27th Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: The Ascent |
| Festival date | 24 June – 5 July 1977 |
| Website | Website |
The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1977.[1] The festival opened with Nickelodeon by Peter Bogdanovich.[2]
The Golden Bear was awarded to The Ascent directed by Larisa Shepitko.[3] Since this edition the annual Retrospective and Homage events has been coordinated jointly between the festival organization and the Deutsche Kinemathek.[4] The retrospective shown at the festival was dedicated to German actress Marlene Dietrich, which was divided into two parts, with Part 1 being shown this year along with the retrospective called Love, Death and Technology. Cinema of the Fantastical 1933–1945.[5] The guest of the Homage was West German filmmaker Wilfried Basse.[6]
Juries[edit]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]
Main Competition[edit]
- Senta Berger, Austrian actress and producer – Jury President
- Ellen Burstyn, American actress
- Helène Vager, French producer
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West-German filmmaker, actor and producer
- Derek Malcolm, British journalist and film critic
- Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky, Soviet filmmaker
- Ousmane Sembène, Senegalese filmmaker, producer and author
- Humberto Solás, Cuban filmmaker
- Basilio Martín Patino, Spanish filmmaker
Official Sections[edit]
Main Competition[edit]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[8]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Anchorite | El anacoreta | Juan Estelrich | Spain, France |
| The Ascent | Восхождение | Larisa Shepitko | Soviet Union |
| A Strange Role | Herkulesfürdöi emlék | Pál Sándor | Hungary |
| Between the Lines | Joan Micklin Silver | United States | |
| Black Litter | Camada negra | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Spain |
| The Bricklayers | Los albañiles | Jorge Fons | Mexico |
| The Conquest of the Citadel | Die Eroberung der Zitadelle | Bernhard Wicki | West Germany |
| Cyclops | Циклопът | Christo Christov | Bulgaria |
| Day for My Love | Den pro mou lásku | Juraj Herz | Czechoslovakia |
| The Devil Probably | Le diable probablement | Robert Bresson | France |
| Don's Party | Bruce Beresford | Australia | |
| Etuda o zkoušce | Evald Schorm | Czechoslovakia | |
| The Expulsion from Paradise | Die Vertreibung aus dem Paradies | Niklaus Schilling | West Germany |
| Feniks | Petar Gligorovski | Yugoslavia | |
| The Fifth Seal | Az ötödik pecsét | Zoltán Fábri | Hungary |
| Grete Minde | Heidi Genée | West Germany, Austria | |
| Hitler: A Career | Hitler - Eine Karriere | Joachim Fest and Christian Herrendoerfer | West Germany |
| Jabberwocky | Terry Gilliam | United Kingdom | |
| The Late Show | Robert Benton | United States | |
| Mama, I'm Alive | Mama, ich lebe | Konrad Wolf | East Germany, Soviet Union |
| The Man Who Loved Women | L'Homme qui aimait les femmes | François Truffaut | France |
| Nickelodeon (opening film) | Peter Bogdanovich | United States | |
| Ortsfremd ... wohnhaft vormals Mainzerlandstraße | Hedda Rinneberg and Hans Sachs | West Germany | |
| Pigs Have Wings | Porci con le ali | Paolo Pietrangeli | Italy |
| Sentimental Romance | Сентиментальный роман | Igor Maslennikov | Soviet Union |
| Tenda dos Milagres | Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Brazil | |
| The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler | Vdovstvo Karoline Žašler | Matjaž Klopčič | Yugoslavia |
Out of competition[edit]
- Caudillo, directed by Basilio Martín Patino (Spain)
- Per questa notte, directed by Carlo Di Carlo (Italy)
Retrospective and Homage[edit]
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Marlene Dietrich (Part 1):
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blonde Venus | Josef von Sternberg | United States | |
| The Blue Angel | Der blaue Engel | Germany | |
| Dangers of the Engagement Period | Gefahren der Brautzeit | Fred Sauer | |
| The Devil Is a Woman | Josef von Sternberg | United States | |
| Dishonored | |||
| Knight Without Armour | Jacques Feyder | United Kingdom | |
| Morocco | Josef von Sternberg | United States | |
| The Scarlet Empress | |||
| Shanghai Express | |||
| The Ship of Lost Souls | Das Schiff der verlorenen Menschen | Maurice Tourneur | Germany |
| Tragedy of Love | Tragödie der Liebe | Joe May | |
The following films were shown in the retrospective "Love, Death and Technology. Cinema of the Fantastical 1933–1945":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tunnel | Der Tunnel | Kurt Bernhardt | Germany |
| Master of the World | Der Herr der Welt | Harry Piel |
Official Awards[edit]
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: The Ascent by Larisa Shepitko
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: The Devil Probably by Robert Bresson
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón for Black Litter
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Lily Tomlin for The Late Show
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Fernando Fernán Gómez for The Anchorite
- Silver Bear:
Independent Awards[edit]
FIPRESCI Award[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "27th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale – Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, page 174 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-87584-905-1
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1977". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "History". deutsche-kinemathek.de. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "JURIES 1977". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Blumenberg, Hans C. (8 July 1977). "Year of the Devil". zeit.de. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ a b "27th Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival". FIPRESCI. Retrieved 15 December 2019.