19th Venice International Film Festival

The 19th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1958.

No OCIC Award was given this year due to the "unusual immorality" of the films.

Jury

• Jean Grémillon, French filmmaker - Jury President
• Carlos Fernández Cuenca, Spanish
• Piero Gadda Conti, Italian film critic
• Hidemi Ina, Japanese
• Alberto Lattuada, Italian filmmaker
• Friedrich Luft, German theatre critic
• Sergei Vasilyev, Soviet filmmaker

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:

Main Competition

Informativa

Official Awards

• Golden Lion: Rickshaw Man by Hiroshi Inagaki
• Special Jury Prize:
• The Lovers by Louis Malle
• La sfida by Francesco Rosi
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Alec Guinness for The Horse's Mouth
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Sophia Loren for The Black Orchid

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

• Best Film: Vlcí jáma by Jiří Weiss
• Best Actress: Jeanne Moreau for The Lovers

San Giorgio Prize

• La sfida by Francesco Rosi

FIPRESCI Prize

• Vlcí jáma by Jiří Weiss

Pasinetti Award

• Rosemary by Rolf Thiele
• Parallel Sections:
• Wild Strawberries by Ingmar Bergman
• Weddings and Babies by Morris Engel

Italian Cinema Clubs Award

• Weddings and Babies by Morris Engel

References

External links

• Venice Film Festival 1958 Awards on IMDb