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Berlin Film Festival Award For Best Actress
The Silver Bear for Best Actress (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition slate at the festival. Beginning with the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, the award was replaced with two gender-neutral categories, Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival held in 1956, Elsa Martinelli was the first winner of this award for her performance in '' Donatella'', and Paula Beer was the last winner in this category for her role in ''Undine'' at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020. History The award was first presented in 1956, and can be for lead or supporting roles. The prize was not awarded on four occasions (1969, 1973–74, and 1990). In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the " Big Three" alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival in France. Tens of thousands of visitors attend each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz. They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and Silver Bears, are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recognisable cinema personality. This jury and other specialised Berlinale juries also give many other awards, and in addition there are other awards given by i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She And He (1963 Film)
is a 1963 Japanese drama film directed by Susumu Hani. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival where Sachiko Hidari won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award. Plot A middle-class woman in Tokyo, Naoko Ishikawa (Sachiko Hidari) lives with her husband in a shining new apartment building on a hill overlooking a slum. As her husband Eiichi (Eiji Okada) becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She loses her sense of security when she becomes acquainted with poverty in her neighborhood. She finds herself strangely drawn to a rag-picker, Ikona (Kikuji Yamashita) who lives down below in a tin shack with a blind child and a dog, and the sheltering comforts of her middle-class existence inexorably fall away. Cast * Sachiko Hidari - Naoko Ishikawa * Kikuji Yamashita - Ikona * Eiji Okada - Eiichi Ishikawa * Akio Hasegawa - Laundry Boy * Yoshimi Hiramat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Berlin International Film Festival
The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June – 3 July 1962. The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film '' A Kind of Loving'' directed by John Schlesinger. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International feature film jury * King Vidor, director, screenwriter and producer (United States) - Jury President * André Michel, director and screenwriter (France) * Emeric Pressburger, director, screenwriter and producer (United Kingdom) * Hideo Kikumori, film critic (Japan) * Dolores del Río, actress (Mexico) * Jurgen Schildt, film critic (Sweden) * Max Gammeter, president of Filmgilde Biel (Switzerland) * Günther Stapenhorst, producer (West Germany) * Bruno E. Werner, writer and art critic (West Germany) International documentary and short jury * Olavi Linnus, writer and screenwriter (Finland) - Jury President * Dorothy Macpherson, art film curator (Canada) * Abdellah Masbahi, screenwriter (Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Is A Woman
''A Woman Is a Woman'' (french: Une femme est une femme) is a 1961 French Musical film, musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave. It is Godard's third feature film (the release of his second, ''Le petit soldat'', was delayed by censorship), and his first in color and Cinemascope. Plot The film centers on the relationship of exotic dancer Angéla and her lover Émile. Angéla wants to have a child, but Émile is not ready. Émile's best friend Alfred also says he loves Angéla, and keeps up a gentle pursuit. Angéla and Émile argue about the matter; at one point they decide not to speak to each other, so continue their argument by pulling books from the shelf and pointing to the titles. Since Émile stubbornly refuses her request for a child, Angéla finally decides to accept Alfred's plea and sleeps with him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Berlin International Film Festival
The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film ''La notte'' directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International feature film jury * James Quinn, producer (United Kingdom) - Jury President * France Roche, journalist, film critic, actress and screenwriter (France) * Marc Turfkruyer, film critic (Belgium) * Satyajit Ray, director (India) * Gian Luigi Rondi, film critic (Italy) * Hirotsugu Ozaki, theatre critic (Japan) * Nicholas Ray, director (United States) * Falk Harnack, director and screenwriter (West Germany) * Hans Schaarwächter, journalist and writer (West Germany) International documentary and short jury * Willem de Vogel, actor (Netherlands) - Jury President * Else Goelz, journalist (West Germany) * Mohammed Gamal Eldin Rifaat, (United Arab Emirates) * Luis Gómez Mesa, film critic and writer (Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fair (film)
''The Fair'' (german: Kirmes) is a 1960 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival where Juliette Mayniel won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Cast * Juliette Mayniel as Annette * Götz George as Robert Mertens * Hans Mahnke as Paul Mertens * Wolfgang Reichmann as Georg Höchert * Manja Behrens as Martha Mertens * Fritz Schmiedel as Priest * Erica Schramm as Eva Schumann * Elisabeth Goebel as Wirtin Balthausen * Benno Hoffmann as Wirt Balthausen * Irmgard Kleber as Else Mertens * Hansi Jochmann as Erika * Solveig Loevel Solveig (, ) is a female given name of Old Norse origin. It is most common in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland, and it is also somewhat common in Germany and France. Etymology The name consists of two parts, where both parts have different th ... as Gertrud References External links * 1960 films 1960 drama films West German films 1960s German-language films German dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Berlin International Film Festival
