41st Berlin International Film Festival
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The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival
was held from February 15 to 26, 1991.
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 26, 1991.
Jury
- Volker SchlöndorffVolker SchlöndorffVolker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker who has worked in Germany, France and the United States...
(Head of the Jury) - Chantal AkermanChantal AkermanChantal Anne Akerman is a Belgian film director, artist, and professor of film at the European Graduate School. Akerman's best-known film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles , exemplifies a dedication to the ellipses of conventional narrative cinema.-Early life:Akerman was born to...
- Laurie AndersonLaurie AndersonLaura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s...
- José Luis BorauJosé Luis BorauJosé Luis Borau Moradell is a Spanish producer, screenwriter, writer, and film director. He has acted in some films.He won Goya Award as Best Director in 2000 for Leo....
- Judith Godrèche
- Yuri KlepikovYuri KlepikovYuri Klepikov is a Russian screenwriter and actor. He has written for twelve films since 1966. He was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* The Seventh Companion...
- Renate Krößner
- Gillo PontecorvoGillo PontecorvoGillo Pontecorvo was an Italian filmmaker. He worked as a film director for more than a decade before his best known film La battaglia di Algeri was released...
- Simon RelphSimon RelphSimon Relph is a British assistant film director and producer. He is the former chairman of the BAFTA Foundation Trustees. He was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Reds...
- Catharina Stackelberg
- Mircea VeroiuMircea VeroiuMircea Veroiu was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1968 and 1997. He was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
Films in competition
- AmantesLovers (film)Lovers is a 1991 Spanish film noir written and directed by Vicente Aranda, starring Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz and Maribel Verdú. The film brought Aranda to widespread attention in the English-speaking world...
by Vicente ArandaVicente ArandaVicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the... - Amelia Lópes O'NeillAmelia Lópes O'NeillAmelia Lópes O'Neill is a 1991 Chilean drama film directed by Valeria Sarmiento. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Franco Nero as Fernando* Laura del Sol as Amelia Lópes O'Neil* Laura Benson as Anna...
by Valeria SarmientoValeria SarmientoValeria Sarmiento is a Chilean film editor, director and screenwriter. She has directed 18 films since 1972. Her 1991 film Amelia Lópes O'Neill was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival... - The Ballad of the Sad CaféThe Ballad of the Sad Café (film)The Ballad of the Sad Café is a 1991 Merchant Ivory film, produced by Ismail Merchant and directed by Simon Callow, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Keith Carradine. Michael Hirst adapted the Edward Albee play, which in turn was based on a novella in a collection of short stories of the same title by...
by Simon CallowSimon CallowSimon Phillip Hugh Callow, CBE is an English actor, writer and theatre director. He is also currently a judge on Popstar to Operastar.-Early years:... - Der BergThe Mountain (1991 film)The Mountain is a 1991 Swiss drama film directed by Markus Imhoof. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Susanne Lothar as Lena* Mathias Gnädinger as Manser* Peter Simonischek as Kreuzpointner...
by Markus ImhoofMarkus ImhoofMarkus Imhoof is a Swiss screenwriter and film director. He won a Silver Bear at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival for his film The Boat Is Full , which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film... - Cabeza de VacaCabeza de Vaca (film)Cabeza de Vaca is a 1991 Mexican film about the adventures of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca , an early Spanish explorer, as he traversed what later became the United States south-east and northern Cuba becoming a shaman. His journey of a number of years began in 1528...
by Nicolás EchevarríaNicolás EchevarríaNicolás Echevarría is a Mexican film director and cinematographer. He has directed over 20 films since 1973. His 1991 film Cabeza de Vaca was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:... - La condannaThe ConvictionThe Conviction is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Lorenzo Colajanni...
by Marco Bellocchio - Li Lianying: The Imperial EunuchLi Lianying: The Imperial EunuchLi Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch, also known as The Last Eunuch, is a 1991 Chinese biographical film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. It tells the story of Li Lianying, a eunuch who wielded power in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty...
