The 20th annual
Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 6 September 1959.
Jury
* Luigi Chiarini (Italy) (head of jury)
*
Georges Altman (France)
*
Sergei Bondarchuk (Soviet Union)
* Ralph Forte (USA)
* Luis Gómez Mesa (Spain)
* Ernst Kruger (West Germany)
*
Roger Maxwell
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Early life
Maxwell was born in South Canterbury. He obtained his tertiary education at Li ...
(UK)
* Vinicio Marinucci (Italy)
* Dario Zanelli (Italy)
Films in competition
Awards
*
Golden Lion:
**''
The Great War
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'' (
Mario Monicelli)
**''
General della Rovere'' (
Roberto Rossellini
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)
*
Special Jury Prize:
**''
The Magician'' (
Ingmar Bergman)
*
Volpi Cup
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:
** Best Actor -
James Stewart - (''
Anatomy of a Murder
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'')
** Best Actress -
Madeleine Robinson
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- (''
Web of Passion'')
**Special Mention -
Carla Gravina
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,
Lucyna Winnicka,
Hannes Messemer &
Alberto Sordi
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Early life
Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...
(''Esterina'', ''
Night Train'', ''
General della Rovere'' & ''
The Great War
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'')
*New Cinema Award
**''
The Magician'' (
Ingmar Bergman)
*FIPRESCI Prize
**''
Ashes and Diamonds
''Ashes and Diamonds'' ( Polish original: ''Popiół i diament'', literally: ''Ash and Diamond'') is a 1948 novel by the Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. The story takes place during the last few days of World War II in Europe, and describes th ...
'' (
Andrzej Wajda
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)
*OCIC Award
**''
General della Rovere'' (
Roberto Rossellini
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)
*Pasinetti Award
**''
The Magician'' (
Ingmar Bergman)
**Parallel Sections - ''
Come Back, Africa
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Lionel Rogosin
Lionel Rogosin (January 22, 1924, New York City, New York – December 8, 2000, Los Angeles, California) was an independent American filmmaker.
Rogosin worked in political cinema, non-fiction Partisan (political), partisan filmmaking and docufi ...
)
References
External links
*
Venice Film Festival 1959 Awardson IMDb
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