29th Berlin International Film Festival
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The 29th annual Berlin International Film Festival
was held from February 20 to March 3, 1979.
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 February 20 to March 3, 1979.
Jury
- Julie ChristieJulie ChristieJulie Frances Christie is a British actress. Born in British India to English parents, at the age of six Christie moved to England, where she attended boarding school....
- Romain GaryRomain GaryRomain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist, film director, World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice .- Early life :Gary was born in Vilnius under the name Roman Kacew...
- Ingrid CavenIngrid CavenIngrid Caven is a German film actress and singer. Her younger sister Trudeliese Schmidt was an opera singer and also an actress.Caven has appeared in over 50 films since her film debut in 1969 in the short film...
- Georg Alexander
- Liliana CavaniLiliana CavaniLiliana Cavani is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers that came into prominence in the 1970s and includes Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Marco Bellochio. Cavani became internationally known after the success of her 1974 feature...
- Jörn DonnerJörn DonnerJörn Johan Donner is a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician, member of the Donner family and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He has been associated with several different political parties, and has at different times been a member both of the Finnish parliament and the...
- Paul BartelPaul BartelPaul Bartel was an American actor, writer and director. Bartel was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy Eating Raoul, which he wrote, starred in and directed.-Life and career:...
- Pál GáborPál GáborPál Gábor was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1962 and 1987. In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
Films in competition
- A ménesgazdaA ménesgazdaA ménesgazda is a 1978 Hungarian drama film directed by András Kovács. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* József Madaras - Busó Jani* Ferenc Bács - Bazsi* Ferenc Fábián - Busó Mátyás...
by András KovácsAndrás KovácsAndrás Kovács is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1961 and 1996. His 1978 film A ménesgazda was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also a member of the jury at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.-External links:... - David by Peter LilienthalPeter LilienthalPeter Lilienthal is a German film director, writer, actor and producer. His 1979 film David won the Golden Bear at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1984 film Das Autogramm was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:*1958 – Studie 23. *1959 – Im...
- Die Ehe der Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria Braun is a 1979 West German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Hanna Schygulla as Maria, whose marriage with the soldier Hermann remained unfulfilled due to World War II and his post-war imprisonment...
by Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner Maria Fassbinder was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making... - Die erste PolkaThe First PolkaThe First Polka is a 1979 German drama film directed by Klaus Emmerich. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Maria Schell - Valeska Piontek* Erland Josephson - Leo Maria Piontek* Guido Wieland - Montag...
by Klaus EmmerichKlaus Emmerich (director)Klaus Emmerich is a German film director and screenwriter. His 1979 film The First Polka was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:... - El corazón del bosqueHeart of the ForestHeart of the Forest is a 1979 Spanish film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Norman Briski - Juan* Ángela Molina - Amparo* Luis Politti - El andarín* Víctor Valverde - Suso...
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... - ErnestoErnesto (film)Ernesto is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm and Virna Lisi.-Plot:Ernesto , a 17 year old Jew of the 1911 Italy, abandons his family, going to live with his uncles of Trieste...
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... - Hardcore by Paul SchraderPaul SchraderPaul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and former film critic. Apart from his credentials as a director, Schrader is most notably known for his screenplays for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull....
- Iskanderija... lih?Alexandria... Why?Alexandria... Why? is a 1978 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Priz.-Cast:* Ahmed Zaki - Ibrahim...
by Youssef ChahineYoussef ChahineYoussef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif... - Kassbach – Ein PorträtKassbach – Ein PorträtKassbach – Ein Porträt is a 1979 Austrian drama film directed by Peter Patzak. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Walter Kohut - Karl Kassbach* Immy Schell - Kassbach's wife* Konrad Becker - Kassbach's son...
by Peter PatzakPeter PatzakPeter Patzak is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 60 films since 1973. His film Kassbach – Ein Porträt was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival and his film Wahnfried was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected... - KejsarenKejsarenKejsaren is a 1979 Swedish drama film directed by Jösta Hagelbäck. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where cinematographer Sten Holmberg won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.-Cast:...
by Jösta Hagelbäck - L'Adolescente by Jeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director.She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
- L'amour en fuiteLove on the Run (1979 film)Love on the Run is a 1979 French film directed by François Truffaut. It is Truffaut's fifth and final film about the character Antoine Doinel. A lot of the film is made of a "clip show" of the previous films in the series...
