International Film Festivals/ 1946 Cannes Film Festival

[Giuliano Vivaldi]

I have an interest in a single film at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946 - "Молодость нашей страны" by Юткевич and others (it was deemed a sports film in various issues of the Кино словарь. I believe it won one of the prizes at Cannes (for documentaries?) & I read in a journal that it was highly praised by Matisse. However, I haven't been able to discover much more about this intriguing film and would welcome anyone who could point me towards any material available.  A quick search in my editions of writings by Юткевич haven't been fruitful. So I would also be curious to discover any available book on the 1946 Cannes Film Festival or any material specifically about the film in question.

Many thanks,

Giuliano Vivaldi
Independent Film Scholar
giulianovivaldi at hotmail.com

> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:22:16 -0600
> From: Elena_Baraban at UMANITOBA.CA
> Subject: [SEELANGS] International Film Festivals
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> I've just read that there was a special nomination category - "The  
> USSR" - at the First International Film Festival in Cannes in 1946. I  
> can just speculate that if there indeed was such category it was  
> created to recognize the USSR's contribution to the victory in WWII.  
> Does any of you know anything more specific about the Cannes Festival  
> in 1946. In general, is there a reliable book on this festival (and on  
> other festivals such as, e.g. the one in Venice)?
> 
> Thank you very much for your advice,
> 
> Elena--
> Elena Baraban, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Russian
> Room 325, Fletcher Argue Bldg.
> German and Slavic Studies
> University of Manitoba
> Winnipeg, MB
> Canada  R3T 2N2
> Tel.: (204)474-9735
> 
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