The 14th Cannes Film Festival 1961 Kine Weekly April 1961 Κινηματογραφικά

 

The 14th Cannes Film Festival 1961

Kine Weekly April 1961

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Stuart Whitman Maria Schell – in “The Mark”

[ The Mark, 1961, directed by Guy Green ]

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“The Brute” (1961) director Zoltan Fabri

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The 14^th Cannes 

International Film Festival

 (May 1961)

 

 

   At least 30 full-length films—and even more shorts—will be shown over the 16 days of the fourteenth Cannes Film Festival.

   In addition, Otto Preminger’s “ Exodus" will be screened hors concours, and will open the festival at a great gala.

   It is reported that the majority of films this year will be psychological dramas rather than action pictures. This may be taken as a measure of vindication of Italy’s Michalengelo Antonioni.

   Last year, Antonioni’s film, “Avventura,” which was psychological down to its roots, received a dreadful reception ... it was booed.

 

   But it won the Critic’s Prize, nevertheless, and has since been hailed as a masterpiece. Further. Antonioni will be the festival’s guest of honour this year.

   There will be no Ingmar Bergman film though there will be a Bunuel production entered by Spain.

   This tendency away from commercial films — as the trade understands the word commercial — is giving the festival a very definite, and not always appreciated, shape.

   For though the festival gives visitors and the film folk plenty to talk about it does not give them much to sell. So this year a Commercial Festival, properly organised by the Producers Syndicat, will be held.

   Emile Natan first mooted the idea that the now famous, but slightly chaotic ‘‘Film Fair,” should be placed on a serious footing.

   In previous years these “commercial” films were shown in a haphazard fashion and business was only transacted when producers and distributors or exhibitors met in bars.

 

 

 

Facilities

   This was pleasant enough, but not really serious. The French Syndicat has therefore, hired two large rooms at the Carlton Hotel where each National Federation can set up shop.

 

   International Federation members wishing to take advantage of these facilities will have a desk and a telephone at their disposal, although they will have to supply their own bi-lingual secretary.

   The Syndicat set-up will not effect the Federation publicity stands in the Palais.

   It is not expected that countries with powerful distributing units all over the world will want to take advantage of these facilities, but many of the smaller countries will.

   In any case, Russia and Yugoslavia have both agreed to take desks. Two cinemas in Che Rue Antibes, the Regent and the Vox, will be used exclusively to show the “Fair” films at times announced in a special programme to be drawn up.

   This is considered to be of the greatest importance for it means there will be no clashes between film showings.

   Finally, all films shown within the framework of the fair will enjoy the same customs advantages as those shown at the festival.

   The delegate-general, Favre Le Bret, is showing less and less interest in prize-winning. He believes that because all the films shown receive world-wide publicity and are talked about, this should be compensation enough. The fact that they cannot win prizes should not matter at all, he says.

   This year the Screen Writers’ Guild and the Canadian Film Institute will hold congresses during the festival. There will also be a Television Film Festival, as there was last year, but the lengths of the films will be controlled.

   The delegate-general is particularly enthusiastic about a special bar where journalists will be able to meet young artists.

   He says that the great stars with world famous names do not need the publicity, but the up-and-coming artists do.

 

 

 

 

FESTIVAL JURIES

 

Features:

Liselotte Pulver,

Pedro Armendariz,

Alessandro Blasetti,

Jean Giono,

Claude Mauriac,

Edouard Molinaro,

Jean Paulhan,

Raoul Ploquin,

Marcel Vertes,

Serge Youtkevitch,

Fred Zinneman.

 

 

Short films :

Pierre Prevert,

Yon Popesco Gopo,

Jurgen Schildt,

Jean Vidal,

Jean Vivie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strong British contingent at the Festival

 

   BRITAIN will be strongly represented at this year’s Cannes Film Festival from May 3-16 (1961) with official delegates from the two producer organisations and from the major production companies.

