Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: The Ascent |
| Festival date | 24 June – 5 July 1977 |
| Website | Website |
The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1977. [1] The festival opened with Nickelodeon by Peter Bogdanovich. [2]
The Golden Bear was awarded to The Ascent directed by Larisa Shepitko. [3] Since this edition the annual Retrospective and Homage events has been coordinated jointly between the festival organization and the Deutsche Kinemathek. [4] The retrospective shown at the festival was dedicated to German actress Marlene Dietrich, which was divided into two parts, with Part 1 being shown this year along with the retrospective called Love, Death and Technology. Cinema of the Fantastical 1933–1945. [5] The guest of the Homage was West German filmmaker Wilfried Basse. [6]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: [7]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: [8]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Anchorite | El anacoreta | Juan Estelrich | Spain, France |
| The Ascent | Восхождение | Larisa Shepitko | Soviet Union |
| A Strange Role | Herkulesfürdöi emlék | Pál Sándor | Hungary |
| Between the Lines | Joan Micklin Silver | United States | |
| Black Litter | Camada negra | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Spain |
| The Bricklayers | Los albañiles | Jorge Fons | Mexico |
| The Conquest of the Citadel | Die Eroberung der Zitadelle | Bernhard Wicki | West Germany |
| Cyclops | Циклопът | Christo Christov | Bulgaria |
| Day for My Love | Den pro mou lásku | Juraj Herz | Czechoslovakia |
| The Devil Probably | Le diable probablement | Robert Bresson | France |
| Don's Party | Bruce Beresford | Australia | |
| Etuda o zkoušce | Evald Schorm | Czechoslovakia | |
| The Expulsion from Paradise | Die Vertreibung aus dem Paradies | Niklaus Schilling | West Germany |
| Feniks | Petar Gligorovski | Yugoslavia | |
| The Fifth Seal | Az ötödik pecsét | Zoltán Fábri | Hungary |
| Grete Minde | Heidi Genée | West Germany, Austria | |
| Hitler: A Career | Hitler - Eine Karriere | Joachim Fest and Christian Herrendoerfer | West Germany |
| Jabberwocky | Terry Gilliam | United Kingdom | |
| The Late Show | Robert Benton | United States | |
| Mama, I'm Alive | Mama, ich lebe | Konrad Wolf | East Germany, Soviet Union |
| The Man Who Loved Women | L'Homme qui aimait les femmes | François Truffaut | France |
| Nickelodeon (opening film) | Peter Bogdanovich | United States | |
| Ortsfremd ... wohnhaft vormals Mainzerlandstraße | Hedda Rinneberg and Hans Sachs | West Germany | |
| Pigs Have Wings | Porci con le ali | Paolo Pietrangeli | Italy |
| Sentimental Romance | Сентиментальный роман | Igor Maslennikov | Soviet Union |
| Tenda dos Milagres | Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Brazil | |
| The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler | Vdovstvo Karoline Žašler | Matjaž Klopčič | Yugoslavia |
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Marlene Dietrich (Part 1):
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blonde Venus | Josef von Sternberg | United States | |
| The Blue Angel | Der blaue Engel | Germany | |
| Dangers of the Engagement Period | Gefahren der Brautzeit | Fred Sauer | |
| The Devil Is a Woman | Josef von Sternberg | United States | |
| Dishonored | |||
| Knight Without Armour | Jacques Feyder | United Kingdom | |
| Morocco | Josef von Sternberg | United States | |
| The Scarlet Empress | |||
| Shanghai Express | |||
| The Ship of Lost Souls | Das Schiff der verlorenen Menschen | Maurice Tourneur | Germany |
| Tragedy of Love | Tragödie der Liebe | Joe May | |
The following films were shown in the retrospective "Love, Death and Technology. Cinema of the Fantastical 1933–1945":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tunnel | Der Tunnel | Kurt Bernhardt | Germany |
| Master of the World | Der Herr der Welt | Harry Piel |
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: [3]