18th Venice International Film Festival
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Aparajito |
| Festival date | 25 August – 8 September 1957 |
| Website | Website |
The 18th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1957.[1]
French filmmaker René Clair was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to Aparajito by Satyajit Ray.
Jury
- René Clair, French filmmaker - Jury President[2]
- Vittorio Bonicelli, Italian film critic
- Miguel Perez Ferrero, Spanish film critic and writer
- Ettore Giannini, Italian screenwriter
- Penelope Houston, British film critic
- Arthur Knight, American film critic
- Ivan Pyryev, Soviet filmmaker
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:[3][4]
Main Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aparajito | অপরাজিত | Satyajit Ray | India |
| The Baby Carriage | 乳母車 | Tomotaka Tasaka | Japan |
| Bitter Victory | Nicholas Ray | United States | |
| Dreams in a Drawer | I sogni nel cassetto | Renato Castellani | Italy |
| An Eye for an Eye | Oeil pour oeil | André Cayatte | France |
| A Hatful of Rain | Fred Zinnemann | United States | |
| Kanał | Andrzej Wajda | Poland | |
| Malva | Мальва | Vladimir Braun | Soviet Union |
| The Man Who Wagged His Tail | Un ángel pasó por Brooklyn | Ladislao Vajda | Spain, Italy |
| Only People | Samo ljudi | Branko Bauer | Yugoslavia |
| Los salvajes | Rafael Baledón | Mexico | |
| Shadow | Cien | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Poland |
| Something of Value | Richard Brooks | United States | |
| The Story of Esther Costello | David Miller | United Kingdom | |
| Throne of Blood | 蜘蛛巣城 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| White Nights | Le Notti Bianche | Luchino Visconti | Italy |
| Women in My Life | نساء في حياتي | Fatin Abdulwahhab | Egypt |
Informativa
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Angry Men | Sidney Lumet | United States | |
| Albert Schweitzer | Jerome Hill | United States | |
| The Betrothed | 永すぎた春 | Shigeo Tanaka | Japan |
| Carnival Night | Karnavalnaya noch | Eldar Ryazanov | Soviet Union |
| The Case of Doctor Laurent | Le cas du Docteur Laurent | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | France |
| City at Night | Città di notte | Leopoldo Trieste | Italy |
| Fugitive in Saigon | Mort en fraude | Marcel Camus | France |
| A Generation | Pokolenie | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| Il Grido | Michelangelo Antonioni | Italy | |
| Hell Drivers | Cy Endfield | United Kingdom | |
| Land of Men | Tierra de hombres | Ismael Rodríguez | Mexico |
| Love Is at Stake | L'amour est en jeu | Marc Allégret | France |
| Miracle in Soho | Julian Amyes | United Kingdom | |
| Miracle of the White Suit | Un traje blanco | Rafael Gil | Spain |
| L'oceano ci chiama | Giorgio Ferroni, Giovanni Roccardi | Italy | |
| Patrouille de choc | Claude Bernard-Aubert | France | |
| The Real End of the Great War | Prawdziwy Koniec Wielkiej Wojny | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Poland |
| Rendez-vous à Melbourne | René Lucot | France | |
| Ritual of Love | Paradiso terrestre | Luciano Emmer, Robert Enrico | Italy |
| Sunday Romance | Bakaruhában | Imre Fehér | Hungary |
| The Teacher and the Miracle | El maestro | Aldo Fabrizi | Spain, Italy |
| Todo sea para bien | Carlos Rinaldi | Argentina | |
| Vintage Car | Dedecek automobil | Alfréd Radok | Czechoslovakia |
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion: Aparajito by Satyajit Ray
- Silver Lion: Le Notti Bianche by Luchino Visconti
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Anthony Franciosa for A Hatful of Rain
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Dzidra Ritenberga for Malva
Independent Awards
New Cinema Award
- Best Film: Aparajito by Satyajit Ray
- Best Actor: Anthony Franciosa for A Hatful of Rain
- Best Actress: Eva Marie Saint for A Hatful of Rain
San Giorgio Prize
FIPRESCI Prize
OCIC Award
Pasinetti Award
References
- ^ "The 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ Laura, Ernesto G. (October 1961). "Ritorno al personaggio (I film in concorso)". Bianco e Nero (10): 17–28.
- ^ "18. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 30 June 2025.