23rd Berlin International Film Festival

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]

23rd Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Distant Thunder
Festival date22 June – 3 July 1973
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

Juries

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

Main Competition

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  • 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

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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
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

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Official Awards

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

Independent Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "23rd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1973". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ "JURIES 1973". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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