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23rd Berlin International Film Festival
1973 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
1973 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 23rd Berlin International Film Festival |
| image | 23rd Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg |
| caption | Festival poster |
| location | West Berlin, Germany |
| founded | 1951 |
| awards | Golden Bear: Distant Thunder |
| date | 22 June – 3 July 1973 |
| website | Website |
| chronology | Berlin International Film Festival |
| preceded_by | 22nd |
| followed_by | 24th |
The 23rd Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1973. The Golden Bear was awarded to Distant Thunder, directed by Satyajit Ray.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
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:
- Golden Bear: Distant Thunder by Satyajit Ray
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: There's No Smoke Without Fire by André Cayatte
- Silver Bear:
- The 14 by David Hemmings
- All Nudity Shall Be Punished by Arnaldo Jabor
- The Experts by Norbert Kückelmann
- The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe by Yves Robert
- The Seven Madmen by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Independent Awards
[[International Federation of Film Critics#FIPRESCI Award|FIPRESCI Award]]
- Wedding in Blood by Claude Chabrol
References
References
- "23rd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de.
- "JURIES 1973". berlinale.de.
- "PRIZES & HONOURS 1973". berlinale.de.
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