29th Berlin International Film Festival
1979 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 29th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February – 3 March 1979.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to David directed by Peter Lilienthal.[2]
Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: David |
| Festival date | 20 February – 3 March 1979 |
| Website | Website |
The retrospective was dedicated to Italian actor Rudolph Valentino and to another one titled "We Danced Around the World. Revue Films".[3]
Controversy
Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter selection for the main competition was surrounded by controversy,[4] as it was accused of racism, and several countries decided to withdraw their films from the festival in protest.[5]
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]
Main Competition
- Jörn Donner, Finnish filmmaker - Jury President
- Julie Christie, British actress
- Romain Gary, French writer and screenwriter
- Ingrid Caven, German actress and singer
- Georg Alexander, German actor
- Liliana Cavani, Italian director and screenwriter
- Paul Bartel, American actor, director and screenwriter
- Pál Gábor, Hungarian director and screenwriter (Hungary)
- Věra Chytilová, Czech director and screenwriter
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Adolescent | L'Adolescente | Jeanne Moreau | France |
| Albert – Why? | Albert – warum? | Josef Rödl | West Germany |
| Alexandria... Why? | إسكندرية ليه | Youssef Chahine | Egypt |
| David | Peter Lilienthal | West Germany | |
| The Deer Hunter | Michael Cimino | United States | |
| Ernesto | Salvatore Samperi | Italy | |
| The First Polka | Die erste Polka | Klaus Emmerich | West Germany |
| Hardcore | Paul Schrader | United States | |
| Heart of the Forest | El corazón del bosque | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Spain |
| Kassbach – Ein Porträt | Peter Patzak | Austria | |
| Kejsaren | Jösta Hagelbäck | Sweden | |
| Love on the Run | L'amour en fuite | François Truffaut | France |
| The Marriage of Maria Braun | Die Ehe der Maria Braun | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany |
| Meetings with Remarkable Men | Peter Brook | United Kingdom | |
| Messidor | Alain Tanner | Switzerland | |
| Movie Movie | Stanley Donen | United States | |
| Nosferatu the Vampyre | Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht | Werner Herzog | West Germany |
| Origins of a Meal | Genèse d'un repas | Luc Moullet | France |
| Parashuram | পরশুরাম | Mrinal Sen | India |
| Phantom | René Perraudin and Uwe Schrader | West Germany | |
| The Stud Farm | A ménesgazda | András Kovács | Hungary |
| Ubu | Geoff Dunbar | United Kingdom | |
| Winterborn | Vinterbørn | Astrid Henning-Jensen | Denmark |
Out of Competition
- Het verloren paradijs, directed by Harry Kümel (Belgium)
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Rudolph Valentino:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Night | Paul Powell | United States | |
| Blood and Sand | Fred Niblo | ||
| Eyes of Youth | Albert Parker | ||
| Monsieur Beaucaire | Sidney Olcott | ||
| Moran of the Lady Letty | George Melford | ||
| The Conquering Power | Rex Ingram | ||
| The Eagle | Clarence Brown | ||
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Rex Ingram | ||
| The Sheik | George Melford | ||
| The Son of the Sheik | George Fitzmaurice | ||
| The Wonderful Chance | George Archainbaud | ||
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
- Golden Bear: David by Peter Lilienthal
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Alexandria... Why? by Youssef Chahine
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen for Winterborn
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Hanna Schygulla for The Marriage of Maria Braun
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Michele Placido for Ernesto
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement:
- Henning von Gierke for Nosferatu the Vampyre
- Sten Holmberg for Kejsaren
- Silver Bear: The Marriage of Maria Braun by Rainer Werner Fassbinder