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The History of Cinema: 1953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albania - Italy

   
 

Do Bigha Zameen (India, 1953)

   
   

 

Albania

 

 

 

Velikiy Voin Albanii Skanderbeg (The Great Albanian Warrior Skanderbeg), a Soviet co-production, is the first film to be produced in Albania. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Angola

 

 

 

Velhos Tempos, Novos Tempos (Old Times, New Times), a short documentary made by Asdrubal Rebelo da Silva, is the first film produced in Angola. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Australia

 

 

 

– The government abolishes entertainments tax. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Benin

 

 

 

– The country’s first film, a short documentary entitled Lumičre des homes, is released. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Botswana

 

 

 

Louis Knobel, an employee of South African Information Services, makes a 17-minute film about the Kalahari bushmen called Remnants of a Dying Race. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Denmark

 

 

 

– Cinema admissions reach an all-time high of 59 million in 1953. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Dominican Republic

 

 

 

Rafael Augusto Sánchez Sanlley is imprisoned and tortured by the government for his series of 13 films about the 13 ministries of the government, which showed the poverty and starvation that was prevalent in the country. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Guinea

 

 

 

Mamadou Touré’s Mouramani, the first film to be produced in Guinea, is released. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

– The Asia Film Company is founded. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

 

India

   

 

Sohrab Modi’s Jhansi Ki Rani (The Queen of Jhansi), the first Indian film shot in Technicolor, is released in both Indian and English-language versions. [ADD]

 

 

 

Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zameen gets recognition at the Cannes Film Festival and wins the Social Progress Award at Karlovy Vary. [ADD]

 

 

 

– Changes in censorship laws mean that films must be re-certified every five years, and that a copy or script of each film must be deposited with the Censorship Board[ADD]

 

 

 

Prabhat Studios ceases production. [ADD]

 

 

 

– An amendment to the Cinematograph Act enables authorities to suspend exhibition of certified films. [ADD]

 

 

 

– The weekly industry journal Trade Guide is published for the first time. [ADD]

 

 

 

– The Maiden Filmfare Awards are awarded for the first time. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

   
  Lana Turner and Lex Barker

 

 

7/9 -

American actress Lana Turner marries her fourth husband, former screen Tarzan Lex Barker, in Turin. [ADD]

 

 

4/12 -

Roberto Rossellini’s Europa 51, his second collaboration with Ingrid Bergman is released.   Alexander Knox and Giulietta Masina also star. [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   
   
 

Other Key Films of 1953

 

Bolivia

   
  Vuelve Sebastiana (1953)
 

 

 

Vuelve Sebastiana (Augusto Roca, Jorge Ruiz) [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   
 

Brazil

   
  O Cangaceiro (1953)
 

 

 

O Cangaceiro (Lima Barreto) [ADD]

   
   
   
   
 

Egypt

 

 

 

Raging Sky (Youssef Chahine) [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   
 

Greece

 

 

 

To Xypolito tagma (Gregg C. Tallas) [ADD]

 

 

 

Windfall in Athens (Michael Cacoyannis) [ADD]

 

 

 

 

   
 

India

 

 

 

Anarkali (Nandlal Jaswantlal) [ADD]

 

 

 

Avvaiyyar (Kothamangalam Subbu) [ADD]

 

 

 

Parineeta (Bimal Roy) [ADD]

   
   
   
 

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