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1953 Berlin Film Festival
The 3rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 28 June 1953. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' The Wages of Fear'' by the audience vote. Since 1952, the FIAPF had prohibit the festival from awarding any prizes by an official jury (which in the early 50's only Cannes and Venice were allowed to do so), instead the awards were given through audience voting until 1956. During this edition the first replica of the '' Bär,'' created by sculptor Renée Sintenis, produced by the Noack Foundry, was presented and awarded. The festival held a retrospective on silent films. Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: Official Awards The following prizes were awarded by audience votes: * Golden Bear: '' The Wages of Fear'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot * Silver Bear: '' Green Magic'' by Gian Gaspare Napolitano * Bronze Berlin Bear: '' The Village'' by Leopold Lindtberg References External links 3rd Berlin International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Berlin
West Berlin ( or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War. Although West Berlin 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 or West Germany), despite being entirely surrounded by the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany). The legality of this claim was contested by the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. However, West Berlin de facto aligned itself politically with the FRG from May 1949 and was thereafter treated as a ''de facto'' city-state of that country. After 1949, it was directly or indirectly represented in the institutions of the FRG, and most of its residents were citizens of the FRG. West Berlin was formally controlled by the Western Allies and entirely surrounded by East Berlin and East Germany. West Berlin had great symbolic signi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Magic
''Green Magic'' () is a 1953 Italian documentary film directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano. Cast * Carlos Montalbán as narrator, US version (voice) * Bret Morrison as narrator, US version (voice) * Leonardo Bonzi as himself (Expedition Member) * Gian Gaspare Napolitano as himself (Expedition Member) * Mario Craveri as himself (Expedition Member) * Giovanni Raffaldi as himself (Expedition Member) * Jose Docarmo as himself (Pilot) Awards ;Won * 3rd Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear ;Nominated * 1953 Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ... References External links * 1953 films 1953 documentary films 1950s Italian-language films Italian documentary films Films directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano 20th Century Fo ... [...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, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted 46th (a list of the top 50 was published), though he had directed only six feature-length films. Tati is perhaps best known for his character Monsieur Hulot, featured in ''Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot'' (1953), ''Mon Oncle'' (1958), ''Playtime'' (1967) and ''Trafic'' (1971). ''Playtime'' ranked 23rd in the 2022 ''Sight and Sound'' critics' poll of the greatest films ever made. As David Bellos puts it, "Tati, from ''l'École 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 Tatischeff (Дмитрий ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Vacances De Monsieur Hulot
''Les Vacances de Monsieur 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, totalling 5,071,920 ticket sales in France. Plot ''The following synopsis reflects the 1978 re-edited version.'' While passengers board a train at an unnamed railway station and bus stop, Monsieur Hulot, an apparent bachelor of comedic gait, instead drives his rudimentary 1924 Salmson AL car to the beachside holiday (French 'vacances') hotel. On his arrival at the hotel, Hulot causes chaos when he opens the door during a stiff sea breeze. Later that night, Hulot arrives at the hotel restaurant and waits to be served. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Inagaki
was a Japanese filmmaker who worked on over 100 films in a career spanning over five decades. He is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed filmmakers in the history of Japanese cinema, having directed several ''jidaigeki'' epics such as the 1954 Academy Award-winning film '' Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto'', and its two sequels (1955's '' Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple'' (1955) and 1956's '' Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island''). Career Born in Tokyo as the son of a shinpa actor, Inagaki appeared on stage in his childhood before joining the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1922. Wishing to become a director, he joined Chiezō Kataoka's Chiezō Productions and made his directorial debut with ''Tenka taiheiki'' (1928). Returning to Nikkatsu, he continued making jidaigeki and participated in the Naritaki Group of young filmmakers such as Sadao Yamanaka and Fuji Yahiro who collaboratively wrote screenplays under the made up name "Kinpachi Kajiwara". Like others in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword For Hire
() is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film is based on a serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue published in the '' Sunday Mainichi''. Cast * Toshiro Mifune as Hayate * Kenzo Tabu * Yoshiko Yamaguchi as O'Ryo Release ''Sword for Hire'' was released in Japan on 22 May 1952 where it was distributed by Toho is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. .... The film was released in the United States on November 15, 1956 by Topaz Film Company with English subtitles and a narration by Bob Booth. The Topaz version was produced by Toho. References Footnotes Sources * External links * * http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1952/cb001070.htm Jidaigeki films 1950s samurai films Japanese black-and-white films 1952 films Films directed by Hiroshi Inagak ... [...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 ''Four Steps in the Clouds''. 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 Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Olden Days
''In Olden Days'' () is a 1952 Italian comedy drama anthology film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and featuring an ensemble cast that included Gina Lollobrigida, Amedeo Nazzari, Vittorio De Sica, Elisa Cegani, Barbara Florian, Aldo Fabrizi, Andrea Checchi and Alba Arnova.Diffrient p.7 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dario Cecchi and Veniero Colasanti. It is also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity''. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elia Kazan
Elias Kazantzoglou (, ; September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan ( ), was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway theatre, Broadway and Cinema of the United States, Hollywood history". Born in Ottoman Constantinople, Constantinople (now Istanbul) to Cappadocian Greeks, Cappadocian Greek parents, his family came to the United States in 1913. After attending Williams College and then the Yale School of Drama, he acted professionally for eight years, later joining the Group Theatre (New York), Group Theatre in 1932, and co-founded the Actors Studio in 1947. With Robert Lewis (director), Robert Lewis and Cheryl Crawford, his actors' studio introduced "Method Acting" under the direction of Lee Strasberg. Kazan acted in a few films, including ''City for Conquest'' (1940). His films were concerned with personal or social issue ... [...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, 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 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 everyone s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duilio Coletti
Duilio Coletti (28 December 1906 – 22 May 1999) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 29 films between 1934 and 1977. Career Born in Penne, Abruzzo, he took a degree in medicine and surgery and practiced the profession for a short time. He entered the film industry as a screenwriter and assistant director in early 1930s, then made his directorial debut in 1935 with ''Pierpin''. Coletti specialized in films of great spectacular impact and was particularly appreciated in the direction of action movies. His film ''Submarine Attack'' was entered into the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. He was a member of the jury at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''The Fornaretto of Venice'' (1939) * ''Captain Fracasse (1940 film), Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) * ''The Adulteress (1946 film), The Adulteress'' (1946) * ''Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) * ''Heart (1948 film), Heart'' (Cuore) (1948) * ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Raiders Of The Deep
''Hell Raiders of the Deep'' (Original Italian title: ''I sette dell'Orsa maggiore'' 'The Seven Men of Great Bear') is 1953 Italian film based on the events of the Raid on Alexandria (1941), Raid on Alexandria in 1941 by frogmen of the Decima Flottiglia MAS human torpedoes. It was released in the United Kingdom as ''Human Torpedoes'' and in France and Belgium as ''Panique à Gibraltar'' (''Panic in Gibraltar''). It was directed by Duilio Coletti and produced by Carlo Ponti and Luigi De Laurentiis, with a score by Nino Rota and a screenplay by Giuseppe Berto and Marcantonio Bragadin (admiral), Marcantonio Bragadin Plot The events are a little modified and presented in a more favorable way for the Royal Navy. Namely, the damaging of HMS ''Valiant'' is just mentioned in a statement at the end of the movie, the two Italians are evacuated from the room under sea level before the explosion while in reality they had been placed there again after Durand De La Penne had told Morgan about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
