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 the Indian film Ashani Sanket by Satyajit Ray.[2]

23rd Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (Ashani Sanket)
Festival date22 June – 3 July 1973
WebsiteWebsite

Jury

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

  • David Robinson, writer and film critic (United Kingdom) - Jury President
  • Freddy Buache, journalist and film historian (Switzerland)
  • Hiram García Borja, director of the Banco Nacional Cinematrográfico (Mexico)
  • Eberhard Hauff, director and screenwriter (West Germany)
  • Harish Khanna, director of the International Film Festival of India (India)
  • Paul Moor, journalist and writer (United States)
  • Walter Müller-Bringmann, journalist and film critic (West Germany)
  • René Thévenet, producer (France)
  • Paolo Valmarana, journalist and film critic (Italy)

Films in competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Distant Thunder অশনি সংকেত Ashani Sanket Satyajit Ray India
Between Friends Donald Shebib Canada
The Experts Die Sachverständigen Norbert Kückelmann West Germany
The Tenderness of Wolves Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe Ulli Lommel West Germany
Georgia, Georgia Stig Björkman Sweden, USA
Habla, mudita Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón Spain
There's No Smoke Without Fire Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu André Cayatte France
Belladonna of Sadness 哀しみのベラドンナ Kanashimi no Belladonna Eiichi Yamamoto Japan
Property Is No Longer a Theft La proprietà non è più un furto Elio Petri Italy, France
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire Yves Robert France
Wedding in Blood Les Noces rouges Claude Chabrol France
The Seven Madmen Los siete locos Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Argentina
Love Comes Quietly Love Comes Quietly Nikolai van der Heyde Belgium, Netherlands
Malicious Malizia Salvatore Samperi Italy
Peeping Toms מציצים Metzitzim Uri Zohar Israel
Long Live the Island Frogs 섬 개구리 만세 Seom gaeguli manse Jin-woo Jeong South Korea
The 14 David Hemmings United Kingdom
The Blockhouse Clive Rees United Kingdom
All Nudity Shall Be Punished Toda Nudez Será Castigada Arnaldo Jabor Brazil
U-Turn George Kaczender Canada

Out of competition

Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section

Awards

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

References
  1. "23rd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. "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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