 Official poster of the 9th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Marcel Huet.[1] | |
| Opening film | Marie-Antoinette reine de France |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Il tetto |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (The Silent World)[2] |
| No. of films | 39 (In Competition)[3] 37 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 23 April 1956 – 10 May 1956 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 9th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1956.[4] The Palme d'Or went to The Silent World by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle.[5] The festival opened with Marie-Antoinette reine de France, directed by Jean Delannoy and closed with Il tetto by Vittorio De Sica.[6][7]
In an effort to resolve some issues caused by the Cold War climate of the time, like special treatment towards Americans (who gave financial assistance to the festival) which displeased the Eastern Bloc, a decision to have films withdrawn under certain conditions had been put in place. This decision in turn had become a divisive issue in the festival, as it was seen as censorship. In 1956 it was decided to eliminate all such censorship from the selection and thereby start a new era in the festival.[8]
- ^ "Posters 1956". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
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- ^ "9ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Opening of the 1956 festival". fresques.ina.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Closing evening of the 1956 Festival". fresques.ina.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "From 1939 to the present/ Disputes under the palm trees". cannes.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2017.