29th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: David
Festival date20 February – 3 March 1979
WebsiteWebsite
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The 29th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February – 3 March 1979.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film David directed by Peter Lilienthal.[2]

Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter was surrounded by controversy, as it was accused of racism, and several countries decided to withdraw their films from the festival in protest.[3] The retrospective was dedicated to Italian actor Rudolph Valentino and to another one titled "We Danced Around the World. Revue Films".[4]

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
A ménesgazda András Kovács Hungary
The Adolescent L'Adolescente Jeanne Moreau France
Albert – Why? [de] Albert – warum? Josef Rödl West Germany
Alexandria... Why? إسكندرية ليه Iskanderija... lih? 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 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 [de] and Uwe Schrader [de] West Germany
Ubu Geoff Dunbar United Kingdom
Winterborn Vinterbørn Astrid Henning-Jensen Denmark
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section

Out of Competition

1979 Retrospective poster, featuring Rudolph Valentino

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

Jörn Donner, Jury President

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]

References

  1. ^ "29th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1979". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ^ "JURIES 1979". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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