Berlin International Film Festival 1983

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The Berlin International Film Festival 1983 took place from February 18 to March 1, 1983.

At the beginning of the festival, Rainer Werner Fassbinder , who died the year before, was remembered. His film composer Peer Raben performed a suite with the music for the director's films. Jeanne Moreau , who was also the jury president, sang her song from the film Querelle . The opening film of this festival was the comedy Tootsie by Sydney Pollack with Dustin Hoffman in the title role. The film was shown out of competition.

competition

The following films were shown in the competition this year:

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
The vultures Ferenc András Hungary
In love at my own request Sergei Mikaeljan Soviet Union Yevgenia Glushenko
The order Parviz Sayyad USA , Germany
The beehive Mario Camus Spain Victoria Abril , Ana Belén
Cap Canaille Juliet Berto , Jean-Henri Roger France , Belgium Juliet Berto , Richard Bohringer , Jean-Claude Brialy
The loner Eiichi Kudo Japan Ken Ogata
Foreign friends Xu Lei People's Republic of China
The ghost Herbert Achternbusch Germany Josef Bierbichler
Sheer madness Margarethe von Trotta Germany , France Hanna Schygulla , Angela Winkler , Peter Striebeck
In the shadow of memory Edward Bennett Great Britain Julie Covington
In the white city Alain Tanner Switzerland , Portugal , Great Britain Bruno Ganz
Not a beautiful country Morten Arnfred Denmark
Koyaanisqatsi Godfrey Reggio United States documentary
Pauline on the beach Eric Rohmer France Amanda Langlet
This rigorous life Vadim Glowna Germany Ángela Molina , Jerzy Radziwiłowicz , Vera Chechowa , Viveca Lindfors
Season of champions Jason Anthony Miller United States Bruce Dern , Stacy Keach , Robert Mitchum , Martin Sheen , Paul Sorvino
A season in Hakkari Earth Kıral Turkey , Germany
The beautiful prisoner Alain Robbe-Grillet France Daniel Mesguich , Gabrielle Lazure , Cyrielle Clair
The calm ocean Xaver Schwarzenberger Austria , Germany Hanno Pöschl , Marie-France Pisier
Street of mirrors Giovanna Gagliardo Italy Nicole Garcia , Milva , Heinz Bennent
Incomplete darkness Jaromil Jireš Czechoslovakia
Utopia Sohrab Shahid Saless Germany Manfred Zapatka
Forward Brazil Roberto Farias Brazil
Words usually come too late Daniel Schmid France , Switzerland Bernard Giraudeau , Lauren Hutton
wonder Ishmael Bernal Philippines

International jury

The jury president was the French actress Jeanne Moreau . She presided over the following jury: Alex Bänninger (Switzerland), Franco Brusati (Italy), Elem Germanowitsch Klimow (USSR), Ursula Ludwig (Germany), Kurt Maetzig (GDR), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (USA), Franz Seitz (Germany) and Huang Zongjiang (China).

Award winners

  • Golden Bear : In the Shadow of Memory and The Beehive
  • Silver bears :
    • A season in Hakkari (special jury award)
    • Éric Rohmer (Best Director)
    • Jewgenia Gluschenko in In Love At Her Own Request (Best Actress)
    • Bruce Dern in Season of the Masters (Best Actor)
    • Xaver Schwarzenberger, director and camera (outstanding individual achievement)

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