (''Prairie d'été'') by Heinz Sielmann

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1957 awards: *

: '' Friendly Persuasion'' by

* Jury Special Prize: **''

'' by

**''

'' by

* Best Director:

for ''

'' *

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 ...

Giulietta Masina Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina (22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in '' La Strada'' (1954) and Cabiria in '' Nights of Cabiria'' (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film ...

for ''

'' **Special Mention: Elsa Daniel for '' La casa del ángel'' *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

John Kitzmiller John Kitzmiller (December 4, 1913 – February 23, 1965) was an American actor who worked in his native land, as well as Italy and the United Kingdom. Kitzmiller achieved his greatest fame as a popular and versatile actor in Europe, making an e ...

for '' Valley of Peace'' (''Dolina miru'') *Special Mentions: ''

'' by Rajbans Khanna *Special Award: '' The Forty-first'' by

*Best Romantic Documentary: **'' Shiroi sanmyaku'' by Sadao Imamura **'' Qivitoq'' by

Short films *

: '' A Brief History'' (''Scurtă Istorie'') by Ion Popescu-Gopo *Special mention: ''Ochotniki iujnikh morey'' (''Les chasseurs des mers du sud'') by S. Kogan *Documentary Prize: '' City of Gold'' by Colin Low,

*Prize for Film in Nature: ''Wiesensommer'' (''Prairie d'été'') by Heinz Sielmann

Independent awards

OCIC Award * Special Mention: **'' He Who Must Die'' by

**''

'' by

References

External links

1957 Cannes Film Festival
(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1957

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1957
at

Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...

Media

British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1957 footage

British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1957 opens

British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1957 ends

(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

(commentary in French) {{Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival, 1957 Cannes Film Festival, 1957 Cannes Film Festival