33rd Berlin International Film Festival
Opening film | Tootsie |
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Location | West Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Ascendancy and La colmena) |
No. of films | 330 films[1] |
Festival date | 18 February – 1 March 1983 |
Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983.[2] The festival opened with the out of competition film, Tootsie by Sydney Pollack.[3]
The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film Ascendancy directed by Edward Bennett and Spanish film La colmena directed by Mario Camus.[4] The retrospective titled Exile. Six Actors from Germany was dedicated to German or Austrian actors Wolfgang Zilzer, Curt Bois, Dolly Haas, Francis Lederer, Elisabeth Bergner and Hertha Thiele, who were forced to leave Germany after the 1930s rise of the Nazi regime.[5]
Jury[]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]
- Jeanne Moreau, actress (France) - Jury President
- , publicist and writer (Switzerland)
- Franco Brusati, playwright, director and screenwriter (Italy)
- Elem Klimov, director (Soviet Union)
- , actress (West Germany)
- Kurt Maetzig, director and screenwriter (East Germany)
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, director, screenwriter and producer (United States)
- Franz Seitz, director, screenwriter and producer (West Germany)
- , writer (China)
Films in competition[]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:[1]
Out of competition[]
- , directed by (Belgium, Netherlands)
- , directed by and (West Germany)
- Das Gespenst, directed by Herbert Achternbusch (West Germany)
- In the King of Prussia, directed by Emile de Antonio (USA)
- , directed by Peter Stein (West Germany)
- Koyaanisqatsi, directed by Godfrey Reggio (USA)
- , directed by Stefan Aust, , Alexander Kluge and Volker Schlöndorff (West Germany)
- Sans Soleil, directed by Chris Marker (France)
- Tootsie, directed by Sydney Pollack (USA)
Key[]
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Retrospective[]
The following films were shown in the retrospective "Exile. Six Actors from Germany":[8]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Unholy Love | Alraune | Henrik Galeen | Germany |
Anna and Elizabeth | Anna und Elisabeth | Frank Wisbar | Germany |
USA | |||
Ariane | Ariane | Paul Czinner | Germany |
Boycott | Boykott | Robert Land | Germany |
Broken Blossoms | John Brahm | United Kingdom | |
Caught | Max Ophüls | USA | |
Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Anatole Litvak | USA | |
The Boat Is Full | Das Boot ist voll | Markus Imhoof | Switzerland |
The Awakening of Woman | Das Erwachen des Weibes | Fred Sauer | Germany |
The Ugly Girl | Das häßliche Mädchen | Hermann Kosterlitz | Germany |
The Prince of Pappenheim | Der Fürst von Pappenheim | Richard Eichberg | West Germany |
The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel | Der Page vom Dalmasse-Hotel | Victor Janson | Germany |
The Pentecost Outing | Germany | ||
Dreaming Lips | Der träumende Mund | Paul Czinner | Germany |
Pandora's Box | Die Büchse der Pandora | Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Germany |
The Incorrigible Barbara | Die unverbesserliche Barbara | Lothar Warneke | East Germany |
The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna | Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna | Hanns Schwarz | Germany |
Dreaming Lips | Paul Czinner | United Kingdom | |
Ein Polterabend | Curt Bois | East Germany | |
A Tremendously Rich Man | Ein steinreicher Mann | Steve Sekely | Germany |
Enemy of Women | Alfred Zeisler | USA | |
Miss Else | Fräulein Else | Paul Czinner | Germany |
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti | Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti | Alberto Cavalcanti | Austria |
Hitler's Madman | Douglas Sirk | USA | |
Hotel Berlin | Peter Godfrey | USA | |
I Confess | Alfred Hitchcock | USA | |
The Island on the Lake | East Germany | ||
Little Girl, Great Fortune | Kleines Mädel – großes Glück | E. W. Emo | Germany |
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? | Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt | Slatan Dudow | Germany |
Love's Command | Géza von Bolváry | Germany | |
Girls in Uniform | Mädchen in Uniform | Leontine Sagan | Germany |
(unknown) | Germany | ||
Husbands or Lovers | Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau | Paul Czinner | Germany |
Raid in St. Pauli | Razzia in Sankt Pauli | Werner Hochbaum | Germany |
Ripening Youth | Reifende Jugend | Carl Froelich | Germany |
Scampolo | Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße | Hans Steinhoff | Germany, Austria |
Such Is Life | Takový je život | Czechoslovakia | |
Stolen Life | Paul Czinner | United Kingdom | |
The Diary of a Chambermaid | Jean Renoir | USA | |
The Lovable Cheat | Richard Oswald | USA | |
The Man I Married | Irving Pichel | USA | |
The Pursuit of Happiness | Alexander Hall | USA | |
Voice in the Wind | Arthur Ripley | USA | |
Escape | Zuflucht | Carl Froelich | Germany |
Awards[]
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[4]
- Golden Bear:
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Hakkâri'de Bir Mevsim by Erden Kıral
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Éric Rohmer for Pauline à la plage
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yevgeniya Glushenko for Vlyublyon po sobstvennomu zhelaniyu
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Bruce Dern for That Championship Season
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Xaver Schwarzenberger for Der stille Ozean
- Honourable Mention:
- Mo sheng de peng you by Lei Xu
- Der er et yndigt land by Morten Arnfred
- Dies rigorose Leben by Vadim Glowna
- FIPRESCI Award
References[]
- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1983". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "33rd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale – Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, page 180 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-87584-905-1
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1983". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1983". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 1983". Retrieved 27 June 2014.
External links[]
- Berlin International Film Festival
- 1983 film festivals
- 1983 in West Germany
- 1980s in West Berlin
- 1983 festivals in Europe