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1953 Berlin Film Festival
The 3rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 28 June 1953. Description This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes; instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status" in 1956. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' Le Salaire de la peur'' by audience vote. It was at this edition that the first replica of the ''Bär'' first created by sculptor Renée Sintenis, produced by the Noack Foundry, was presented. The festival held a retrospective on silent films. Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: Key : Awards The following prizes were awarded by audience votes: * Golden Bear: '' Le Salaire de la peur'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot * Silver Bear: '' Magia verde'' by Gian Gaspare Napolitano * Bronze Berlin Bear: '' Sie fanden eine Heimat'' by Leopold Lindtberg References External links 3rd Berlin International Film Festival 1953 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Berlin
West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under military occupation until German reunification in 1990, the territory was claimed by the West Germany, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) which was heavily disputed by the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. However, West Berlin de facto aligned itself politically with the FRG on 23 May 1949, was directly or indirectly represented in its federal institutions, and most of its residents were citizens of the FRG. West Berlin was formally controlled by the Western Allies and entirely surrounded by the Soviet Union, Soviet-controlled East Berlin and East Germany. West Berlin had great symbolic significance during the Cold War, as it was widely considered by westerners an "island of free world, freedom" and America's most loyal counterpa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man On A Tightrope
''Man on a Tightrope'' is a 1953 American drama directed by Elia Kazan, starring Fredric March and Terry Moore and Gloria Grahame. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood was based on a 1952 novel of the same title by Neil Paterson. Paterson based his true story, which first appeared as the magazine novelette ''International Incident'', on the escape of the Circus Brumbach from East Germany in 1950. Members of the Circus Brumbach appeared in the film version in both character roles and as extras. The film has was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. Plot In 1952 Czechoslovakia, circus man Karel Černík struggles to keep his beloved Cirkus Černík together, which belonged to his family before being nationalized by the Communist government. The government allows Černík to manage the circus, but he grapples with its deteriorating conditions, loss of his workers to the state, tension with his willful daughter Tereza, and his young second wife Zama, whom everyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Cangaceiro
''O Cangaceiro'' (lit. "The Cangaceiro"; also known as ''The Bandit'' and ''The Bandits'') is a 1953 Brazilian adventure western film directed by Lima Barreto. After some reluctance by its studio Vera Cruz, Barreto shot it in 1952. After its release it was national and international success, and won several film awards, including at the 1953 6th Cannes Film Festival, for Adventure Film Award. It was poorly received in retrospect despite being praised by the time of its release and started a subgenre in Brazilian cinema. Cast * Alberto Ruschel as Teodoro * Marisa Prado as Olívia * Milton Ribeiro as Galdino * Vanja Orico as Maria Clódia * Adoniran Barbosa as Mané Mole Production In 1950, Lima Barreto joined the film studio Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz invited by its then president Alberto Cavalcanti. After releasing two documentaries successfully for the studio, ''Painel'' and ''Santuário'', Barreto get the chance to direct a feature film. With the idea to shoot a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boy Kumasenu
''The Boy Kumasenu'' is a 1952 feature film made in Ghana by a British film crew. It was produced and directed by Sean Graham from a script by Graham and John Wyllie. The score was by Elisabeth Lutyens. The movie became popular and had an impact on the social live of the people. It displayed signs of future potentials which made it become associated with anti colonialism and social change in the newly emerging independence Ghana. Production ''The Boy Kumasenu'' was the first feature film made by the Gold Coast Film Unit, which sought to produce both educational and informative films for distribution in Ghana and abroad. The director was Sean Graham, who was a student of documentarist John Grierson, though Graham preferred to work more in the idioms of popular cinema. Musician Guy Warren was one of the actors, playing the role of Yeboah. It was filmed in 1950 and 1951 in Accra, Kedze and Keta, with a non-professional cast, and edited in London. It was premiered in Ghana in 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Blasetti
Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s. Early life Blasetti was born in Rome, where he also died. After studying law at university, Blasetti chose to become a journalist and film critic. He worked for several film magazines and led a campaign for national film production, which had largely ceased by this point. In 1919 he made a brief foray into acting when he appeared as an extra in Mario Caserini's ''Tortured Soul''. Director In 1929 Blasetti made his directorial debut with ''Sun (film), Sun'', a fictional story set against the ongoing draining of the Pontine Marshes. The film was well received at a time when there were few Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Olden Days
