8th Moscow International Film Festival
| Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 10 – 23 July 1973 |
| Website | http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru |
The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973.[1] The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film That Sweet Word: Liberty! directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film Affection directed by Ludmil Staikov.
Jury
- Sergei Bondarchuk (USSR - President of the Jury)
- Aleksey Batalov (USSR)
- Julio Bracho (Mexico)
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (Senegal)
- Jerzy Hoffman (Poland)
- Antonín Kachlík (Czechoslovakia)
- René Clément (France)
- Gina Lollobrigida (Italy)
- Károly Makk (Hungary)
- Kurt Maetzig (East Germany)
- Toshiro Mifune (Japan)
- Tolomush Okeyev (USSR)
- George Stevens (USA)
- Christo Christov (Bulgaria)
- Kamal El Sheikh (Egypt)
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icheend N' | Icheend N' | Badrahin Sumhu | Mongolia |
| Explosion | Explozia | Mircea Drăgan | Romania |
| Tati | Tati, a garota | Bruno Barreto | Brazil |
| Days of Betrayal | Dny zrady | Otakar Vávra | Czechoslovakia |
| Home Sweet Home | Home Sweet Home | Benoît Lamy | Belgium |
| The Thirsties | Al zamioun | Mohamed Shukri Jameel | Iraq |
| The Promised Land | La tierre prometida | Miguel Littín | Chile |
| Ripe Cherries | Reife Kirschen | Horst Seemann | East Germany |
| Tears of Blood | Und der Regen verwischt jede Spur | Alfred Vohrer | West Germany, France |
| Empire M | إمبراطور ميم Empire M | Hussein Kamal | Egypt |
| Cuando quiero llorar no lloro | Cuando quiero llorar no lloro | Mauricio Walerstein | Venezuela |
| Copernicus | Kopernik | Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski | Poland, East Germany |
| Affection | Обич, Obich | Ludmil Staikov | Bulgaria |
| The Dupes | المخدوعون Al-makhdu'un | Tewfik Saleh | Syria |
| Oklahoma Crude | Oklahoma Crude | Stanley Kramer | United States |
| On Own Will | Swayamvaram | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | India |
| Plot | L'Attentat | Yves Boisset | France, Italy, West Germany |
| Shinobu Kawa | Shinobu Kawa | Kei Kumai | Japan |
| The Saplings | Саженцы, Sazhentsy | Rezo Chkheidze | Soviet Union |
| Lina's Wedding | Jentespranget | Knud Leif Thomsen | Denmark, Norway |
| 17th Parallel, Nights and Days | Vĩ tuyến 17 ngày và đêm | Hải Ninh | North Vietnam |
| The Office Picnic | The Office Picnic | Tom Cowan | Australia |
| The Battle of Sutjeska | Sutjeska | Stipe Delić | Yugoslavia |
| Those Years | Aquellos años | Felipe Cazals | Mexico |
| The Triple Echo | Triple Echo | Michael Apted | Great Britain |
| Touki Bouki | Touki bouki | Djibril Diop Mambéty | Senegal |
| The Assassination of Matteotti | Il delitto Matteotti | Florestano Vancini | Italy |
| Photography | Fotografia | Pál Zolnay | Hungary |
| The Man from Maisinicu | El hombre de Maisinicú | Manuel Pérez | Cuba |
| That Sweet Word: Liberty! | Это сладкое слово — свобода!, Eto sladkoye slovo - svoboda! | Vytautas Žalakevičius | Soviet Union |
Awards
- Golden Prize:
- Golden Prize for Direction: Stanley Kramer for Oklahoma Crude
- Special Prizes:
- Silver Prizes:
- Prizes:
- Best Actor: Sergio Corrieri for The Man from Maisinicu
- Best Actor: Ramaz Chkhikvadze for The Saplings
- Best Actress: Tra Giang for 17th Parallel, Nights and Days
- Best Actress: Ingerid Vardund for Lina's Wedding
- Diplomas:
- Prix FIPRESCI: Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Special Mention: The Man from Maisinicu by Manuel Pérez
References
- ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.