22nd Venice International Film Festival

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22nd Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Last Year at Marienbad
Festival date20 August – 3 September 1961
WebsiteWebsite

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

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:[3]

Main Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Bandits of OrgosoloBanditi a OrgosoloVittorio De SetaItaly
The BrigandIl briganteRenato Castellani
The BetrayerVanina VaniniRoberto Rossellini
Bridge to the SunEtienne PérierFrance, United States
The Day the Tree BloomsKde reky mají slunceVáclav KrskaCzechoslovakia
The Girl with the Golden EyesLa fille aux yeux d'orJean-Gabriel AlbicoccoFrance
The Last JudgmentIl giudizio universaleVittorio De SicaItaly
Last Year at MarienbadL'Année dernière à MarienbadAlain ResnaisFrance
Peace to Him Who EntersМир входящемуAleksandr AlovSoviet Union
SamsonAndrzej WajdaPoland
Summer and SmokePeter GlenvilleUnited States
Thou Shalt Not KillTu ne tueras pointClaude Autant-LaraFrance
VictimBasil DeardenUnited Kingdom
YojimboAkira KurosawaJapan

Out of Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Léon Morin, PriestLéon Morin, prêtreJean-Pierre MelvilleFrance

Informativa

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AccattonePier Paolo PasoliniItaly
Angel BabyPaul WendkosUnited States
Ánimas Trujano Ismael RodríguezMexico
Clear SkiesЧистое небоGrigori ChukhraiSoviet Union
Chronicle of a SummerChronique d'un étéEdgar Morin, Jean RouchFrance
The ConnectionShirley ClarkeUnited States
Dark JourneyLeviathanLéonard KeigelFrance
Days of Thrills and LaughterRobert YoungsonUnited States
Education of Love爱的教育Robert ChungHong Kong
The ExilesKent MackenzieUnited States
A False Student偽大学生Yasuzo MasumuraJapan
Happiness of Us Alone名もなく貧しく美しく Zenzô Matsuyama
Kauf dir einen bunten LuftballonGéza von CziffraWest Germany, Austria
My Friend, Kolka!Друг мой, Колька!Aleksandr Mitta, Aleksei SaltykovSoviet Union
Il PostoErmanno OlmiItaly
The PromiseΣυννέφιασε ο ΠαρνασσόςVasilis GeorgiadisGreece
Square of ViolenceNasilje na trguLeonardo BercoviciYugoslavia
Night TideCurtis HarringtonUnited States
Of Stars and MenJohn Hubley
Prisioneros de una nocheDavid José KohonArgentina
Saturday Night and Sunday MorningKarel ReiszUnited Kingdom
A Song About the Gray PigeonPiesen o sivom holuboviStanislav BarabasCzechoslovakia
Summer SkinPiel de veranoLeopoldo Torre NilssonArgentina
Tiro al piccioneGiuliano MontaldoItaly
Tonight a City Will DieDzis w nocy umrze miastoJan RybkowskiPoland
YancoServando GonzálezMexico

Official Awards

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

San Giorgio Prize

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

Pasinetti Award

Italian Cinema Clubs Award

Award of the City of Imola

Award of the City of Venice

References

  1. "The 1960s". Retrieved October 7, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "Juries for the 1960s". Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  3. "22. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 30 June 2025.