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9th Berlin International Film Festival
1959 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
1959 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 9th Berlin International Film Festival |
| image | 9th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg |
| caption | Festival poster |
| location | West Berlin, Germany |
| founded | 1951 |
| awards | Golden Bear: Les Cousins |
| date | 26 June – 7 July 1959 |
| website | Website |
| chronology | Berlin International Film Festival |
| preceded_by | 8th |
| followed_by | 10th |
The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1959. The festival welcomed the cinematic movement known as the French New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and François Truffaut.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Les Cousins directed by Claude Chabrol.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition
- Robert Aldrich, American filmmaker - Jury President
- Johan Jacobsen, Danish filmmaker and producer
- Charles Ford, French writer and filmmaker
- John Bryan, British production designer
- Ignazio Tranquilli, Italian writer and playwright
- Shigeo Miyata, Japanese painter and physician
- Wali Eddine Sameh, Emirati director
- O. E. Hasse, West-German actor
- Gerhard Prager, West-German writer and producer
- Fritz Podehl, West-German producer
- Walther Schmieding, West-German journalist
Documentary and Short Films Competition
- Curt Oertel, West-German filmmaker and director of photography - Jury President
- M.D. Bath, Indian
- Hans Cürlis, West-German director
- Paul Davay, Belgian film critic
- Odd Hølaas, Norwegian journalist and writer
- Katina Paxinou, Greek actress
- Alfonso Sánchez Martínez, Spanish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| And That on Monday Morning | Und das am Montagmorgen | Luigi Comencini | West Germany |
| Archimède le clochard | Gilles Grangier | France | |
| Ask Any Girl | Charles Walters | United States | |
| Astero | Αστέρω | Dinos Dimopoulos | Greece |
| The Bell Tower: Missing Another Dawn | 종각 | Ju-nam Yang | South Korea |
| Beyond All Limits | Flor de mayo | Roberto Gavaldón | Mexico |
| Broken Spell | سیامک یاسمی | Siamak Yasemi | Iran |
| The Defeated Victor | Un uomo facile | Paolo Heusch | Italy |
| Hassan and Nayima | حسن ونعيمة | Henry Barakat | Egypt |
| The Hidden Fortress | 隠し砦の三悪人 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| Home Is the Hero | Fielder Cook | Ireland | |
| La caída | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson | Argentina | |
| *Les Cousins* | Claude Chabrol | France | |
| The Master and His Servants | Herren og hans tjenere | Arne Skouen | Norway |
| Naked Sun | 裸 の 貸与 | Miyoji Ieki | Japan |
| Panoptikum 59 | Walter Kolm-Veltée | Austria | |
| The Phantom Carriage | Körkarlen | Arne Mattsson | Sweden |
| The Poet and the Little Mother | Poeten og Lillemor | Erik Balling | Denmark |
| The Rest Is Silence | Der Rest ist Schweigen | Helmut Käutner | West Germany |
| Sagar Sangamey | সাগর সঙ্গমে বাংলা ছবি | Debaki Bose | India |
| The Siege of Pinchgut | Harry Watt | United Kingdom | |
| Sven Tuuva the Hero | Sven Tuuva | Edvin Laine | Finland |
| Ten Ready Rifles | Diez fusiles esperan | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Spain, Italy |
| That Kind of Woman | Sidney Lumet | United States | |
| Three Loves in Rio | Meus Amores no Rio | Carlos Hugo Christensen | Brazil, Argentina |
| Tiger Bay | J. Lee Thompson | United Kingdom | |
| The Village on the River | Dorp aan de rivier | Fons Rademakers | Netherlands |
| Wolves of the Deep | Lupi nell'abisso | Silvio Amadio | Italy |
Documentary and Short Films Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anneaux d'or | René Vautier | Tunisia, France | |
| Das Knalleidoskop | Herbert Hunger | West Germany | |
| Gloria della Marciana | Emilio Marsili | Italy | |
| Horse on Holiday | Hest på sommerferie | Astrid Henning-Jensen | Denmark, United Kingdom |
| I ditteri | Alberto Ancilotto | Italy | |
| Paradise and Fire Oven | Paradies und Feuerofen | Herbert Viktor | West Germany |
| Power Among Men | Alexander Hammid, Gian Luigi Polidoro and V. R. Sarma | United Kingdom | |
| Praise the Sea | Prijs de zee | Herman van der Horst | Netherlands |
| Radha and Krishna | राधा और कृष्ण | J. S. Bhownagary | India |
| Stars at Noon | Les Étoiles de midi | Jacques Ertaud and Marcel Ichac | France |
| Tierra mágica | Massimo Dallamano and Vittorio Valentini | Venezuela | |
| *White Wilderness* | James Algar | United States |
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Main Competition
- Golden Bear: Les Cousins by Claude Chabrol
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Akira Kurosawa for The Hidden Fortress
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine for Ask Any Girl
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean Gabin for Archimède le clochard
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Hayley Mills for Tiger Bay
Documentary and Short Films Competition
- Golden Bear (Documentaries): White Wilderness by James Algar
- Short Film Golden Bear: Praise the Sea by Herman van der Horsti
- Silver Bear for Best Short Film:
- Das Knalleidoskop by Herbert Hunger
- Radha and Krishna by J. S. Bhownagary
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): Horse on Holiday by Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Recognition of honor (Short Film): I ditteri by Alberto Ancilotto
Independent Awards
[[International Federation of Film Critics#FIPRESCI Award|FIPRESCI Award]]
- The Hidden Fortress by Akira Kurosawa
OCIC Award
- Paradise and Fire Oven by Victor Herbert
Youth Film Award (''Jugendfilmpreis'')
- Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Naked Sun by Miyoji Ieki
- Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: Paradise and Fire Oven by Victor Herbert
- Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Anneaux d'or by René Vautier
References
References
- "9th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de.
- (8 February 2012). "Berlinale beginnings".
- "JURIES 1959". berlinale.de.
- "PROGRAMME 1959". berlinale.de.
- "PRIZES & HONOURS 1959". berlinale.de.
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