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9th Berlin International Film Festival

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9th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Les Cousins
Festival date26 June – 7 July 1959
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1959.[1] The festival welcomed the cinematic movement known as the French New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and François Truffaut.[2]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Les Cousins directed by Claude Chabrol.[3]

Juries

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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[4]

Main Competition

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  • Robert Aldrich, American filmmaker - Jury President
  • Johan Jacobsen, Danish filmmaker and producer
  • Charles Ford, French writer and filmmaker
  • John Bryan, British production designer
  • Ignazio Tranquilli, Italian writer and playwright
  • Shigeo Miyata, Japanese painter and physician
  • Wali Eddine Sameh, Emirati director
  • O. E. Hasse, West-German actor
  • Gerhard Prager, West-German writer and producer
  • Fritz Podehl, West-German producer
  • Walther Schmieding, West-German journalist

Documentary and Short Films Competition

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  • Curt Oertel, West-German filmmaker and director of photography - Jury President
  • M.D. Bath, Indian
  • Hans Cürlis, West-German director
  • Paul Davay, Belgian film critic
  • Odd Hølaas, Norwegian journalist and writer
  • Katina Paxinou, Greek actress
  • Alfonso Sánchez Martínez, Spanish journalist and film critic

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[5]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
And That on Monday Morning Und das am Montagmorgen Luigi Comencini West Germany
Archimède le clochard Gilles Grangier France
Ask Any Girl Charles Walters United States
Astero Αστέρω Dinos Dimopoulos Greece
The Bell Tower: Missing Another Dawn 종각 Ju-nam Yang South Korea
Beyond All Limits Flor de mayo Roberto Gavaldón Mexico
Broken Spell سیامک یاسمی Siamak Yasemi Iran
The Defeated Victor Un uomo facile Paolo Heusch Italy
Hassan and Nayima حسن ونعيمة Henry Barakat Egypt
The Hidden Fortress 隠し砦の三悪人 Akira Kurosawa Japan
Home Is the Hero Fielder Cook Ireland
La caída Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Argentina
Les Cousins Claude Chabrol France
The Master and His Servants Herren og hans tjenere Arne Skouen Norway
Naked Sun 裸 の 貸与 Miyoji Ieki Japan
Panoptikum 59 Walter Kolm-Veltée Austria
The Phantom Carriage Körkarlen Arne Mattsson Sweden
The Poet and the Little Mother Poeten og Lillemor Erik Balling Denmark
The Rest Is Silence Der Rest ist Schweigen Helmut Käutner West Germany
Sagar Sangamey সাগর সঙ্গমে বাংলা ছবি Debaki Bose India
The Siege of Pinchgut Harry Watt United Kingdom
Sven Tuuva the Hero Sven Tuuva Edvin Laine Finland
Ten Ready Rifles Diez fusiles esperan José Luis Sáenz de Heredia Spain, Italy
That Kind of Woman Sidney Lumet United States
Three Loves in Rio Meus Amores no Rio Carlos Hugo Christensen Brazil, Argentina
Tiger Bay J. Lee Thompson United Kingdom
The Village on the River Dorp aan de rivier Fons Rademakers Netherlands
Wolves of the Deep Lupi nell'abisso Silvio Amadio Italy

Documentary and Short Films Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Anneaux d'or René Vautier Tunisia, France
Das Knalleidoskop Herbert Hunger West Germany
Gloria della Marciana Emilio Marsili Italy
Horse on Holiday Hest på sommerferie Astrid Henning-Jensen Denmark, United Kingdom
I ditteri Alberto Ancilotto Italy
Paradise and Fire Oven Paradies und Feuerofen Herbert Viktor West Germany
Power Among Men Alexander Hammid, Gian Luigi Polidoro and V. R. Sarma United Kingdom
Praise the Sea Prijs de zee Herman van der Horst Netherlands
Radha and Krishna राधा और कृष्ण J. S. Bhownagary India
Stars at Noon Les Étoiles de midi Jacques Ertaud and Marcel Ichac France
Tierra mágica Massimo Dallamano and Vittorio Valentini Venezuela
White Wilderness James Algar United States

Official Awards

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

Main Competition

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Documentary and Short Films Competition

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Independent Awards

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OCIC Award

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Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis)

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References

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  1. ^ "9th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1959". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "JURIES 1959". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "PROGRAMME 1959". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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