 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Last Year at Marienbad |
| Festival date | 20 August – 3 September 1961 |
| Website | Website |
The 22nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 3 September 1961. [1]
Italian film critic Filippo Sacchi was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Last Year at Marienbad directed by Alain Resnais.
Jury
- Filippo Sacchi, Italian journalist and film critic - Jury President [2]
- Lev Arnshtam, Soviet filmmaker
- Giulio Cesare Castello, Italian
- Jean de Baroncelli, French
- John Hubley, American filmmaker
- Gian Gaspare Napolitano, Italian journalist
- Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentinian filmmaker
Official Sections
Main Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandits of Orgosolo | Banditi a Orgosolo | Vittorio De Seta | Italy |
| The Brigand | Il brigante | Renato Castellani | |
| The Betrayer | Vanina Vanini | Roberto Rossellini | |
| The Last Judgment | Il giudizio universale | Vittorio De Sica | |
| Last Year at Marienbad | L'Année dernière à Marienbad | Alain Resnais | France |
| Peace to Him Who Enters | Мир входящему | Aleksandr Alov | Soviet Union |
| Samson | Andrzej Wajda | Poland | |
| Summer and Smoke | Peter Glenville | United States | |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | Tu ne tueras point | Claude Autant-Lara | France |
| Victim | Basil Dearden | United Kingdom | |
| Yojimbo | Akira Kurosawa | Japan | |
Official Awards
- Golden Lion: Last Year at Marienbad by Alain Resnais
- Special Jury Prize: Peace to Him Who Enters by Aleksandr Alov
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Toshiro Mifune for Yojimbo
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Suzanne Flon for Thou Shalt Not Kill
- Best First Work: Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta
Independent Awards
New Cinema Award
San Giorgio Prize
FIPRESCI Prize
- The Brigand by Renato Castellani
OCIC Award
Pasinetti Award
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Peace to Him Who Enters by
Aleksandr Alov
- Parallel Sections: Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi
Italian Cinema Clubs Award
Award of the City of Imola
Award of the City of Venice
References
- ^ "The 1960s". Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1960s". Retrieved October 7, 2013.