1952 Cannes Film Festival
{{Infobox Film Festival
| name = 1952 Cannes Film Festival
| image = CFF52poster.jpg
| caption = Official poster of the 5th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Piva.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1952/posters.html |title=Posters 1952 |work=festival-cannes.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305180340/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1952/posters.html |archive-date=5 March 2012 |df=dmy}}
| host =
| number = 35 (In Competition)
| opening = An American in Paris
| closing =
| awards = Grand Prize of the Festival:
Othello
Two Cents Worth of Hope
| date = {{Start date|1952|04|23|df=y}} – {{End date|1952|05|10|df=y}}
| founded = 1946
| website = {{URL|festival-cannes.com/en}}
| main = Cannes Film Festival
| previous = 1951
| next = 1953
}}
The 5th Cannes Film Festival took place from 23 April to 10 May 1952. French author Maurice Genevoix served as jury president for the main competition.{{cite news|url=http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1952.htm |title=1952 - Viva Cannes! |work=cannes-fest.com |language=fr |access-date=6 June 2017}}
The Grand Prize of the Festival was awarded, as the highest prize, to Othello by Orson Welles and Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1952.htm |title=5ème Festival International du Film - Cannes |work=cinema-francais.fr |language=fr |access-date=6 June 2017}}
The festival opened with An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli.
Jury
= Main Competition =
- Maurice Genevoix, French author - Jury President{{cite web |title=Juries 1952: All the Juries |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1952/allJury.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100025/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1952/allJury.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |work=festival-cannes.fr |df=dmy}}
- Tony Aubin, French composer
- Pierre Billon, French filmmaker
- Suzanne Borel, French diplomat
- Chapelain-Midy, French artist
- Louis Chauvet, French journalist
- Evrard De Rouvre, French producer
- Guy Desson, French MP official
- Gabrielle Dorziat, French actress
- Jean Dréville, French filmmaker
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais, French producer
- André Lang, French journalist
- Jean Mineur, French CNCF official
- Raymond Queneau, French poet and writer
- Georges Raguis, French union official
- Charles Vildrac, French writer
Official Selection
= In Competition =
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prize of the Festival:{{cite news|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1952/allSelections.html |title=Official Selection 1952: All the Selection |work=festival-cannes.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226230126/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1952/allSelections.html |archive-date=26 December 2013 |df=dmy}}
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!English Title !Original Title !Director(s) !Production Country |
The Absentee
|La Ausente |Mexico |
colspan="2" |An American in Paris (opening film)
|United States |
Cops and Robbers
|Guardie e ladri |Mario Monicelli and Steno |Italy |
colspan="2" |Cry, the Beloved Country
|United Kingdom |
Dead City
|Νεκρή πολιτεία |Frixos Iliadis |Greece |
Desires
|Das Letzte Rezept |West Germany |
colspan="2" |Detective Story
|United States |
A Devil of a Woman
|Der Weibsteufel |Austria |
Emergency Landing
|Nødlanding |Norway |
colspan="2" |Encore
|Harold French, Pat Jackson and Anthony Pelissier |United Kingdom |
The Evil Forest
|Parsifal |Daniel Mangrané and Carlos Serrano de Osma |Spain |
colspan="2" |Fanfan la Tulipe
|France, Italy |
Furrows
|Surcos |Spain |
The Immortal Song
|India |
colspan="2" |María Morena
|José María Forqué and Pedro Lazaga |Spain |
Man in the Storm
|嵐の中の母 |Kiyoshi Saeki |Japan |
The Medium
|La medium |Italy |
Mexican Bus Ride
|Subida al cielo |Mexico |
Nami
|波 |Japan |
A Night of Love
|ليلة غرام |Egypt |
No Greater Love
|Herz der Welt |West Germany |
One Summer of Happiness
|Hon dansade en sommar |Sweden |
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| colspan="2" |Othello |Italy, Morocco, United States |
The Overcoat
|Il Cappotto |Italy |
colspan="2" |Pasó en mi barrio
|Argentina |
The Smugglers' Banquet
|Le Banquet des fraudeurs |Belgium |
Son of the Nile
|ابن النيل |Egypt |
The Tale of Genji
|源氏物語 |Japan |
Three Women
|Trois femmes |France |
colspan="2" |Tico-Tico no Fubá
|Brazil |
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|Due soldi di speranza |Italy |
colspan="2" |Umberto D.
|Italy |
Under the Thousand Lanterns
|Unter den tausend Laternen |France, West Germany |
colspan="2" |Viva Zapata!
