The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film Tootsie, by Sydney Pollack.Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale – Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, page 180 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000.
The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to Ascendancy, directed by Edward Bennett, and La colmena, directed by Mario Camus.
The retrospective titled Exile. Six Actors from Germany was dedicated to German or Austrian actors Wolfgang Zilzer, Curt Bois, Dolly Haas, Francis Lederer, Elisabeth Bergner and Hertha Thiele, who were forced to leave Germany after the 1930s rise of the Nazi regime.
Juries
Main Competition
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Jeanne Moreau, French actress - Jury President Alex Bänninger, Swiss publicist and writer Franco Brusati, Italian playwright and filmmaker Elem Klimov, Soviet filmmaker , West-German actress Kurt Maetzig, East-German filmmaker Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American filmmaker and producer Franz Seitz, West-German filmmaker and producer Huang Zongjiang, Chinese writer
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s) Production CountryAscendancyEdward BennettUnited KingdomA Season in HakkariHakkâri'de Bir MevsimErden KıralTurkeyLa Belle captiveAlain Robbe-GrilletFranceCap CanailleJuliet Berto, Jean-Henri RogerFranceLa colmenaMario CamusSpainDer er et yndigt landMorten ArnfredDenmarkDer Stille OzeanXaver SchwarzenbergerAustriaDies rigorose LebenVadim GlownaWest GermanyThe GhostDas GespenstHerbert AchternbuschWest GermanyGo Ahead, Brazil!Pra Frente, BrasilRoberto FariasBrazilHécateDaniel SchmidSwitzerlandHimalaIshmael BernalPhilippinesIncomplete EclipseNeúplné zatmeníJaromil JirešCzechoslovakiaIn the White CityDans la ville blancheAlain TannerSwitzerlandLove by RequestВлюблён по собственному желаниюSergey MikaelyanSoviet UnionThe MissionفرستادهParviz SayyadUnited States, West GermanyPauline at the BeachPauline à la plageÉric RohmerFranceSheer MadnessHeller WahnMargarethe von TrottaWest GermanyStrange Friends陌生的朋友Lei XuChinaThat Championship SeasonJason MillerUnited StatesUtopiaSohrab Shahid-SalessWest GermanyVia degli specchiGiovanna GagliardoItalyThe VultureDögkeselyűFerenc AndrásHungaryYaju-deka野獣刑事Eiichi KudoJapan
Out of competition De vlaschaard, directed by Jan Gruyaert (Belgium, Netherlands) Echtzeit, directed by Hellmuth Costard and Jürgen Ebert (West Germany) Das Gespenst, directed by Herbert Achternbusch (West Germany) In the King of Prussia, directed by Emile de Antonio (United States) , directed by Peter Stein (West Germany) Koyaanisqatsi, directed by Godfrey Reggio (United States) War and Peace, directed by Stefan Aust, Axel Engstfeld, Alexander Kluge and Volker Schlöndorff (West Germany) Sans Soleil, directed by Chris Marker (France) Tootsie, directed by Sydney Pollack (United States)
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective "Exile. Six Actors from Germany": English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)CountryUnholy LoveAlrauneHenrik GaleenGermanyAnna and ElizabethAnna und ElisabethFrank WisbarGermanyA Private LifeMikhail BoginUnited StatesArianePaul CzinnerGermanyBoycottBoykottRobert LandGermanyBroken BlossomsJohn BrahmUnited KingdomCaughtMax OphülsUnited StatesConfessions of a Nazi SpyAnatole LitvakUnited StatesThe Boat Is FullDas Boot ist vollMarkus ImhoofSwitzerlandThe Awakening of WomanDas Erwachen des WeibesFred SauerGermanyThe Ugly GirlDas häßliche MädchenHermann KosterlitzGermanyThe Prince of PappenheimDer Fürst von PappenheimRichard EichbergGermanyThe Page from the Dalmasse HotelDer Page vom Dalmasse-HotelVictor JansonGermanyDer PfingstausflugWest GermanyDreaming LipsDer träumende MundPaul CzinnerGermanyPandora's BoxDie Büchse der PandoraGeorg Wilhelm PabstGermanyThe Incorrigible BarbaraDie unverbesserliche BarbaraLothar WarnekeEast GermanyThe Wonderful Lies of Nina PetrovnaDie wunderbare Lüge der Nina PetrownaHanns SchwarzGermanyDreaming LipsPaul CzinnerUnited KingdomEin PolterabendCurt BoisEast GermanyA Tremendously Rich ManEin steinreicher MannSteve SekelyGermanyEnemy of WomenAlfred ZeislerUnited StatesMiss ElseFräulein ElsePaul CzinnerGermanyHerr Puntila and His Servant MattiHerr Puntila und sein Knecht MattiAlberto CavalcantiAustriaHitler's MadmanDouglas SirkUnited StatesHotel BerlinPeter GodfreyUnited StatesI ConfessAlfred HitchcockUnited StatesThe Island on the LakeInsel im SeeWolfgang MünstermannEast GermanyLittle Girl, Great FortuneKleines Mädel – großes GlückE. W. EmoGermanyKuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die WeltSlatan DudowGermanyLove's CommandLiebeskommandoGéza von BolváryGermanyGirls in UniformMädchen in UniformLeontine SaganGermanyMutterliebe(unknown)GermanyHusbands or LoversNju – Eine unverstandene FrauPaul CzinnerGermanyRaid in St. PauliRazzia in Sankt PauliWerner HochbaumGermanyRipening YouthReifende JugendCarl FroelichGermanyScampoloScampolo, ein Kind der StraßeHans SteinhoffGermany, AustriaSuch Is LifeTakový je životCarl JunghansCzechoslovakiaStolen LifePaul CzinnerUnited KingdomThe Diary of a ChambermaidJean RenoirUnited StatesRichard OswaldUnited StatesThe Man I MarriedIrving PichelUnited StatesThe Pursuit of HappinessAlexander HallUnited StatesVoice in the WindArthur RipleyUnited StatesEscapeZufluchtCarl FroelichGermany
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: Ascendancy by Edward Bennett La colmena by Mario Camus Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: A Season in Hakkari by Erden Kıral Silver Bear for Best Director: Éric Rohmer for Pauline at the Beach Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yevgeniya Glushenko for Love by Request Silver Bear for Best Actor: Bruce Dern for That Championship Season Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Xaver Schwarzenberger for Der stille Ozean Honourable Mention: Mo sheng de peng you by Lei Xu Der er et yndigt land by Morten Arnfred Dies rigorose Leben by Vadim Glowna
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award Pauline at the Beach by Éric Rohmer A Season in Hakkari by Erden Kıral
References
External links 33rd Berlin International Film Festival 1983 1983 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1983 at Internet Movie Database