22nd Berlin International Film Festival

The 22nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1972.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to The Canterbury Tales directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.[2]

22nd Berlin International Film Festival
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
The Canterbury Tales
Festival date23 June – 4 July 1972
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

Jury

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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]

  • Eleanor Perry, American writer and screenwriter - Jury President
  • Fritz Drobilitsch-Walden, Austrian writer, journalist and critic
  • Francis Cosne, French writer and producer
  • Rita Tushingham, British actress
  • Tinto Brass, Italian filmmaker
  • Yukichi Shinada, Japanese film critic
  • Julio Coll, Spanish filmmaker
  • Hans Hellmut Kirst, West-German writer
  • Herbert Oberscherningkat, West-German journalist and producer

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
A House Without Boundaries La casa sin fronteras Pedro Olea Spain
The Audience L'udienza Marco Ferreri Italy, France
The Bar at the Crossing Le Bar de la Fourche Alain Levent France
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant Rainer Werner Fassbinder West Germany
The Canterbury Tales I racconti di Canterbury Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy
Closed Ward Lukket avdeling Arnljot Berg Norway
Da mußte die böse Frau die ganzen Mohrrüben selber fressen Thomas Keck West Germany
Flyaway Robin Lehman United Kingdom
Hammersmith Is Out Peter Ustinov United States
Honeymoon Smekmånad Claes Lundberg Sweden
The Hospital Arthur Hiller United States
In Prison Awaiting Trial Detenuto in attesa di giudizio Nanni Loy Italy
João and the Knife João e a faca George Sluizer Brazil, Netherlands
The Missing Clerk Den forsvundne fuldmægtig Gert Fredholm Denmark
Neither by Day nor by Night לא ביום ולא בלילה Steven Hilliard Stern Israel, United States
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! Man sku være noget ved musikken Henning Carlsen Denmark
The Old Maid La Vieille Fille Jean-Pierre Blanc France, Italy
Olympia – Olympia Jochen Bauer West Germany
Oyster Village 석화촌 Jung Jin-woo South Korea
The Possession of Joel Delaney Waris Hussein United States
The Rendezvous 約束 Kōichi Saitō Japan
Reshma and Shera रेशमा और शेरा Sunil Dutt India
The Selfish Giant Peter Sander Canada
Traces of a Black Haired Girl Tragovi crne devojke Zdravko Randić Yugoslavia
Top of the Heap Christopher St. John United States
Tri etide za Cathy i Miloša Jože Pogačnik Yugoslavia
Weekend of a Champion Frank Simon United Kingdom

Official Awards

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Pier Paolo Pasolini, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "22nd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1972". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ "JURIES 1972". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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