23rd Berlin International Film Festival
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The 23rd annual Berlin International Film Festival
was held from June 22 to July 3, 1973.
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
was held from June 22 to July 3, 1973.
Jury
- David RobinsonDavid Robinson (film critic and author)David Robinson is a British film critic and author. He started writing for Sight and Sound and the Monthly Film Bulletin in the 1950s, becoming Assistant Editor of Sight and Sound and Editor of the Monthly Film Bulletin in 1957-1958...
(Head of Jury) - Freddy BuacheFreddy BuacheFreddy Buache is a Swiss journalist and cinema critic. He was the director of Cinémathèque Suisse from 1951-1996. He is a privatdozent at the University of Lausanne.-Biography:He was born in Villars-Mendraz, Switzerland, where his parents ran the Café de la Poste...
- Hiram Garcia Borja
- Eberhard Hauff
- Harish Khanna
- Paul Moor
- Walter Müller-Bringmann
- René Thévenet
- Paolo Valmarana
Films in competition
- Ashani SanketAshani SanketDistant Thunder is a 1973 Bengali film by the renowned Indian director Satyajit Ray, based on the novel by the same name by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay....
by Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature... - Between FriendsBetween Friends (1973 film)Between Friends is a 1973 Canadian crime film directed by Donald Shebib. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Michael Parks - Tony* Bonnie Bedelia - Ellie* Chuck Shamata - Chino* Henry Beckman - Will...
by Donald ShebibDonald ShebibDonald Shebib , often called Don Shebib, is a Canadian film director, writer, producer and editor. He gained prominence and critical acclaim in Canadian cinema for his 1970 movie Goin' Down the Road. The company travelled around Toronto in a station wagon and was supported by CFDC funding... - Die SachverständigenThe Experts (1973 film)The Experts is a 1973 German comedy film directed by Norbert Kückelmann. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear award.-Cast:* Mathias Eysen - Matthias Mainzer* Eckhard Langmann - Amtsarzt...
by Norbert Kückelmann - Die Zärtlichkeit der WölfeThe Tenderness of Wolves (film)The Tenderness of Wolves, is a 1973 West German film, produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, directed by Ulli Lommel and based on the crimes of German serial killer and cannibal Fritz Haarmann...
by Ulli LommelUlli LommelUlli Lommel , is a German actor and director, noted for his many horror films, and for his career as an actor on Rainer Werner Fassbinder's films.-Career:... - Georgia, GeorgiaGeorgia, GeorgiaGeorgia, Georgia is a 1972 Swedish-American drama film directed by Stig Björkman. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Dirk Benedict - Michael Winters* Lars-Erik Berenett - Reception Clerk* Stig Engström - Lars...
by Stig BjörkmanStig BjörkmanStig Björkman is a Swedish writer and film critic. He has also directed fifteen films since 1964. His 1972 film Georgia, Georgia was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected bibliography:... - Habla, muditaHabla, muditaHabla, mudita is a 1973 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* José Luis López Vázquez - Rodrigo* Kiti Manver - La Muda* Francisco Algora - El Mudo* Hanna Haxmann...
by Manuel Gutiérrez AragónManuel Gutiérrez AragónManuel Gutiérrez Aragón is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film Habla, mudita was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Camada negra at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival... - Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feuIl n'y a pas de fumée sans feuIl n'y a pas de fumée sans feu is a 1973 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Annie Girardot - Sylvie Peyrac...
by André CayatteAndré CayatteAndré Cayatte was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these... - Kanashimi no BelladonnaKanashimi no Belladonna, also known as "The Tragedy of Belladonna", is a 1973 feature film produced by the Japanese animation studio Mushi Production and distributor Nippon Herald Films...
by Eiichi YamamotoEiichi YamamotoEiichi Yamamoto is a Japanese film director and screenwriter of Anime. He directed ten films between 1962 and 1986. His 1973 film Kanashimi no Belladonna was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.... - La proprietà non è più un furtoProperty Is No Longer a TheftProperty Is No Longer a Theft is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Flavio Bucci - Total* Ettore Garofolo - Bocio* Luigi Antonio Guerra...
by Elio Petri - Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noireThe Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeThe Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a 1972 French comedy film directed by Yves Robert, written by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard, Jean Rochefort and Bernard Blier...
by Yves RobertYves RobertYves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.Born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, in his teens Robert went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. To support himself, he worked at a variety of jobs... - Les Noces rougesWedding in BloodWedding in Blood is a 1973 French thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Stéphane Audran - Lucienne Delamare* Michel Piccoli - Pierre Maury* Claude Piéplu - Paul Delamare...
by Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s... - Los siete locosThe Seven MadmenThe Seven Madmen is a 1973 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Award.-Cast:* Alfredo Alcón – Erdosain* Norma Aleandro – Hipólita...
by Leopoldo Torre NilssonLeopoldo Torre NilssonLeopoldo Torre Nilsson , also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.... - Love Comes QuietlyLove Comes QuietlyLove Comes Quietly is a 1973 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Barbara Hershey won a Gold Medal at the Atlanta Film Festival for her role in this film...
