15th Berlin International Film Festival

Summary

The 15th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1965.[1] The festival started selecting the jury members on its own rather than countries sending designated representatives.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to the French film Alphaville directed by Jean-Luc Godard.[3]

15th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (Alphaville)
Festival date25 June – 6 July 1965
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

Jury edit

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[4]

  • John Gillett, film critic (United Kingdom) - Jury President
  • Alexander Kluge, director, producer and writer (West Germany)
  • Ely Azeredo, film critic (Brazil)
  • Monique Berger, journalist and film critic (France)
  • Kyushiro Kusakabe, film critic (Japan)
  • Jerry Bresler, film producer (United States)
  • Karena Niehoff, journalist and film critic (West Germany)
  • Hansjürgen Pohland [de], director and producer (West Germany)
  • Hans-Dieter Roos, film critic (West Germany)

Films in competition edit

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[5]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Alphaville Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution Jean-Luc Godard France
Cat Ballou Elliot Silverstein US
The Railrodder Gerald Potterton Canada
The Lonely Wife চারুলতা Cārulatā Satyajit Ray India
The Art of Living El arte de vivir Julio Diamante Spain
Secrets Behind the Wall 壁の中の秘事 Kabe no naka no himegoto Kōji Wakamatsu Japan
My Love and I Kungsleden Gunnar Höglund Sweden
Love 65 Kärlek 65 Bo Widerberg Sweden
Happiness Le Bonheur Agnès Varda France
Pajarito Gómez Rodolfo Kuhn Argentina
Six in Paris Paris vu par... Claude Chabrol, Jean Douchet, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Daniel Pollet, Eric Rohmer and Jean Rouch France
Repulsion Roman Polanski United Kingdom
Shakespeare Wallah James Ivory US
The Knack ...and How to Get It Richard Lester United Kingdom
Thomas the Impostor Thomas l'imposteur Georges Franju France
Two People To Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Denmark
The Reckless Una bella grinta Giuliano Montaldo Italy
Das Boot von Torreira Alfred Ehrhardt West Germany
The Obsessed of Catule Vereda de Salvação Anselmo Duarte Brazil
The Blood of the Walsungs Wälsungenblut Rolf Thiele West Germany
Yeats Country Patrick Carey Ireland
Een zondag op het eiland van de Grande Jatte Frans Weisz Netherlands

Key edit

Winner of the main award for best film in its section

Awards edit

 
Jean-Luc Godard, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "15th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1965". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "JURIES 1965". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "PROGRAMME 1965". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

External links edit

  • 15th Berlin International Film Festival 1965
  • 1965 Berlin International Film Festival
  • Berlin International Film Festival:1965 Archived 12 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Internet Movie Database