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Jurors: Maurice Lehmann (president), Arletty, Louise de Vilmorin, Jacques-Pierre Frogerais, Henri Jeanson, Domenico Meccoli, Otto Preminger, James Quinn, Roger Regent, María Romero, Sergei Vasilyev
| Palme d'Or: | The Silent World, France, dirs. Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle |
| Grand Jury Prize: | The Mystery of Picasso, France, dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Jury Prize: | Pather Panchali, India, dir. Satyajit Ray
Smiles of a Summer Night, Sweden, dir. Ingmar Bergman |
| Best Actress: | I'll Cry Tomorrow, Susan Hayward |
| Best Actor: | Othello, Sergei Yutkevich |
| OCIC Award: | The Roof, Italy, dir. Vittorio De Sica |
 Competition Films I Have Seen:
Ranked in order of preference
My Palme d'Or
Pather Panchali (India, dir. Satyajit Ray) -
As tender a film as has ever been made, sobering, humble, and beautiful in equal measure. Incalculably influential.
Smiles of a Summer Night (Sweden, dir. Ingmar Bergman) -
Bergman's most convincing stab at comedy has a Renoir-style elegance, with shadows and lusts all his own.
The Mystery of Picasso (France, dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot) -
Not a mystery that gets solved, mind you; maybe its opacity is a limit but I found it a virtue. Entrancing.
I'll Cry Tomorrow (USA, dir. Daniel Mann) -
The tempestuous Hayward in best-ever form, with steely Van Fleet her enabling equal. Directed with gusto, too.
Competition Films I'm Curious to See:
Ranked in order of interest; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window)
The Leech, Egypt, dirs. Salah Abouseif and Amin Yousseff Ghurab
The Silent World, France, dirs. Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle
Merry-Go-Round, Hungary, dir. Zoltán Fábri
I Live in Fear, Japan, dir. Akira Kurosawa
The Man Who Knew Too Much, USA, dir. Alfred Hitchcock
The Roof, Italy, dir. Vittorio De Sica
Othello, USSR, dir. Sergei Yutkevich
A Girl in Black, Greece, dir. Michael Cacoyannis
The Harder They Fall, USA, dir. Mark Robson
Walk into Hell, Australia, dir. Lee Robinson
Seagulls Die in the Harbor, Belgium, dirs. Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels, and Roland Verhavert
The Hidden One, Mexico, dir. Roberto Gavaldón
The Man Who Never Was, UK, dir. Ronald Neame
The Railroad Man, Italy, dir. Pietro Germi
Seven Years in Tibet, UK/Hungary, dir. Hans Nieter
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, USA, dir. Nunnally Johnson
Blonde Sinner, USA, dir. J. Lee Thompson
Sidebar Films I'm Curious to See:
Listed alphabetically; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window)
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