23rd Berlin International Film Festival
Film festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Distant Thunder |
| Festival date | 22 June – 3 July 1973 |
| Website | Website |
| Berlin International Film Festival chronology | |
The 23rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1973.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to Distant Thunder by Satyajit Ray.[2]
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
Main Competition
- David Robinson, British writer and film critic - Jury President
- Freddy Buache, Swiss journalist and film historian
- Hiram García Borja, Mexican director of the Banco Nacional Cinematrográfico
- Eberhard Hauff, West-German filmmaker
- Harish Khanna, Indian director of the International Film Festival of India
- Paul Moor, American journalist and writer
- Walter Müller-Bringmann, West-German journalist and film critic
- René Thévenet, French producer
- Paolo Valmarana, Italian journalist and film critic
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 14 | David Hemmings | United Kingdom | |
| All Nudity Shall Be Punished | Toda Nudez Será Castigada | Arnaldo Jabor | Brazil |
| Between Friends | Donald Shebib | Canada | |
| Belladonna of Sadness | 哀しみのベラドンナ | Eiichi Yamamoto | Japan |
| The Blockhouse | Clive Rees | United Kingdom | |
| Distant Thunder | অশনি সংকেত | Satyajit Ray | India |
| The Experts | Die Sachverständigen | Norbert Kückelmann | West Germany |
| Georgia, Georgia | Stig Björkman | Sweden, United States | |
| Habla, mudita | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Spain | |
| Long Live the Island Frogs | 섬 개구리 만세 | Jin-woo Jeong | South Korea |
| Love Comes Quietly | Nikolai van der Heyde | Belgium, Netherlands | |
| Malicious | Malizia | Salvatore Samperi | Italy |
| Metzitzim | מציצים | Uri Zohar | Israel |
| Property Is No Longer a Theft | La proprietà non è più un furto | Elio Petri | Italy, France |
| The Seven Madmen | Los siete locos | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson | Argentina |
| The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe | Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire | Yves Robert | France |
| The Tenderness of Wolves | Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe | Ulli Lommel | West Germany |
| There's No Smoke Without Fire | Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu | André Cayatte | France |
| U-Turn | George Kaczender | Canada | |
| Wedding in Blood | Les Noces rouges | Claude Chabrol | France |
Out of competition
- Duel, directed by Steven Spielberg (United States)
- Emperor of the North Pole, directed by Robert Aldrich (United States)
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
- Golden Bear: Distant Thunder by Satyajit Ray
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: There's No Smoke Without Fire by André Cayatte
- Silver Bear:
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award
References
External links
- 23rd Berlin International Film Festival 1973
- 1973 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1973 at Internet Movie Database
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