35th Berlin International Film Festival explained

35th Berlin International Film Festival
Location:West Berlin, Germany
Founded:1951
Awards:Golden Bear


The Woman and the Stranger
and Wetherby

Number:326 films
Date:15–26 February 1985
Website:http://www.berlinale.de
Chronology:Berlin International Film Festival
Preceded By:34th
Followed By:36th

The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985.[1] The retrospective was dedicated to Special effects.[2]

The Golden Bear was jointly awarded awarded to The Woman and the Strangler directed by Rainer Simon and Wetherby directed by David Hare.

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:[4]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
1919Hugh BrodyUnited Kingdom
After DarknessSergio Guerraz, Dominique Othenin-GirardSwitzerland
The ChildrenLes enfants Marguerite Duras, Jean Mascolo, Jean-Marc TurineFrance
Count to Ten Contar hasta diezOscar Barney FinnArgentina
DaengbyeotHah Myung-joongSouth Korea
Death in a French GardenPéril en la demeure Michel DevilleFrance
The Death of the White StallionDer Tod des weißen Pferdes Christian ZiewerWest Germany
The Descendant of the Snow LeopardАк илбирстин тукуму Tolomush OkeyevSoviet Union
Flowers of ReverieSzirmok, virágok, koszorúk László LugossyHungary
HeartbreakersBobby RothUnited States
Hail MaryJe vous salue, Marie Jean-Luc GodardFrance
Loafing and CamouflageΛούφα και Παραλλαγή Nikos PerakisGreece
MorengaEgon GüntherWest Germany
Mrs. SoffelGillian ArmstrongUnited States
The Night of the Emerald MoonNoc smaragdového měsíce Václav MatějkaCzechoslovakia
PehlivanZeki ