35th Berlin International Film Festival
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The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival
was held from February 15 to February 26, 1985.
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
was held from February 15 to February 26, 1985.
Jury
- Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
(Head of the Jury) - Max von SydowMax von SydowMax von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...
- Alberto SordiAlberto SordiAlberto Sordi, also known as Albertone, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian actor. He was also a film director and the dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel & Hardy films....
- Regimantas Adomaitis
- Sheila BensonSheila BensonSheila Benson is an American journalist and film critic. In 1985, she was a member of the jury at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.Benson began writing film reviews at the Pacific Sun, a local free newspaper, in Mill Valley, California. From 1981 to 1991, she was the principal reviewer...
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase
- Onat Kutlar
- Luis Megino
- Ingrid Scheib-Rothbart
- Chris Sievernich
- István SzabóIstván SzabóIstván Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.Szabó is the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European, auteurist art cinema, he has made films that represent many of the psychological and political...
Films in competition
- 19191919 (film)1919 is a 1985 British drama film directed by Hugh Brody and written by Michael Ignatieff together with Brody. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Paul Scofield as Alexander Scherbatov* Maria Schell as Sophie Rubin...
by Hugh BrodyHugh BrodyHugh Brody is a British anthropologist, writer, director and lecturer. He was born in 1943 and educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He taught social anthropology at Queen's University, Belfast... - After DarknessAfter DarknessAfter Darkness is a 1985 Swiss horror film directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard and Sergio Guerraz. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* John Hurt as Peter Hunningford* Julian Sands as Laurence Hunningford...
by Sergio Guerraz, Dominique Othenin-Girard - Count to TenCount to Ten (film)Count to Ten is a 1985 Argentine drama film directed by Oscar Barney Finn. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Oscar Martínez* Héctor Alterio* Arturo Maly as Pedro Vallejos* María Luisa Robledo* Julia von Grolman...
by Oscar Barney FinnOscar Barney FinnOscar Barney Finn is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1974 and 1997. His 1985 film Count to Ten was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:... - DaengbyeotDaengbyeotDaengbyeot is a 1985 Korean drama film directed by Hah Myung-joong. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival....
by Hah Myung-joongHah Myung-joongHah Myung-joong is a South Korean actor, film director, producer, planner, and screen writer. Hah started his career as an actor, but expanded his career to film directing, and film producing. Hah graduated from Kyung Hee University with a major in English literature. His brother Ha Gil-jong was... - Die Frau und der Fremde by Rainer SimonRainer SimonRainer Simon is a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1964 and 2000. His 1985 film The Woman and the Stranger won the Golden Bear award at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
- Les enfantsThe Children (1984 film)The Children is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Marguerite Duras. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Axel Bogousslavsky as Ernesto* Daniel Gélin as Enrico...
by Marguerite DurasMarguerite DurasMarguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.-Background:...
, Jean Mascolo, Jean-Marc Turine - Heartbreakers by Bobby RothBobby RothRobert Jay "Bobby" Roth is a television and film director, screenwriter and producer.Roth began his tertiary education at the University of California, Berkeley studying philosophy and creative writing before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinema at the University of Southern California in...
- Je vous salue, MarieHail Mary (film)Hail Mary is a 1985 French film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film is a modern retelling of the story of a virgin birth. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Plot:...
by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave".... - Lufa ke ParalayiLoafing and CamouflageLoafing and Camouflage is a Greek cult comedy classic film directed by Nikos Perakis. It was followed in 1987 by BIOS kai Politeia, bringing the characters in a post-20 year "reunion". In 2005, Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean was released, bearing no relation to the first...
by Nikos PerakisNikos PerakisNikos Perakis is a Greek writer and film director. He has studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Munich. At that time he worked as a set and costume designer... - MorengaMorengaMorenga is a 1985 German drama film directed by Egon Günther. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Jacques Breuer as Gottschalk* Edwin Noel as Wenstrup* Jürgen Holtz as v. Kageneck* Manfred Seipold as v. Koppy...
by Egon Günther - Mrs. SoffelMrs. SoffelMrs. Soffel is a 1984 American film drama based on the true Buck McGovern and the Biddle Boys case of 1901 Pittsburgh, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson. It was filmed on location in and around the Serez family Farm in Mulmer Ontario, as well as Wisconsin and establishing shots in Pittsburgh...
by Gillian ArmstrongGillian ArmstrongGillian May Armstrong is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries.- Career :Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Gillian Armstrong grew up in the eastern suburb of Mitcham. She graduated from Swinburne Technical College in 1968 where she studied theatrical costume design and... - Noc smaragdového měsíce by Václav MatějkaVáclav MatějkaVáclav Matějka is a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 15 films between 1970 and 1989. His 1985 film Noc smaragdového měsíce was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
- PehlivanPehlivan (film)Pehlivan is a 1984 Turkish drama film directed by Zeki Ökten. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where Tarık Akan won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Tarık Akan as Bilal* Yavuzer Cetinkaya* Tulug Çizgen...
by Zeki Ökten - Pizza ConnectionPizza Connection (film)Pizza Connection is a 1985 Italian crime film directed by Damiano Damiani. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Michele Placido as Mario Aloia* Mark Chase as Michele Aloia...
by Damiano Damiani - Places in the HeartPlaces in the HeartPlaces in the Heart is a 1984 drama film that tells the story of a Texas widow who tries to keep her farm together with the help of a blind white man and an African-American man during the Great Depression...
by Robert BentonRobert BentonRobert Douglas Benton is an American screenwriter and film director.Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Dorothy and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University. Benton has won numerous awards for both writing and... - Potomok belogo barsaThe Descendant of the Snow LeopardThe Descendant of the Snow Leopard is a 1984 Soviet drama film directed by Tolomush Okeyev. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.-Cast:...
by Tolomush Okeyev - Die Praxis der LiebeThe Practice of LoveThe Practice of Love is a 1985 Austrian drama film directed by Valie Export. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Adelheid Arndt as Judith Wiener* Rüdiger Vogler as Dr. Alfons Schlögel* Hagnot Elischka as Dr...
by Valie ExportValie ExportValie Export is an Austrian artist... - Péril en la demeureDeath in a French GardenDeath in a French Garden is a 1985 French drama film directed by Michel Deville. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Anémone as Edwige Ledieu* Richard Bohringer as Daniel Forest* Nicole Garcia as Julia Tombsthay...
by Michel DevilleMichel DevilleMichel Deville is a French film director and screenwriter.Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors... - Ronja RövardotterRonia, the Robber's Daughter (film)Ronia, the Robber's Daughter is a 1984 Swedish fantasy film directed by Tage Danielsson, based on the novel of the same title by Astrid Lindgren, and adapted for the screen by Lindgren herself.When the film was broadcast on television two years after the theatrical premiere, the film was twenty...
by Tage DanielssonTage DanielssonTage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm... - Seburi monogatariSeburi monogatariSeburi monogatari is a 1985 Japanese drama film directed by Sadao Nakajima. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Kenichi Hagiwara as Hajime Kinoshita* Yumiko Fujita as Kuni* Michiko Kohno as Hide...
by Sadao NakajimaSadao Nakajimais a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza film and jidaigeki.-Career:Born in Chiba Prefecture, he attended Hibiya High School and then the University of Tokyo before joining the Tōei studio in 1959... - SticoSticoStico is a 1985 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime de Armiñán. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where Fernando Fernán Gómez won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.-Cast:...
by Jaime de Armiñán - Szirmok, virágok, koszorúkFlowers of ReverieFlowers of Reverie is a 1984 Hungarian drama film directed by László Lugossy. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* György Cserhalmi as Majláth Ferenc, huszárfõhadnagy...
by László LugossyLászló LugossyLászló Lugossy is a Hungarian film director.In 1976, his film Man Without a Name was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement. His 1981 film Köszönöm, megvagyunk was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film... - Der Tod des weißen PferdesThe Death of the White StallionThe Death of the White Stallion is a 1985 German drama film directed by Christian Ziewer. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Thomas Anzenhofer as Veit* Péter Franke as Kilian Feuerbacher* Udo Samel as Father Andreas...
by Christian Ziewer - WetherbyWetherby (film)Wetherby is a 1985 British drama film written and directed by playwright David Hare.-Plot synopsis:Set in the town of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, the film focuses on Jean Travers, a middle-aged spinster schoolteacher...
by David HareDavid Hare (playwright)Sir David Hare is an English playwright and theatre and film director.-Early life:Hare was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, the son of Agnes and Clifford Hare, a sailor. He was educated at Lancing, an independent school in West Sussex, and at Jesus College, Cambridge... - Wrong WorldWrong WorldWrong World is a 1985 Australian film directed by Ian Pringle. It was filmed in Nhill and Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.David , a disillusioned doctor, travels with a junkie female who has her own problems, across the state of Victoria.-Cast:*Richard Moir as David Trueman*Jo Kennedy as...