by François TruffautFrançois TruffautFrançois Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five... - Meetings with Remarkable MenMeetings with Remarkable Men (film)Meetings with Remarkable Men is a 1979 British film directed by Peter Brook and based on the book of the same name. Shot on location in Afghanistan , it starred Terence Stamp, and Dragan Maksimovic as the adult G. I. Gurdjieff...
by Peter BrookPeter BrookPeter Stephen Paul Brook CH, CBE is an English theatre and film director and innovator, who has been based in France since the early 1970s.-Life:... - MessidorMessidor (film)Messidor is a 1979 French-Swiss drama film directed by Alain Tanner. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Clémentine Amouroux - Jeanne Salève* Catherine Rétoré - Marie Corrençon* Franziskus Abgottspon* Gerald Battiaz...
by Alain Tanner - Movie MovieMovie MovieMovie Movie is a 1978 musical comedy film directed by Stanley Donen. Movie Movie consists of two short films, both starring the husband-and-wife team of George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere, with a fake movie trailer sandwiched in between them...
by Stanley DonenStanley DonenStanley Donen ; is an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are Singin' in the Rain and On the Town, both of which he co-directed with Gene Kelly. His other noteworthy films include Royal Wedding, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Funny Face, Indiscreet, Damn... - Nosferatu the Vampyre by Werner HerzogWerner HerzogWerner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner...
- VinterbørnWinterborn (film)Winterborn is a 1978 Danish drama film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival where Henning-Jensen won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Ann-Mari Max Hansen - Marie* Helle Hertz - Signe...
by Astrid Henning-Jensen
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....
: David by Peter LilienthalPeter LilienthalPeter Lilienthal is a German film director, writer, actor and producer. His 1979 film David won the Golden Bear at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1984 film Das Autogramm was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:*1958 – Studie 23. *1959 – Im... - 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...
: Iskanderija... lih?Alexandria... Why?Alexandria... Why? is a 1978 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Priz.-Cast:* Ahmed Zaki - Ibrahim...
by Youssef ChahineYoussef ChahineYoussef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif... - Silver Bear for Best DirectorSilver Bear for Best DirectorThe Silver Bear for Best Director is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for best achievement in direction.-Awards:-Repeated winners:*Mario Monicelli *Satyajit Ray *Carlos Saura -External links:*...
: Astrid Henning-Jensen for VinterbørnWinterborn (film)Winterborn is a 1978 Danish drama film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival where Henning-Jensen won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Ann-Mari Max Hansen - Marie* Helle Hertz - Signe... - Silver Bear for Best ActressSilver Bear for Best ActressThe Silver Bear for Best Actress is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actress.-Awards:- External links :*...
: Hanna SchygullaHanna SchygullaHanna Schygulla is a German actress and chanson singer. She is generally considered the most prominent German actress of the New German Cinema.-Life and career:Schygulla was born in Königshütte, Upper Silesia,...
for Die Ehe der Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria Braun is a 1979 West German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Hanna Schygulla as Maria, whose marriage with the soldier Hermann remained unfulfilled due to World War II and his post-war imprisonment... - Silver Bear for Best ActorSilver Bear for Best ActorThe Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*...
: Michele PlacidoMichele PlacidoMichele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
for Ernesto!Ernesto (film)Ernesto is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm and Virna Lisi.-Plot:Ernesto , a 17 year old Jew of the 1911 Italy, abandons his family, going to live with his uncles of Trieste... - Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement:
- Henning von GierkeHenning von GierkeHenning von Gierke is a German painter, set designer, production designer and art director. He has collaborated with director Werner Herzog on a number of projects. Among his many collaborations with other film, theatre and opera directors, Gierke is most notable as a painter.-With Werner...
for Nosferatu the Vampyre - Sten Holmberg for KejsarenKejsarenKejsaren is a 1979 Swedish drama film directed by Jösta Hagelbäck. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where cinematographer Sten Holmberg won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.-Cast:...
- Henning von Gierke
- Silver Bear: Die Ehe der Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria Braun is a 1979 West German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Hanna Schygulla as Maria, whose marriage with the soldier Hermann remained unfulfilled due to World War II and his post-war imprisonment...
External links
- 1979 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1979 at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...