   The BFPA is represented by its president, Arthur Watkins, accompanied by Mrs. Watkins, who is staying at the Hotel Majestic.

   Representing the FBFM at the festival is secretary Andrew Filson. The official British Government delegate is Seaton Dearden of the Foreign Office.

   No official delegate will be present for the ASFP, but individual members of the association are representing their companies.

   The BFPA’s festivals representative, R. J. S. Stapleton, is in Cannes to run a British information service and to make final arrangements for a joint BFPA-FBFM luncheon for foreign distributors, provisionally fixed for Monday, May 8 (1961).

   Throughout the festival, Mr. Stapleton is staying at the Hotel Suisse where he can be contacted on any points regarding British participation.

 

   Plans have been made for receptions and publicity campaigns by the various companies, and those already crowding into this popular and, at present, festive Riviera resort are looking forward to renewing contacts with their overseas colleagues and friends.

   During the course of the festival — but completely outside festival arrangements — talks may be held between the British producer organisations and Italian representatives on co-production.

   The Italians have, apparently, asked for the talks. If they are fixed, BFPA secretary J. P. H. Walton will also be travelling to Cannes.

 

   Mr. Watkins will arrive at the festival on May 7 (1961) in time for the screening of the official British entry that evening. He will return on May 10 (1961).

   Individual members of the FBFM are attending the festival, among them Leon Clore, producer of “ We Are The Lambeth Boys.”

   Raymond Stross, producer of Britain’s entry, “ The Mark,” arrives in Cannes with Mrs. Stross on May 3 (1961) and is staying at the Hotel Martinez for one week.

   He told Kine, before leaving London, that he was hoping Rod Steiger, one of the stars of the picture, and director Guy Green, would also attend, but pointed out that they were both at present filming in New York.

   Among the companies represented at the festival, the biggest party will be from Associated British, headed by C. J. Latta and Maegregor Scott.

   They will arrive on May 12 (1961) together with Frank Godwin, producer of the company’s latest comedy, “Don’t Bother To Knock,” and stars Richard Todd and June Thorburn.

   In Cannes, they will meet up with two other stars from the picture, Nicole Maurey and Elke Sommer.

   “Don’t Bother To Knock” will be screened outside the festival on May 15 (1961) at the Cinema Vox, followed by an Associated British reception at the Carlton Hotel, where the party will be staying. The party returns on May 16 (1961),

   For Anglo Amalgamated, managing director Nat Cohen and export manager Philip Jacobs will be leaving for Cannes on May 9 (1961) and May 4 (1961) respectively. Mr. Cohen is staying at the Carlton Hotel, and Mr. Jacobs at the Hotel Martinez.

   Anglo films will be well-publicised during the festival. Photographic enlargements, posters and displays, together with hundreds of photographs from the contpany’s films, will be prominently displayed throughout Cannes.

 

 

Publicity

 

   Particular publicity attention will be paid to “Carry On Regardless,” “Payroll,” “The Frightened City ” and “Dentist On The Job.” All are considered by Anglo to be potential overseas box-office successes.

   Both Anglo representatives will be ready to discuss films now in production, including Peter Rogers’ “Raising The Wind,” Ben Fisz’s “On The Fiddle,” the Ascher Brothers’ “She’ll Have To Go,” and the Edgar Wallace mystery features.

 

   Columbia, whose “A Raisin In The Sun” is the official U.S entry at the festival —to be screened on May 13 (1961) —is represented by president Abe Schneider and Mrs. Schneider, vice-president Mo Rothman and Mrs. Rothman, and Mike Frankovich, Columbia’s British chairman, and Mrs. Frankovich.

 

 

 

 

The Festival Entries:

 

ARGENTINE.

— Feature:

“ El Centroforward Murio al Amanecer ” (L’avant-centre est mort a I’aube).

Short :

“ Argentina Paradise de la Pesca ” (Paradis de la peche).

 

BELGIUM.