The 10th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1960. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Spanish film ''El Lazarillo de Tormes'' directed by César Fernández Ardavín. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International feature film jury * Harold Lloyd, actor, director and producer (United States) - Jury President * Georges Auric, composer (France) * Henry Reed, composer (United Kingdom) * Sohrab Modi, actor, director and producer (India) * Floris Luigi Ammannati, director of the Venice Film Festival (Italy) * Hidemi Ima, director (Japan) * Joaquín de Entrambasaguas, philologist and historiographer (Spain) * Frank Wisbar, director and screenwriter (West Germany) * Georg Ramseger, writer (West Germany) * Werner R. Heymann, composer (West Germany) * Eva Staar (West Germany) International documentary and short jury * Johannes Eckardt, film curator (West Germany) - Jury President * Tahar Cheriaa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ask Any Girl (film)
''Ask Any Girl'' is a 1959 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Walters and starring David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, and Gig Young. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and based on a novel by Winifred Wolfe. Plot A wide-eyed Meg Wheeler comes to New York City and takes a job in market research for a large firm. She's also keeping an eye open to meet the right man, her research making her aware that the United States has five million more females than males. Upon meeting two clients, the reserved and somewhat stodgy Miles Doughton and his playboy younger brother Evan, it doesn't take long for Meg to realize she's romantically interested in Evan. Miles is willing to help. He has seen so many of his brother's conquests come and go that he knows what Evan likes in a girl. Therefore, in a Pygmalion-like way, he sets out to transform Meg into exactly that kind of girl. What she doesn't yet know is that Miles secretly comes to want her for himself. Cast *David Niven as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Berlin International Film Festival
The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June – 7 July 1959. The festival welcomed the cinematic movement known as the New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and François Truffaut. The Golden Bear was awarded to the French film '' Les Cousins'' directed by Claude Chabrol. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International feature film jury * Robert Aldrich, director (United States) - Jury President * Johan Jacobsen, director, screenwriter and producer (Denmark) * Charles Ford, writer and filmmaker (France) * John Bryan, production designer (United Kingdom) * Ignazio Tranquilli, writer and playwright (Italy) * Shigeo Miyata, painter and physician (Japan) * Wali Eddine Sameh, director (United Arab Emirates) * O. E. Hasse, actor (West Germany) * Gerhard Prager, writer and producer (West Germany) * Fritz Podehl, producer (West Germany) * Walther Schmieding, jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Is The Wind
''Wild is the Wind'' is a 1957 film directed by George Cukor and starring Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Franciosa. It tells the story of an American rancher who, after his wife dies, goes to Italy to marry her sister, but finds that she falls in love with his young ranch hand. The screenplay was adapted by Arnold Schulman from the 1947 Italian film '' Fury'', which was in turn loosely based on Giovanni Verga's novella '' La Lupa''. The title song, "Wild Is the Wind", was performed by Johnny Mathis. The Italian title was 'Selvaggio è il vento', literal translation of the original English. Plot Gino (Anthony Quinn) is a sheepherder in Nevada who travels to Italy to marry Gioia (Anna Magnani), the sister of his wife, who died a number of years previously. He brings her back to his ranch, but struggles with the memory of his dead wife, even calling Gioia by his last wife's name. With Gino feeling disappointed with her, Gioia feels neglected and resentful that she is cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Berlin International Film Festival
The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swedish film '' Smultronstället'' directed by Ingmar Bergman. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: International feature film jury * Frank Capra, director, screenwriter and producer (United States) - Jury President * Joaquim Novais Teixeira, politician, writer and film critic (Portugal) * Jean Marais, actor (France) * Paul Rotha, director (United Kingdom) * L. B. Rao (India) * Duilio Coletti, director and screenwriter (Italy) * Michiko Tanaka, actress (Japan) * Gerhard T. Buchholz, director, screenwriter and producer (West Germany) * Willy Haas, writer (West Germany) * Gerhard Lamprecht, director, screenwriter and producer (West Germany) * Leopold Reitemeister, art historian (West Germany) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman In A Dressing Gown
''Woman in a Dressing Gown'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, and Carole Lesley. The film won four awards at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival including the first ever FIPRESCI Prize and a special mention for "Best Foreign Film". Mitchell won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. The film also won the 1958 Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film. The screenplay was written by Ted Willis and the cinematographer was Gilbert Taylor. The producer was Frank Godwin (film producer), Frank Godwin. The film concerns a man who is having an extramarital affair and considers divorce, and his wife's reaction to the affair. Scenes compare and contrast the man's relationship with his wife versus his relationship with his lover. These are not only very different in content, but very different in film style, shots with his lover being in extreme close-up and/or unusually framed shots. Shots o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
