The film was widely praised among critics , whose " howling protests " were heard at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival where it was not an " official entry of France " ; instead , it was " screened on the fringe of the Competition . " The film was entered into competition at the 13th Venice International Film Festival ; festival organizers at first considered the film ineligible because it had been screened at Cannes ; it ended up receiving the Golden Lion , the Festival 's highest prize
13th Venice International Film Festival
13th Venice International Film Festival
Forbidden Games