— Feature :

“ Plein Sud.”

 

BRAZIL.

— Feature :

“ Primera Misa ” (La premiere messe).

 

BULGARIA.

— Shorts :

“ Balgarski Ansambl za Narodni Pesni I Tanzi ” (Ensemble de chants et danses populaires) ;

“ Khudojnikat Klatiu Boyadjiev ” (Le peintre Zlatiu Boyadjiev).

 

CANADA.

—Short :

“ Tetes blanches.”

 

 

CHINA.

—Short:

“ L’Art dramatique de Lee Hsiang-Fen.”

 

CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

— Feature:

“ Piesen O Sivom Holubovi ” (La chanson du pigeon gris).

Short :

" Fantaisie pro levou tuku a lidske svedomi ” (Fantaisie pour la main gauche et la conscience humaine).

 

DENMARK.

— Short :

“ Foroya ” (Les iles Feroe).

 

FRANCE.

— Features :

“ Le Ciel et la Boue ” ;

“ Une si Longue Absence.”

Short :

“ La Petite Cuillere.”

 

GERMANY.

—Feature :

“ Der Letzte Zeuge ” (Le dernier temoin).

Short :

“ Folkwangschulen.”

 

GREAT BRITAIN.

— Feature:

“The Mark” (La marque).

Short :

" The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit.”

 

HUNGARY.

— Feature:

“ Duvad ” (Le fauve).

Short:

“ Duel.”

 

INDIA.

— Short :

“ Kangra and Kulu.”

 

IRAN.

— Short :

“ Cyrus le Grand.”

 

ISRAEL.

—Feature :

“ I Like Mike.”

 

ITALY.

— Features :

“ La Ragazza con la Valigia ” ;

“ La Ciociara” ;

“ Che Gioia di Vivere ” (Quelle joie de vivre) ;

“ La Viaccia.”

Short :

“ Giovedi Passegiata.”

 

JAPAN.

— Feature :

“ Otohto ” (Tendre etfolle adolescence).

Short :

“ The Princess Moonlight.”

 

LEBANON.

—Short :

“ Le Festival de Baalbeck I960.”

 

 NETHERLANDS.

—Feature :

“ Met Mes ” (Le couteau).

 

NORWAY.

— Feature:

“ The Passionate Demons ” (Les demons passionnes).

 

 

POLAND.

— Feature :

“ Matka Joanna od Aniotow ” (Mere Jeanne des Anges).

Short :

“ W Kregu Ciszy ” (Condamnes au silence).

 

ROUMANIA.

— Feature:

“ Darclee.”

 

SPAIN.

— Feature:

“ Viridiana.”

Short:

“ Fuego en Castilla.”

 

SWEDEN.

— Feature :

“ Domaren ” (Le Juge).

Short :

“ Souvenirs from Sweden ” (Souvenirs de Suede).

 

TUNISIA.

—Short :

“ Aicha.”

 

UNICEF.

— Short (being shown outside the competition):

“ Les enfants du soleil.”

 

UNITED STATES.

— Features:

“ A Raisin in the Sun ” (Un raisin au soleil) ;

“ Hoodlum Priest ” (Le mal de vivre) ;

“ Aimez-vous Brahms.”

Short :

“ Robert Frost.”

 

USSR.

— Feature :

“ Histoire des Annees de Feu.” 

Shorts :

“ Visage de Moscou, une ville au grand destin ” ;

“ Medor un chien qui rapporte bien.”

 

YUGOSLAVIA.

—Feature :

“ Dan Cetrnaezti ” (Le quatorzieme jour).

Short:

“ Gde sva Deca Masu Putnicima” (La ou tous les enfants saluent les voyageurs).

 

 

 

Kine Weekly, April 27, 1961, p. 10, p. 24, p. 29, p.30.

 

 

 

 

 

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Kine Weekly

Thursday, April 27, 1961, No. 2795, vol. 527

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