by Tian ZhuangzhuangTian ZhuangzhuangTian Zhuangzhuang is a Chinese film director and producer.Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an amateur photographer and then as an assistant cinematographer at the Beijing Agricultural Film... - Dances with WolvesDances with WolvesDances with Wolves is a 1990 epic western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army Lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a...
by Kevin CostnerKevin CostnerKevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J... - Dandan-e-marSnake FangSnake Fang is a 1990 Iranian war film directed by Masoud Kimiai. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Faramarz Sadighi as Reza* Golchehre Sajadieh as Siwar* Ahmad Najafi as Ahmad...
by Masoud KimiaiMasoud KimiaiMasoud Kimiai is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in 1941 in Tehran, Iran.- Biography :Kimiai started his career as an assistant director and made his debut, Come Stranger, in 1968. With his second film, Kaiser , he and Dariush Mehrjui with The film Cow, caused a... - ErfolgSuccess (film)Success is a 1991 German drama film directed by Franz Seitz, Jr.. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Bruno Ganz as Jacques Tüverlin* Franziska Walser as Johanna Krain* Peter Simonischek as Dr...
by Franz Seitz, Jr.Franz Seitz, Jr.Franz Seitz, Jr. was a German film producer, screenwriter and film director. He produced 74 films between 1951 and 2006. In 1983, he was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1991, his film Success was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.His... - Fortune ExpressFortune ExpressFortune Express is a 1991 French drama film directed by Olivier Schatzky. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Thierry Frémont as Gadouille* Cris Campion as Pascal Perkiss* Hervé Laudière as Marko...
by Olivier SchatzkyOlivier SchatzkyOlivier Schatzky is a French film director and screenwriter. His 1991 film Fortune Express was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:* 1986 : Le Complexe du kangourou, Screenwriter... - God afton, Herr Wallenberg by Kjell GredeKjell GredeKjell Grede is a Swedish film director. He directed nine films between 1967 and 2003. He was married to actress Bibi Andersson from 1960 to 1973. His film Harry Munter was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, his film Good Evening, Mr...
- La casa del sorriso by Marco Ferreri
- Isyhes meres tou AvgoustouQuiet Days in AugustQuiet Days in August is a 1991 Greek drama film directed by Pantelis Voulgaris. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Aleka Paizi as Aleka* Themis Bazaka as Elli* Thanasis Vengos as Nikolas...
by Pantelis VoulgarisPantelis VoulgarisPantelis Voulgaris is a Greek film director and screenwriter. His 1989 film The Striker with Number 9 was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival... - Ked hviezdy boli cervenéWhen the Stars Were RedWhen the Stars Were Red is a 1991 Czech drama film directed by Dušan Trančík. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Václav Koubek as Josef Brezík* Alena Ambrová as Heda* Ján Sedal as Kadraba...
by Dušan TrančíkDušan TrančíkDušan Trančík is a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1968 and 1993. His 1991 film When the Stars Were Red was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:... - The MiracleThe Miracle (1991 film)The Miracle is a 1991 drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan. It stars Beverly D'Angelo, Donal McCann, and Niall Byrne. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Plot:...
by Neil JordanNeil JordanNeil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won an Academy Award for The Crying Game.- Early life :... - Mister JohnsonMister JohnsonMister Johnson is a 1990 American drama film based on the 1939 novel by Joyce Cary. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival, where Maynard Eziashi won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.The film was shot in Toro, Nigeria...
by Bruce BeresfordBruce BeresfordBruce Beresford is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 40-year career.-Early life:... - Le Petit criminelThe Little GangsterThe Little Gangster is a 1990 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Richard Anconina as Le flic, Gérard...
by Jacques DoillonJacques DoillonJacques Doillon is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women... - The Russia HouseThe Russia House (film)The Russia House is an American spy drama, based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré. It was directed by Fred Schepisi, and starred Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, with Roy Scheider, James Fox, John Mahoney, and Klaus Maria Brandauer in supporting roles.It was filmed on location in...