by Ian Pringle
Awards
- Golden BearGolden BearAccording to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
:- Die Frau und der Fremde by Rainer SimonRainer SimonRainer Simon is a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1964 and 2000. His 1985 film The Woman and the Stranger won the Golden Bear award at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
- WetherbyWetherby (film)Wetherby is a 1985 British drama film written and directed by playwright David Hare.-Plot synopsis:Set in the town of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, the film focuses on Jean Travers, a middle-aged spinster schoolteacher...
by David HareDavid Hare (playwright)Sir David Hare is an English playwright and theatre and film director.-Early life:Hare was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, the son of Agnes and Clifford Hare, a sailor. He was educated at Lancing, an independent school in West Sussex, and at Jesus College, Cambridge...
- Die Frau und der Fremde by Rainer Simon
- Silver Bear - Special Jury PrizeJury Grand PrixThe Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
: Szirmok, virágok, koszorúkFlowers of ReverieFlowers of Reverie is a 1984 Hungarian drama film directed by László Lugossy. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* György Cserhalmi as Majláth Ferenc, huszárfõhadnagy...
by László LugossyLászló LugossyLászló Lugossy is a Hungarian film director.In 1976, his film Man Without a Name was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement. His 1981 film Köszönöm, megvagyunk was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film... - Silver Bear for Best DirectorSilver Bear for Best DirectorThe Silver Bear for Best Director is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for best achievement in direction.-Awards:-Repeated winners:*Mario Monicelli *Satyajit Ray *Carlos Saura -External links:*...
: Robert BentonRobert BentonRobert Douglas Benton is an American screenwriter and film director.Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Dorothy and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University. Benton has won numerous awards for both writing and...
for Places in the HeartPlaces in the HeartPlaces in the Heart is a 1984 drama film that tells the story of a Texas widow who tries to keep her farm together with the help of a blind white man and an African-American man during the Great Depression... - Silver Bear for Best ActressSilver Bear for Best ActressThe Silver Bear for Best Actress is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actress.-Awards:- External links :*...
: Jo KennedyJo KennedyJo Kennedy is an Australian actress, film director and screenwriter. She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the film Wrong World...
for Wrong WorldWrong WorldWrong World is a 1985 Australian film directed by Ian Pringle. It was filmed in Nhill and Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.David , a disillusioned doctor, travels with a junkie female who has her own problems, across the state of Victoria.-Cast:*Richard Moir as David Trueman*Jo Kennedy as... - Silver Bear for Best ActorSilver Bear for Best ActorThe Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*...
: Fernando Fernán GómezFernando Fernán GómezFernando Fernán-Gómez was a Spanish actor and director. He was born in Lima, Peru as his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour of Latin America. Inheriting his surname as a stage name, he moved to Spain in 1924.After the Spanish Civil War he began a study of Law but...
for SticoSticoStico is a 1985 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime de Armiñán. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where Fernando Fernán Gómez won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.-Cast:... - Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Tolomush Okeyev for Potomok belogo barsaThe Descendant of the Snow LeopardThe Descendant of the Snow Leopard is a 1984 Soviet drama film directed by Tolomush Okeyev. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.-Cast:...
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Ronja RövardotterRonia, the Robber's Daughter (film)Ronia, the Robber's Daughter is a 1984 Swedish fantasy film directed by Tage Danielsson, based on the novel of the same title by Astrid Lindgren, and adapted for the screen by Lindgren herself.When the film was broadcast on television two years after the theatrical premiere, the film was twenty...
- Honourable Mention:
- Damiano Damiani for Pizza ConnectionPizza Connection (film)Pizza Connection is a 1985 Italian crime film directed by Damiano Damiani. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Michele Placido as Mario Aloia* Mark Chase as Michele Aloia...
- Les enfantsThe Children (1984 film)The Children is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Marguerite Duras. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Axel Bogousslavsky as Ernesto* Daniel Gélin as Enrico...
- Tarık AkanTarik AkanTarık Akan is a Turkish film actor and producer who has been active since the 1970s.-Biography:...
for PehlivanPehlivan (film)Pehlivan is a 1984 Turkish drama film directed by Zeki Ökten. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where Tarık Akan won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Tarık Akan as Bilal* Yavuzer Cetinkaya* Tulug Çizgen...
- Damiano Damiani for Pizza Connection
External links
- 1985 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1985 at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...