|United States |
We Are All Murderers
|Nous sommes tous des assassins |France, Italy |
= Out of Competition =
The following film was selected to be screened out of competition:
- The Crimson Curtain (Le Rideau cramoisi) by Alexandre Astruc
= Short Films Competition =
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- Les ailes de Ariel by Gaetano De Maria
- Animated Genesis by Peter Foldes, Joan Foldes
- Aperçus Sud Africain N° 5 - Afrique Préhistorique by Errol Hinds
- Apollon Musageta by Irène Dodall
- L'Art Sacre Missionnaire by Gentil Marques
- Aux frontières Yougoslaves by Djordie Vukotic
- Bambini by Francesco Maselli
- Cairo by Massimo Dallamano
- Les charmes des détails dans les tableaux des maîtres d'autrefois by Dr. Hans Curlis
- Le cordonnier et le chapelier by John Halas
- Dans les royaumes de la mer by Giovanni Roccardi
- Démonstration en matière de perception by Garett I. Johnson
- Les deux mousquetaires by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Diagnostiquer et guérir by Ernest Bingen
- Djerba l'île biblique by Philippe Este
- El Dorado by John Alderson (filmmaker)
- Et la noce dansait by Yehoshua Bertonov
- Indian Village (Indisk by) by Arne Sucksdorff
- Le flottage du bois by Lee Prater, Dick Mosher
- La fugue de Mahmoud by Roger Leenhardt
- Les gens du nord by René Lucot
- La gloire verte by M. Ahmed
- Le grand Boudha by Noburo Ofuji
- La grande île au cœur des Saintes Eaux by Monique Muntcho, J.K. Raymond-Millet
- La grande passion by Alphonse Stummer
- Groenland : Vingt mille lieux sur les glaces by Marcel Ichac, Jean-Jacques Languepin
- L'homme dans la tour by Bernard Devlin, Jean Palardy
- Inside Newfoundland (Terre neuve) by Sydney Newman
- T Schot is te boord! by Herman van der Horst
- Les joies rustiques by V.R. Sarma
- Le jour de l'independance by Victor Vicas
- Le jour promis by S.I. Shweig
- Maskerage by Max De Haas
- Masques et visages de James Ensor by Paul Haesaerts
- Moines de l'ordre de la Merci by Christian Anwander
- Paysans de l'Aures by Philippe Este
- La peinture de Boldini by Gian Luigi Rondi
- Quarante ans d'évolution Marocaine - présence Française au Maroc by Serge Debecque
- Rythmes de Rotterdam by Ytzen Brusse
- Six mille ans de civilisation by Ahmed Korshid
- Story of Steel by Jagat Murari
- Strasbourg européenne by Ernest Bingen
- Panta Rhei by Bert Haanstra
- Union infernale by Ulrich Kayser
- Victor Hugo by Roger Leenhardt & Yvonne Gerber
- La vie des fresques by Zoran Markus
- Vieux temples, vieilles statues by Sôya Mizuki
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Official Awards
= In Competition=
- Grand Prix
- Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1952/allAward.html |title=Awards 1952: All Awards |work=festival-cannes.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002085200/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1952/allAward.html |archive-date=2 October 2015 |df=dmy}}
- Othello by Orson Welles
- Best Director: Christian-Jaque for Fanfan la Tulipe
- Best Screenplay: Piero Tellini for Cops and Robbers
- Best Actress: Lee Grant for Detective Story
- Best Actor: Marlon Brando for Viva Zapata!
- Best Cinematography: The Tale of Genji by Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Best Music: Sven Sköld for One Summer of Happiness
- Jury Special Prize: We Are All Murderers by André Cayatte
- Best Lyrical Film: The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
= Short Films Competition =
- Grand Prix: T Schot is te boord! by Herman van der Horst
- Prix spécial du Jury: Indian Village by Arne Sucksdorff
- Prix pour la couleur: Animated Genesis by Peter Foldes and Joan Foldes
- Prix spécial du Jury - film scientifique ou pédagogique: Groenland: Vingt mille lieux sur les glaces by Marcel Ichac and Jean-Jacques Languepin
Independent Awards
= [[SIGNIS|OCIC Award]] =
- Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1952 |title=Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1952 |work=imdb.com |access-date=4 July 2017}}
- Special Mention: La Vie de Jésus by Marcel Gibaud
References
{{Reflist}}
Media
- [http://fresques.ina.fr/festival-de-cannes-en/fiche-media/Cannes00012/opening-of-the-1952-festival.html Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1952 Festival] (commentary in French)
- [http://fresques.ina.fr/festival-de-cannes-en/fiche-media/Cannes00013/list-of-award-winners-at-the-1952-cannes-festival.html INA: List of award-winners at the 1952 Cannes Festival] (commentary in French)
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160316141411/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1952/inCompetition.html 1952 Cannes Film Festival] (web.archive)
- [http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/1952/selection/in-competition-feature-films Official website Retrospective 1952] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526004743/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/1952/selection/in-competition-feature-films |date=2019-05-26 }}
- [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1952 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1952] at Internet Movie Database
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