by Fred Schepisi - SatanSatan (1991 film)Satan is a 1991 Soviet thriller film directed by Viktor Aristov. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize....
by Viktor AristovViktor Aristov (director)Viktor Aristov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed five films between 1980 and 1994. His 1991 film Satan was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-External links:... - The Silence of the Lambs by Jonathan DemmeJonathan DemmeRobert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
- Der TangospielerThe Tango PlayerThe Tango Player is a 1991 German drama film directed by Roland Gräf. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Michael Gwisdek as Hans-Peter Dallow* Corinna Harfouch as Elke* Hermann Beyer as Dr. Berger...
by Roland GräfRoland GräfRoland Gräf is a German cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film The House on the River was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Three years later, his film Fallada: The Last Chapter was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival... - UltràUltra (film)Ultra is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where Tognazzi won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Claudio Amendola as Principe* Ricky Memphis as Red...
by Ricky TognazziRicky TognazziRiccardo Tognazzi is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film The Escort was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival... - UranusUranus (1990 film)Uranus is a 1990 French comedy-drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-World War II recovery in a small French village, as the controlling French Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists....
by Claude BerriClaude BerriClaude Berri , born Claude Berel Langmann, was one of the great all-rounders of French cinema: an actor, writer, producer, director and distributor. "Out of my failure as an actor was born my desire to direct. Then my relative failure as a director forced me to become a producer. In order to get my... - Il viaggio di Capitan FracassaCaptain Fracassa's JourneyCaptain Fracassa's Journey is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Vincent Perez as Baron of Sigognac* Emmanuelle Béart as Isabella* Massimo Troisi as Pulcinella...
by Ettore Scola
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....
: La casa del sorriso by Marco Ferreri - 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...
:- La condannaThe ConvictionThe Conviction is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Lorenzo Colajanni...
by Marco Bellocchio - SatanSatan (1991 film)Satan is a 1991 Soviet thriller film directed by Viktor Aristov. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize....
by Viktor AristovViktor Aristov (director)Viktor Aristov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed five films between 1980 and 1994. His 1991 film Satan was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-External links:...
- La condanna
- 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:*...
:- Jonathan DemmeJonathan DemmeRobert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
for The Silence of the Lambs - Ricky TognazziRicky TognazziRiccardo Tognazzi is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film The Escort was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival...
for UltràUltra (film)Ultra is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where Tognazzi won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Claudio Amendola as Principe* Ricky Memphis as Red...
- Jonathan Demme
- 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 :*...
: Victoria AbrilVictoria AbrilVictoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....
for AmantesLovers (film)Lovers is a 1991 Spanish film noir written and directed by Vicente Aranda, starring Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz and Maribel Verdú. The film brought Aranda to widespread attention in the English-speaking world... - 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 :*...
: Maynard EziashiMaynard EziashiMaynard Eziashi is a British/Nigerian actor. In 1991, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his starring role in Mister Johnson alongside Pierce Brosnan....
for Mister JohnsonMister JohnsonMister Johnson is a 1990 American drama film based on the 1939 novel by Joyce Cary. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival, where Maynard Eziashi won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.The film was shot in Toro, Nigeria... - Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Kevin CostnerKevin CostnerKevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
for Dances with WolvesDances with WolvesDances with Wolves is a 1990 epic western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army Lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a... - Honourable Mention
- Dandan-e-marSnake FangSnake Fang is a 1990 Iranian war film directed by Masoud Kimiai. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Faramarz Sadighi as Reza* Golchehre Sajadieh as Siwar* Ahmad Najafi as Ahmad...
- Le Petit criminelThe Little GangsterThe Little Gangster is a 1990 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Richard Anconina as Le flic, Gérard...
- Li Lianying: The Imperial EunuchLi Lianying: The Imperial EunuchLi Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch, also known as The Last Eunuch, is a 1991 Chinese biographical film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. It tells the story of Li Lianying, a eunuch who wielded power in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty...
- Dandan-e-mar
External links
- 1991 Berlin International Film Festival
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