The 6th Cannes Film Festival was held from 15 to 29 April 1953. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot.
The festival opened with Horizons sans fin by Jean Dréville.
During the opening ceremony, Walt Disney was awarded the "Legion of Honour" from the hands of Monsieur Hugues, Minister of Information.
Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1953 competition:
Feature films
- Jean Cocteau (France) - Jury President
- Louis Chauvet (journalist) (France)
- Titina De Filippo (France)
- Guy Desson (MP official) (France)
- Philippe Erlanger (France)
- Renée Faure (France)
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France)
- Abel Gance (France)
- André Lang (France)
- Georges Raguis (union official) (France)
- Edward G. Robinson (USA)
- Charles Spaak (Belgium)
- Georges Van Parys (France)
Short films
- Bert Haanstra (Netherlands)
- Roger Leenhardt (France)
- René Lucot (France)
- Jean Queval (journalist) (France)
- Jacques Schiltz (France)
- Jean Vivie (journalist) (France)
Feature film competition
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Grand Prix:
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1953 awards:
- Grand Prix: The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- International Awards:
- Award of Visual Narration: Rosanna (La red) by Emilio Fernández
- Award of Exploration Film: Green Magic (Magia verde) by Gian Gaspare Napolitano
- Award of Fairy Tale Film: The White Reindeer (Valkoinen peura) by Erik Blomberg
- Award of Entertainment Film: Lili by Charles Walters
- Award of Good Humour: Welcome Mr. Marshall! (¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!) by Luis García Berlanga
- Award of Adventure Film: The Bandit of Brazil (O Cangaceiro) by Lima Barreto
- Award of Dramatic Film: Come Back, Little Sheba by Daniel Mann
- Special Mention: Shirley Booth, for Come Back, Little Sheba
- Special Mention: Charles Vanel, for The Wages of Fear
- Jury Special Prize for his contribution to the prestige of the festival: Walt Disney
- Homage: Flamenco (Duende y misterio del flamenco) by Edgar Neville
Short films
- Short Film Grand Prix: White Mane by Albert Lamorisse
- Best Fictional Film: The Stranger Left No Card by Wendy Toye
- Best Documentary Film: Houen zo! by Herman van der Horst
- Best Film on Art: Doderhultarn by Olle Hellbom
- Best Animation: The Romance of Transportation in Canada by Colin Low
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prize
- Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot) by Jacques Tati
OCIC Award
- Endless Horizons (Horizons sans fin) by Jean Dréville
Other awards
- Special Mention:
- Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga and Miguel Mihura, for the screenplay of Welcome Mr. Marshall! (¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!)
- Gabriel Migliori, for the score of The Bandit of Brazil (O Cangaceiro)
- For the charming acting in Lili
- For the use of colour in Green Magic (Magia verde)
References
Media
- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1953 festival (commentary in French)
External links
- 1953 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1953 Archived 2019-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1953 at Internet Movie Database