by Nikolai van der HeydeNikolai van der HeydeNikolai van der Heyde is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1966 and 1987. His 1968 film To Grab the Ring was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival... - MaliziaMalicious (1973 film)Malicious is an Italian comedy. The original title Malizia is Italian for "malice". It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Premise:...
by Salvatore SamperiSalvatore SamperiSalvatore Samperi was an Italian film director. His 1973 film Malicious was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival and his 1979 film Ernesto was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Come Play with Me * Malicious * Ernesto... - MetzitzimMetzitzimMetzitzim is a 1972 Israeli comedy film that has become a cult film. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.The film was directed by Uri Zohar and starred Arik Einstein and Zohar himself...
by Uri ZoharUri ZoharUri Zohar is a former Israeli film director, actor, and comedian who left the entertainment world to become a rabbi.-Biography:Zohar was born in Tel Aviv in 1934. In 1952, he graduated high school and did his military service in an army entertainment troupe. His first marriage ended in divorce.By... - Seomgaeguli manseLong Live the Island FrogsLong Live the Island Frogs is a 1972 South Korean drama film directed by Jin-woo Jeong. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival....
by Jin-woo Jeong - The 14The 14The 14 is a 1973 British film directed by David Hemmings. It was also released as Existence and, in the USA, as The Wild Little Bunch. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.-Cast:...
by David HemmingsDavid HemmingsDavid Edward Leslie Hemmings was an English film, theatre and television actor as well as a film and television director and producer.... - The BlockhouseThe BlockhouseThe Blockhouse is a 1973 film, based on a novel by Jean-Paul Clébert. It was directed by Clive Rees and starred Peter Sellers and Charles Aznavour. It was filmed entirely in Guernsey in the Channel Islands and was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival...
by Clive Rees - Toda Nudez Será CastigadaAll Nudity Shall Be PunishedAll Nudity Shall Be Punished is a 1973 Brazilian drama film based on Nelson Rodrigues' play by the same name and directed by Arnaldo Jabor. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.-Cast:...
by Arnaldo JaborArnaldo JaborArnaldo Jabor is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed nine films between 1965 and 1990. His 1973 film Toda Nudez Será Castigada won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.... - U-TurnU-Turn (1973 film)U-Turn is a 1973 Canadian drama film directed by George Kaczender. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* David Selby - Scott Laithem* Maud Adams - Paula / Tracy* Gay Rowan - Bonnie* William Osler - Professor Bamberger...
by George KaczenderGeorge KaczenderGeorge Kaczender is an Hungarian-born Canadian film director. He directed 26 films between 1963 and 2001.Kaczender left Hungary in 1956 as a political refugee after studying film and working as an Assistant Director at the Pannonina Film Studios in Budapest.Before coming to Los Angeles in the...
Awards
- Golden BearGolden BearAccording to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
: Ashani SanketAshani SanketDistant Thunder is a 1973 Bengali film by the renowned Indian director Satyajit Ray, based on the novel by the same name by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay....
by Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature... - Silver Bear - Special Jury PrizeJury Grand PrixThe Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
: Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feuIl n'y a pas de fumée sans feuIl n'y a pas de fumée sans feu is a 1973 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Annie Girardot - Sylvie Peyrac...
by André CayatteAndré CayatteAndré Cayatte was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these... - Silver Bear:
- The 14The 14The 14 is a 1973 British film directed by David Hemmings. It was also released as Existence and, in the USA, as The Wild Little Bunch. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.-Cast:...
by David HemmingsDavid HemmingsDavid Edward Leslie Hemmings was an English film, theatre and television actor as well as a film and television director and producer.... - Toda Nudez Será CastigadaAll Nudity Shall Be PunishedAll Nudity Shall Be Punished is a 1973 Brazilian drama film based on Nelson Rodrigues' play by the same name and directed by Arnaldo Jabor. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.-Cast:...
by Arnaldo JaborArnaldo JaborArnaldo Jabor is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed nine films between 1965 and 1990. His 1973 film Toda Nudez Será Castigada won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.... - Die SachverständigenThe Experts (1973 film)The Experts is a 1973 German comedy film directed by Norbert Kückelmann. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear award.-Cast:* Mathias Eysen - Matthias Mainzer* Eckhard Langmann - Amtsarzt...
by Norbert Kückelmann - Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noireThe Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeThe Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a 1972 French comedy film directed by Yves Robert, written by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard, Jean Rochefort and Bernard Blier...
by Yves RobertYves RobertYves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.Born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, in his teens Robert went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. To support himself, he worked at a variety of jobs... - Los siete locosThe Seven MadmenThe Seven Madmen is a 1973 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Award.-Cast:* Alfredo Alcón – Erdosain* Norma Aleandro – Hipólita...
by Leopoldo Torre NilssonLeopoldo Torre NilssonLeopoldo Torre Nilsson , also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter....
- The 14
External links
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