33rd Berlin International Film Festival


The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film, Tootsie by Sydney Pollack.
The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film Ascendancy directed by Edward Bennett and Spanish film La colmena directed by Mario Camus. The retrospective titled Exile. Six Actors from Germany was dedicated to German or Austrian actors Wolfgang Zilzer, Curt Bois, Dolly Haas, Francis Lederer, Elisabeth Bergner and Hertha Thiele, who were forced to leave Germany after the 1930s rise of the Nazi regime.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
AscendancyAscendancyEdward BennettUnited Kingdom
La Belle captiveAlain Robbe-GrilletFrance
Cap CanailleJuliet Berto, Jean-Henri RogerFrance
La colmenaMario CamusSpain
In the White CityDans la ville blancheAlain TannerSwitzerland
Der er et yndigt landMorten ArnfredDenmark
Dies rigorose LebenVadim GlownaWest Germany
DögkeselyűFerenc AndrásHungary
The MissionFerestadehParviz SayyadUSA
The GhostDas GespenstHerbert AchternbuschWest Germany
A Season in HakkariHakkâri'de Bir MevsimErden KıralTurkey
Sheer MadnessHeller WahnMargarethe von TrottaWest Germany
HimalaIshmael BernalPhilippines
Hécate'Daniel SchmidSwitzerland
Strange Friends陌生的朋友 Mò shēng de péng yǒuLei XuChina
Incomplete EclipseNeúplné zatmeníJaromil JirešCzechoslovakia
Pauline at the BeachPauline à la plageÉric RohmerFrance
Pra Frente, BrasilRoberto FariasBrazil
Der stille OzeanXaver SchwarzenbergerAustria
That Championship SeasonThat Championship SeasonJason MillerUSA
UtopiaSohrab Shahid-SalessWest Germany
Via degli specchiGiovanna GagliardoItaly
Love by RequestВлюблён по собственному желанию Vlyublyon po sobstvennomu zhelaniyuSergey MikaelyanSoviet Union
野獣刑事 Yajū deka''Eiichi KudoJapan

Out of competition

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Exile. Six Actors from Germany":
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
Unholy LoveAlrauneHenrik GaleenGermany
Anna and ElizabethAnna und ElisabethFrank WisbarGermany
A Private LifeMikhail BoginUSA
ArianeArianePaul CzinnerGermany
BoycottBoykottRobert LandGermany
Broken BlossomsJohn BrahmUnited Kingdom
CaughtMax OphülsUSA
Confessions of a Nazi SpyAnatole LitvakUSA
The Boat Is FullDas Boot ist vollMarkus ImhoofSwitzerland
The Awakening of WomanDas Erwachen des WeibesFred SauerGermany
The Ugly GirlDas häßliche MädchenHermann KosterlitzGermany
The Prince of PappenheimDer Fürst von PappenheimRichard EichbergWest Germany
The Page from the Dalmasse HotelDer Page vom Dalmasse-HotelVictor JansonGermany
The Pentecost OutingDer PfingstausflugMichael GüntherGermany
Dreaming LipsDer träumende MundPaul CzinnerGermany
Pandora's BoxDie Büchse der PandoraGeorg Wilhelm PabstGermany
The Incorrigible BarbaraDie unverbesserliche BarbaraLothar WarnekeEast Germany
The Wonderful Lies of Nina PetrovnaDie wunderbare Lüge der Nina PetrownaHanns SchwarzGermany
Dreaming LipsPaul CzinnerUnited Kingdom
Ein PolterabendCurt BoisEast Germany
A Tremendously Rich ManEin steinreicher MannSteve SekelyGermany
Enemy of WomenAlfred ZeislerUSA
Miss ElseFräulein ElsePaul CzinnerGermany
Herr Puntila and His Servant MattiHerr Puntila und sein Knecht MattiAlberto CavalcantiAustria
Hitler's MadmanDouglas SirkUSA
Hotel BerlinPeter GodfreyUSA
I ConfessAlfred HitchcockUSA
The Island on the LakeInsel im SeeWolfgang MünstermannEast Germany
Little Girl, Great FortuneKleines Mädel – großes GlückE. W. EmoGermany
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die WeltSlatan DudowGermany
Love's CommandLiebeskommandoGéza von BolváryGermany
Girls in UniformMädchen in UniformLeontine SaganGermany
MutterliebeGermany
Husbands or LoversNju - Eine unverstandene FrauPaul CzinnerGermany
Raid in St. PauliRazzia in Sankt PauliWerner HochbaumGermany
Ripening YouthReifende JugendCarl FroelichGermany
ScampoloScampolo, ein Kind der StraßeHans SteinhoffGermany, Austria
Such Is LifeTakový je životCarl JunghansCzechoslovakia
Stolen LifePaul CzinnerUnited Kingdom
The Diary of a ChambermaidJean RenoirUSA
The Lovable CheatRichard OswaldUSA
The Man I MarriedIrving PichelUSA
The Pursuit of HappinessAlexander HallUSA
Voice in the WindArthur RipleyUSA
EscapeZufluchtCarl FroelichGermany

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: