 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Klann – grand guignol |
|---|---|
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Festival date | 26 June – 6 July 1970 |
| Website | www |
The 20th annual Berlin International Film Festival was supposed to be held from 26 June to 7 July 1970.[1] The festival opened with Klann – grand guignol by Patrick Ledoux.[2] However, on 5 July the competition was cancelled and no major prizes were awarded, due to a controversy surrounding the participation of Michael Verhoeven's anti-war film o.k.[3][4][5]
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Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]
- George Stevens, director and screenwriter (United States) - Jury President
- Klaus Hebecker, journalist and film critic (West Germany)
- David Neves, director, screenwriter and producer (Brazil)
- Véra Volmane, journalist, writer and film critic (France)
- Billie Whitelaw, actress (United Kingdom)
- Alberto Lattuada, director and screenwriter (Italy)
- Dušan Makavejev, director and screenwriter (Yugoslavia)
- Gunnar Oldin, journalist and film critic (Sweden)
- Manfred Durniok, director and producer (West Germany)
Films in competition
The following films were in competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days and Nights in the Forest | অরণ্যের দিনরাত্রি Araṇyēra Dinarātri | Satyajit Ray | India |
| A Test of Violence | Stuart Cooper | United Kingdom | |
| The Baby in the Tree | Baby in de boom | Nouchka van Brakel | Netherlands |
| A Baltic Tragedy | Baltutlämningen | Johan Bergenstråhle | Sweden |
| Black Out | Black Out | Jean-Louis Roy | Switzerland |
| Borsalino | Borsalino | Jacques Deray | France, Italy |
| Apart from Life | 地の群れ Chi no mure | Kei Kumai | Japan |
| Dionysus in '69 | Brian De Palma | USA | |
| Jackal of Nahueltoro | El chacal de Nahueltoro | Miguel Littín | Chile |
| El extraño caso del doctor Fausto | Gonzalo Suárez | Spain | |
| A Swedish Love Story | En kärlekshistoria | Roy Andersson | Sweden |
| The Conformist | Il conformista | Bernardo Bertolucci | Italy, France |
| Klann – grand guignol | Patrick Ledoux | France, Belgium | |
| The Howl | L'urlo | Tinto Brass | Italy |
| Eden and After | L'Eden et après | Alain Robbe-Grillet | France, Czecholosvakia |
| A Girl Called Jules | La ragazza di nome Giulio | Tonino Valerii | Italy |
| The Time to Die | Le temps de mourir | André Farwagi | France |
| The Inheritors | Los herederos | David Stivel | Argentina |
| The Prophet of Hunger | O Profeta da Fome | Maurice Capovilla | Brazil |
| o.k. | o.k. | Michael Verhoeven | West Germany |
| The Customer of the Off Season | אורח בעונה מתה Ore'ach B'Onah Metah | Moshé Mizrahi | Israel |
| Of Gods and the Undead | Os deuses E Os Mortos | Ruy Guerra | Brazil |
| Out of It | Paul Williams | USA | |
| Rembrandt Outlawed | Rembrandt Vogelvrij | Ernie Damen | Netherlands |
| Rotocalco | Manfredo Manfredi | Italy | |
| Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? | Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany |
| The Age of the Fish | Wie ich ein Neger wurde | Roland Gall | West Germany |
Controversy
During the screening of the film o.k., the film was interrupted. The jury, presided by American film director George Stevens, decided after a 7-2 vote to demand Berlinale director Alfred Bauer, who was present at the screening, to take the film out of the competition.[7] The jury justified their decision by citing a FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) guideline that said: "All film festivals should contribute to better understanding between nations". This accusation was based on the fact that the film reenacted the 1966 Incident on Hill 192 of the Vietnam War in the Bavarian forest depicting four American soldiers kidnapping, raping, stabbing and shooting a Vietnamese girl named Mao until she finally dies. A fifth soldier on the patrol refuses to take part in the attack on the girl and his report to his commander is buried in the files. Stevens, who had served during the Second World War, claimed that the film was anti-American.[8] One jury member, Dušan Makavejev, protested against this measure, stood up for the film and supported director Michael Verhoeven and producer Rob Houwer.[9] Bauer cited the Berlinale’s status as an "A" festival, which meant that an accepted film could not be excluded from the competition. This was followed by altercations between the leadership of the Berlinale and Stevens, and between the Berlin and international press.[10] During a press conference, Verhoeven defended his film by stating in these terms: "I have not made an anti-American film. If I were an American, I would even say my film is pro‐American. The biggest part of the American people today is against the war in Vietnam".[7] Other directors that were taking part in the festival withdrew their films in protest. The jury was accused of censorship and eventually disbanded, therefore no prizes were awarded and the competition was suspended.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "20th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Archived 8 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine, page 165 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-87584-905-1
- ^ Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Archived 8 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine, page 170 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-87584-905-1
- ^ "Berlinale 1970: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1970". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ a b "WAR FILM DROPPED BY BERLIN FESTIVAL". The New York Times. West Berlin. 3 July 1970. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Langford, Michelle (2012). Directory of World Cinema: Germany. Vol. 9. Bristol, UK / Chicago, USA: Intellect Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-84150-465-0. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "O.K. in the Forum Anniversary Programme". Berlinale. 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "O.K." arsenal-berlin.de. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Berlinale looks back on 60 years of war, scandal and glamour". Deutsche Welle. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
External links
- 20th Berlin International Film Festival 1970: Suspended Ceremony
- 1970 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1970 Archived 12 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Internet Movie Database
This page was last edited on 8 July 2023, at 15:02