31st Venice International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 19 August – 1 September 1970 |
| Website | Website |
The 31st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 19 August to 1 September 1970. There was no jury because from 1969 to 1979 the festival was not competitive.[1][2][3]
Official Selections
The following films were selected to be screened:[4]
Main selection
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bube u glavi | Miloš Radivojević | Yugoslavia | |
| Crime and Punishment | Преступление и наказание | Lev Kulidzhanov | Soviet Union |
| Deep End | Jerzy Skolimowski | West Germany, United Kingdom | |
| Kesäkapina | Jaakko Pakkasvirta | Finland | |
| The Lion Has Seven Heads | Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças | Glauber Rocha | Brazil |
| Lokis | Lokis. Rekopis profesora Wittembacha | Janusz Majewski | Poland |
| Lovefilm | Szerelmesfilm | István Szabó | Hungary |
| The Mad Heart | Le coeur fou | Jean-Gabriel Albicocco | France |
| The Man in Hiding | El hombre oculto | Alfonso Ungría | Spain |
| Mr. President | El señor Presidente | Marcos Madanes | Argentina |
| Mortal Sin | Pecado mortal | Miguel Faria Jr. | Brazil |
| Petit à petit | Jean Rouch | France | |
| The Spider's Stratagem | La strategia del ragno | Bernardo Bertolucci | Italy |
| Three Sisters | Laurence Olivier, John Sichel | United Kingdom | |
| Wanda | Barbara Loden | United States | |
| The Wedding Ring | L'Alliance | Christian de Chalonge | France |
Special screenings
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Giovanni | Carmelo Bene | Italy | |
| The Shadow Within | 影の車 | Yoshitaro Nomura | Japan |
| Urtain, el rey de la selva... o así | Manuel Summers | Spain | |
- Fuori programma
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Clowns | I Clowns | Federico Fellini | Italy |
| Socrates | Socrate | Roberto Rossellini | Italy |
Awards
Pasinetti Award
- Best Foreign Film: Wanda by Barbara Loden
- Best Italian Film: The Clowns by Federico Fellini
References
- ^ "Venice Biennale: the Venice Film Festival-History and facts of the world's oldest Film Festival". Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "The 1970′s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1970′s". Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "31. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 25 May 2025.