The 8th Cannes Film Festival was held from 26 April to 10 May 1955.[4] The Golden Palm went to the US film Marty Delbert Mann .[5] The festival opened with Du rififi chez les hommes Jules Dassin [6] and closed with Carmen Jones Otto Preminger .
Until the 1954 Festival, the whimsical way various prizes were being awarded had drawn much criticism. In answer to this, from 1955 onwards, the Jury was composed of foreign celebrities from the film industry.[7] In 1955, the first Palme d'Or was awarded, as the highest prize of the Festival.
Jury Marcel Pagnol, Jury President The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1955 competition:[8]
Feature films
Short films
Feature film competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
Films out of competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
Italia K2 by Marcello BalbiLes trésors de la Mer Rouge by Michel Rocca
Short film competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or :[3]
2'21"6 Butterfly Stroke: Dolphin-Kick by T. MijataA esperanca e' eterna by Marcos MarguliesAggtelek by Ágoston KollányiArte popular Portuguesa by João Mendes Black on White by John Read Blinkity Blank Norman McLaren Bow Bells by Anthony Simmons Bronsalder by Lars KrantzBush Doctor by Jean Palardy Cyrk by Włodzimierz HaupeDe sable et de feu by Jean JabelyDen standhaftige Tinnsoldat by Ivo Caprino Der Schatz des Abendlandes by Ernst Stephan Niessner, Edmund Von HammerDobreho vojak svejk by Jiri Trnka Dock by Emile Degelin Guardians of the Soil by David MillinHost by Thor Arnijot Udvang, Carsten MunchImages préhistoriques by Arcady & Thomas L. RoweIn cantec si dans by Ion Bostan Isole di fuoco by Vittorio De Seta Jakten over sporene by Erik Borge L'homme dans la lumière by René LucotLa ciudad blanca by Waldo CerrutoLa grande pèche by Henri FabianiLe conte de ma vie by Jørgen RoosLes jardiniers d'Allah by Michel ClarenceNiedzielny poranek by Andrzej Munk Nos forets by Auguste KernOp de spitsen by Rudi HorneckerOpici cisar by Jan LackoIsland of Sakhalin (Ostrov Sakhalin ) by Vassili Katanian, Eldar Ryazanov Pierre Romain desfossez by Gérard De BoePulsschlag der Zeit by René BoenigerSymphony of Life by T.A. AbrahamThe Golden River by Pittamandalam Venktatachalapathy PathyThe Story of Light by Joop GeesinkTickets Please by Emil Nofal Trois coquillages de Tunisie by Roger MaugeWhen Magoo Flew Pete Burness Zolotaya antilopa by Lev Atamanov
Awards
Official awards The following films and people received the 1955 awards:[2]
Short films
Independent awards FIPRESCI Prize [9]
OCIC Award [10]
References ^ "Posters 1955". festival-cannes.fr . Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. ^ a b "Awards 1955: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr . Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1955: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr . Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. ^ "1955 - L'Or de Cannes (The Gold of Cannes)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017 . ^ "8ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017 . ^ "Opening of the 1955 Festival". fresques.ina.fr . Retrieved 25 May 2017 . ^ "The History of the Festival / The 1950s". festival-cannes.com . Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017 . ^ "Juries 1955: All the Juries". festival-cannes.fr . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1955". fipresci.org . Retrieved 4 July 2017 . ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1955". imdb.com . Retrieved 4 July 2017 .
Media Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1955 Festival (commentary in French) INA: Last moments of the 1955 festival (commentary in French)
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