Location | West Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear: One Summer of Happiness |
Festival date | 12–25 June 1952 |
Website | Website |
The 2nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 25 June 1952. [1]
The Golden Bear was awarded to Swedish film One Summer of Happiness by the audience vote. [2]
The FIAPF prohibited the festival from awarding any official prizes by a jury (which in the early 50's only Cannes and Venice were allowed to do so), [1] instead the awards were given through audience voting. This was only changed in 1956 when the FIAPF granted Berlin the so-called "A-Status". [1] [3]
Orson Welles's Othello was banned from the festival due to his alleged anti-German remarks. [4] The festival held a retrospective on silent films. [5]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: [6]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
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Cry, the Beloved Country | Zoltán Korda | United Kingdom | |
Death of a Salesman | László Benedek | United States | |
Fanfan la Tulipe | Christian-Jaque | France, Italy | |
Great Man | Un grand patron | Yves Ciampi | France |
Miracle in Milan | Miracolo a Milano | Vittorio De Sica | Italy |
One Summer of Happiness | Hon dansade en sommar | Arne Mattsson | Sweden |
The Overcoat | Il Cappotto | Alberto Lattuada | Italy |
Rashomon | 羅生門 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
The River | Le Fleuve | Jean Renoir | France, India, United States |
Three Forbidden Stories | Tre storie proibite | Augusto Genina | Italy |
Under the Thousand Lanterns | Unter den tausend Laternen | Erich Engel | West Germany, France |
Wife For a Night | Moglie per una notte | Mario Camerini | Italy |
The following prizes were awarded by the audience vote: [2]
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