The 22nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 3 September 1961.
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 Filippo Sacchi, Italian journalist and film critic - Jury President Lev Arnshtam, Soviet filmmaker Giulio Cesare Castello, Italian film critic Jean de Baroncelli, French film critic John Hubley, American filmmaker Gian Gaspare Napolitano, Italian journalist Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentinian filmmaker
Official Sections The following films were selected to be screened: Main Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country Bandits of Orgosolo Banditi a Orgosolo Vittorio De Seta Italy The Brigand Il brigante Renato Castellani The Betrayer Vanina Vanini Roberto Rossellini Bridge to the Sun Etienne Périer France, United States The Day the Tree Blooms Kde reky mají slunce Václav Krska Czechoslovakia The Girl with the Golden Eyes La fille aux yeux d'or Jean-Gabriel Albicocco France The Last Judgment Il giudizio universale Vittorio De Sica Italy Last Year at Marienbad L'Année dernière à Marienbad Alain Resnais France Peace to Him Who Enters Мир входящему Aleksandr Alov Soviet Union Samson Andrzej Wajda Poland Summer and Smoke Peter Glenville United States Thou Shalt Not Kill Tu ne tueras point Claude Autant-Lara France Victim Basil Dearden United Kingdom Yojimbo Akira Kurosawa Japan
Out of Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country Léon Morin, Priest Léon Morin, prêtre Jean-Pierre Melville France
Informativa English title Original title Director(s) Production country Accattone Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy Angel Baby Paul Wendkos United States Ánimas Trujano Ismael Rodríguez Mexico Clear Skies Чистое небо Grigori Chukhrai Soviet Union Chronicle of a Summer Chronique d'un été Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch FranceThe Connection Shirley Clarke United States Dark Journey Leviathan Léonard Keigel France Days of Thrills and Laughter Robert Youngson United States Education of Love 爱的教育 Robert Chung Hong Kong The Exiles Kent Mackenzie United States A False Student 偽大学生 Yasuzo Masumura Japan Happiness of Us Alone 名もなく貧しく美しく Zenzô Matsuyama Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon Géza von Cziffra West Germany, Austria My Friend, Kolka! Друг мой, Колька! Aleksandr Mitta, Aleksei Saltykov Soviet Union Il Posto Ermanno Olmi Italy The Promise Συννέφιασε ο Παρνασσός Vasilis Georgiadis Greece Square of Violence Nasilje na trgu Leonardo Bercovici YugoslaviaNight Tide Curtis Harrington United States Of Stars and Men John Hubley Prisioneros de una noche David José Kohon Argentina Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Karel Reisz United Kingdom A Song About the Gray Pigeon Piesen o sivom holubovi Stanislav Barabas Czechoslovakia Summer Skin Piel de verano Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Argentina Tiro al piccione Giuliano Montaldo Italy Tonight a City Will Die Dzis w nocy umrze miasto Jan Rybkowski Poland Yanco Servando González Mexico
Official Awards Golden Lion: Last Year at Marienbad by Alain Resnais Special Jury Prize: Peace to Him Who Enters by Aleksandr Alov Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Toshiro Mifune for Yojimbo Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Suzanne Flon for Thou Shalt Not Kill Best First Work: Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta
Independent Awards
New Cinema Award Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta
San Giorgio Prize Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta
FIPRESCI Prize The Brigand by Renato Castellani
OCIC Award Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi
Pasinetti Award Peace to Him Who Enters by Aleksandr Alov Parallel Sections: Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi
Italian Cinema Clubs Award Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta
Award of the City of Imola Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi
Award of the City of Venice Léon Morin, Priest by Jean-Pierre Melville
References
External links
Venice Film Festival 1961 Awards on IMDb