| 14th Venice International Film Festival | |
| Location: | Venice, Italy |
| Founded: | 1932 |
| Date: | 20 August – 4 September 1953 |
| Website: | Website |
| Chronology: | Venice Film Festival |
| Preceded By: | 13th |
| Followed By: | 15th |
The 14th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 4 September 1953.[1]
The Golden Lion of Saint Mark was not awarded this year. The jury, having examined the films in competition and noting the considerable average high level of the motion pictures presented, found that no work prevailed in terms of absolute value. In accordance with article 20 of the 1953 regulation, the jury requested from the president of the festival the authorization not to award the Grand Prix, which was finally granted.[2] Instead, the jury decided to award the Silver Lion to six films.[3] [4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatahan | アナタハン | Japan | ||
| The Bad and the Beautiful | United States | |||
| Don't Forget Love | Vergiß die Liebe nicht | West Germany | ||
| Easy Years | Anni facili | Italy | ||
| The Four Poster | United States | |||
| Good Lord Without Confession | Le Bon Dieu sans confession | Claude Autant-Lara | France | |
| The Great Temptation | Die große Versuchung | Rolf Hansen | West Germany | |
| I Vitelloni | Federico Fellini | Italy | ||
| I Was a Parish Priest | La guerra de Dios | Rafael Gil | Spain | |
| Jhansi Ki Rani | झाँसी की रानी | Sohrab Modi | India | |
| The Landowner's Daughter | Sinhá Moça | Tom Payne, Oswaldo Sampaio | Brazil | |
| Little Fugitive | Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin | United States | ||
| Moulin Rouge | John Huston | United Kingdom | ||
| Naked Passion | La pasión desnuda | Luis César Amadori | Argentina | |
| Neapolitans in Milan | Napoletani a Milano | Italy | ||
| The Parvenus | Jara gospoda | Yugoslavia | ||
| Pickup on South Street | United States | |||
| The Proud and the Beautiful | Les Orgueilleux | France, Mexico | ||
| The Return of Vasili Bortnikov | Возвращение Василия Бортникова | Soviet Union | ||
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Римский-Корсаков | Soviet Union | ||
| Roman Holiday | United States | |||
| Sadko | Soviet Union | |||
| Secrets of Women | Kvinnors väntan | Sweden | ||
| The Sea Has Risen | Föltámadott a tenger | Hungary | ||
| Thérèse Raquin | France | |||
| The Secret of Blood | Tajemství krve | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Ugetsu | 雨月物語 | Japan | ||
| The Vanquished | I Vinti | Italy | ||
| Youth of Chopin | Młodość Chopina | Poland | ||
Henri Vilbert for Good Lord Without Confession
Lilli Palmer for The Fourposter