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8th Moscow International Film Festival
Film festival
Film festival
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 8th Moscow International Film Festival |
| location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| founded | 1959 |
| awards | Grand Prix |
| date | 10–23 July 1973 |
| website | http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru |
The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. 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](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:
- That Sweet Word: Liberty! by Vytautas Žalakevičius
- Affection by Ludmil Staikov
- Golden Prize for Direction: Stanley Kramer for Oklahoma Crude
- Special Prizes:
- The Assassination of Matteotti by Florestano Vancini
- The Battle of Sutjeska by Stipe Delić
- Those Years by Felipe Cazals
- Silver Prizes:
- Photography by Pál Zolnay
- Copernicus by Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski
- Plot by Yves Boisset
- 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:
- Days of Betrayal by Otakar Vávra
- Home Sweet Home by Benoît Lamy
- The Saplings by Rezo Chkheidze
- Explosion by Mircea Drăgan
- Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Prix FIPRESCI: Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Special Mention: The Man from Maisinicu by Manuel Pérez
References
References
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