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27th Berlin International Film Festival

27th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmNickelodeon
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: The Ascent
Festival date24 June – 5 July 1977
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

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

Senta Berger, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]

Main Competition

Official Sections

Main Competition

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

Retrospective and Homage

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

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Award

References

  1. ^ "27th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  2. ^ Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale – Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, page 174 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-87584-905-1
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1977". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ^ "History". deutsche-kinemathek.de. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ "JURIES 1977". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  8. ^ Blumenberg, Hans C. (8 July 1977). "Year of the Devil". zeit.de. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b "27th Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival". FIPRESCI. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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