''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past and is pranked by the rowdy son of a newsagent. Excelsior dance Filmed reconstruction of the Excelsior Ball, an allegorical late-century dance by the composer Romualdo Marenco performed for the first time at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 11 January 1881. Less than a day Two lovers, for contingent reasons, manage to see each other in a hotel room once a year, for a few hours, but due to some quarrels and jealousies they are unable to consume their relationship. The Sardinian drummer During the first war of independence fought against the Austrians, a very young drummer, delivering an important message to the Italian command, is hit and loses a leg (episode from the book "Cuore"). Matter of interest Two peasants scramble for p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati (; born Jacques Tatischeff, ; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, film-maker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted the 46th greatest of all time (out of 50), although he directed only six feature-length films. Tati's '' Playtime'' (1967) ranked 43rd in the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' critics' poll of the greatest films ever made. As David Bellos puts it, "Tati, from ''l'Ecole des facteurs'' to ''Playtime'', is the epitome of what an ''auteur'' is (in film theory) supposed to be: the controlling mind behind a vision of the world on film". Family origins Tati was of Russian, Dutch, and Italian ancestry. His father, Georges-Emmanuel Tatischeff (1875-1957), was born in Paris, the son of Dmitry Tatishcheff (Дмитрий Татищев; also spelled Tatishchev), General of the Imperial Russian Army and military attaché to the Russian embassy in Paris. The Tatischeffs were a Russian nobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Vacances De Monsieur Hulot
''Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot'' (french: Les Vacances de M. Hulot; released as ''Monsieur Hulot's Holiday'' in the US) is a 1953 French comedy film starring and directed by Jacques Tati. It introduced the pipe-smoking, well-meaning but clumsy character of Monsieur Hulot, who appears in Tati's subsequent films, including ''Mon Oncle'' (1958), '' Playtime'' (1967), and ''Trafic'' (1971). The film gained an international reputation for its creator when released in 1953. The film was very successful as it had a total of 5,071,920 ticket sales in France. Cast * Jacques Tati as Monsieur Hulot * Nathalie Pascaud as Martine * Micheline Rolla as The Aunt * Valentine Camax as Englishwoman * Louis Perrault as Fred * André Dubois as The Major * Lucien Frégis as Hotel Proprietor * Raymond Carl as Waiter * René Lacourt as Strolling Man * Marguerite Gérard as Strolling Woman * Claude Schillio as Photographer Christopher Lee provided all the voices for the English dub of the film. Style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Ode
Erik Ode (born Fritz Erik Signy Odemar, 6 November 1910 – 19 July 1983) was a German director and actor who was most famous for playing Kommissar ''Herbert Keller'' in the German television drama '' Der Kommissar'' (The Police Inspector). He married actress Hilde Volk in 1942. Many years later they co-starred together in the TV series ''Sun, Wine and Hard Nuts''. Selected filmography Actor * '' I.N.R.I.'' (1923) - Jesus als Kind * ''The Cabinet of Doctor Larifari'' (1930) - Wolfgang Anglert, Chefredakteur * ''A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (1930) * ''Sein Scheidungsgrund'' (1931) - Rudi * ''Der Hochtourist'' (1931) * ''Kadetten'' (1931) - Kadett von Brenken * ''He Is Charming'' (1932) - (uncredited) * ''Kavaliere vom Kurfürstendamm'' (1932) - Niske * ''Ja, treu ist die Soldatenliebe'' (1932) - Krause * '' FP 1 antwortet nicht'' (1932) - Konrad Lennartz * ''What Women Dream'' (1933) * ''Season in Cairo'' (1933) - 3. Gigolo * ''Glück im Schloß'' (1933) - Georg * '' The Castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fight Of The Tertia (1952 Film)
''Fight of the Tertia'' (german: Der Kampf der Tertia) is a 1952 West German family film directed by Erik Ode and starring Brigitte Rau, Wolfgang Jansen and Horst Köppen. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Luigi. It is based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Wilhelm Speyer which was previously adapted into a 1929 silent film. Youth gangs clash in a small town on the Baltic Sea. Cast * Brigitte Rau as Daniela * Wolfgang Jansen as Borst * Horst Köppen as Knötzinger Jr. * Franz-Otto Krüger as Knötzinger * Gert Andreae as Alexander Kirchholtes * Hans Stiebner as Biersack * Adalbert Kriwat as Falk * Alexander Hunzinger as Polizeiwachtmeister Holzapfel * Helmuth Rudolph as principal * Rolf Weih as Dr. Frey * Günther Jerschke as Dr. Grau * Kurt Waitzmann Kurt Waitzmann (30 January 1905 – 21 May 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Jugert
Rudolf Jugert (1907–1979) was a German film director. Selected filmography * ''Film Without a Title'' (1948) * ''Hello, Fraulein!, Hallo, Fräulein!'' (1949) * ''A Day Will Come (1950 film), A Day Will Come'' (1950) * ''Nights on the Road'' (1952) * ''Illusion in a Minor Key'' (1952) * ''Jonny Saves Nebrador'' (1953) * ''Ein Herz spielt falsch'' (1953) * ''The Great Test'' (1954) * ''A Love Story (1954 film), A Love Story'' (1954) * ''Prisoners of Love (1954 film), Prisoners of Love'' (1954) * ''Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love'' (1955) * ' (1955) * ''Nina (1956 film), Nina'' (1956) * ''A Piece of Heaven'' (1957) * ''Love Now, Pay Later'' (1959) * ''The Scarlet Baroness'' (1959) * ''Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele'' (1962) * ''Doctor Sibelius'' (1962) * ''The River Line'' (1964) * ''Hugenberg – Gegen die Republik'' (1967, TV film) * ''Brückenallee Nr. 3'' (1967, TV film) * ''Berliner Blockade'' (1968, TV film) * ''Verratener Widerstand – Das Funkspiel der deutschen Abw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Heart Plays False
''A Heart Plays False'' (german: Ein Herz spielt falsch) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring O.W. Fischer, Ruth Leuwerik and Carl Wery.Nelmes & Selbo It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Botho Hoefer. Cast * O.W. Fischer as Peter van Booven * Ruth Leuwerik as Sybilla Zander * Carl Wery as Professor Linz * Gertrud Kückelmann as Gerda Peters * Günther Lüders as Kersten * Lina Carstens as Mutter Pratsch * Ernst Fritz Fürbringer * Rolf von Nauckhoff as Direktor Hersbach * Hermann Speelmans as Matz * Gert Fröbe as Briefüberbringer * Rudolf Vogel as Charles * Otto Arneth as Dr. Hersbachs Bruder * Rainer Penkert as Dr. Neumeister * Hedwig Wangel as Mummie * Doris Kirchner as Kellnerin * Petra Unkel * Greta Keller Margaretha "Greta" Keller (8 February 1903 - 11 November 1977) was an Austrian and American cabaret singer and actress, who worked in some Hollywood movies and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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