The 21st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 6 July 1971. The Young Filmmakers Forum (in 1987 renamed International Forum for New Cinema) section was introduced at the festival.
The Golden Bear was awarded to The Garden of the Finzi-Continis directed by Vittorio De Sica.
Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Bjørn Rasmussen, Danish writer and film critic - Jury President Ida Ehre, West-German actress and director of the Hamburg Kammerspiele theatre Walter Albuquerque Mello, Brazilian co-founder of the Festival de Brasília Paul Claudon, French producer Kenneth Harper, British producer Mani Kaul, Indian filmmaker Charlotte Kerr, West-German actress and filmmaker Rex Reed, American film critic Giancarlo Zagni, Italian filmmaker
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: English title Original title Director(s) Production Country1501 1/2Paul B. PriceUnited StatesAng.: LoneFranz ErnstDenmarkArgentina, mayo de 1969: Los caminos de la liberaciónOctavio Getino, Nemesio Juárez, Rodolfo Kuhn, Jorge Martín, Humberto Ríos, Eliseo Subiela and Pablo SzirArgentinaBless the Beasts and ChildrenStanley KramerUnited StatesBloomfieldRichard HarrisUnited Kingdom, IsraelBlushing CharlieLyckliga skitarVilgot SjömanSwedenThe CatLe Chat Pierre Granier-DeferreFrance, ItalyThe DecameronIl DecameronPier Paolo PasoliniItalyDesperate CharactersFrank D. GilroyUnited StatesDie OrdnungBohumil Stepan and Boris von BorresholmWest GermanyDulcimaFrank NesbittUnited KingdomThe First DayDie ersten TageHerbert HolbaAustriaFour Nights of a DreamerQuatre nuits d'un rêveurRobert BressonFrance, ItalyThe Garden of the Finzi-ContinisIl giardino dei Finzi-ContiniVittorio De SicaItalyHe Who Loves in a Glass HouseWer im Glashaus liebt... der GrabenMichael VerhoevenWest GermanyHow Tasty Was My Little FrenchmanComo Era Gostoso o Meu Francês Nelson Pereira dos SantosBrazilIn continuoVlatko GilićYugoslaviaJaider, the Lonely HunterJaider, der einsame Jäger Volker VogelerWest GermanyLong Live DeathViva la muerte Fernando ArrabalFrance, TunisiaLove Is WarRagnar Lasse-HenriksenNorwayNinì Tirabusciò: the woman who invented "the move"Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa Marcello FondatoItaly, FranceRed WheatRdeče klasje Živojin PavlovićYugoslaviaRendezvous at BrayRendez-vous à Bray André DelvauxFrance, BelgiumTo Love Again愛ふたたびKon IchikawaJapanThe TouchBeröringen Ingmar BergmanSweden, United StatesWhityRainer Werner FassbinderWest Germany
Young Filmmakers Forum The Murder of Fred Hampton, directed by Howard Alk (United States) Bananera libertad, directed by Peter von Gunten (Switzerland) La bandera que levantamos, directed by Mario Jacob and Eduardo Terra (Uruguay) La Bataille des dix millions, directed by Chris Marker and Valérie Mayoux (France, Cuba) The Ceremony, directed by Nagisa Ōshima (Japan) Chicago 70, directed by Kerry Feltham (United States, Canada) Geschichten vom Kübelkind, directed by Edgar Reitz and Ula Stöckl (West Germany) The Big Mess, directed by Alexander Kluge (West Germany) , directed by (West Germany) James ou pas, directed by Michel Soutter (Switzerland) Leave Me Alone, directed by Gerhard Theuring (West Germany) La memoria di Kunz, directed by Ivo Barnabò Micheli (Italy) Monangambé, directed by Sarah Maldoror (Angola) It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives, directed by Rosa von Praunheim (West Germany) No pincha!, directed by Tobias Engel (Burkina Faso, France) Olimpia agli amici, directed by Adriano Aprà (Italy) Ossessione, directed by Luchino Visconti (Italy) Ostia, directed by Sergio Citti (Italy) Ramparts of Clay, directed by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli (France, Algeria) The Reconstruction, directed by Theo Angelopoulos (Greece) The Salamander, directed by Alain Tanner (Switzerland, France) Happiness, directed by Aleksandr Medvedkin (Soviet Union) A Sixth Part of the World, directed by Dziga Vertov (Soviet Union) Tropici, directed by Gianni Amico (Italy) Umano, non umano, directed by Mario Schifano (Italy) Voto + fusil, directed by Helvio Soto (Chile) Wechma, directed by Hamid Benani (Morocco) The Woman's Film, directed by Louise Alaimo, Judy Smith and Ellen Sorren (United States) WR: Mysteries of the Organism, directed by Dušan Makavejev (Yugoslavia, West Germany)
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Vittorio De Sica Silver Bear for Best Actress: Simone Signoret for Le Chat Shirley MacLaine for Desperate Characters Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean Gabin for Le Chat Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Ragnar Lasse-Henriksen for Love Is War Frank D. Gilroy for Desperate Characters Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: The Decameron by Pier Paolo Pasolini Special Recognition: Ang.: Lone by Franz Ernst
References
External links Berlin International Film Festival 1971 1971 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1971 at Internet Movie Database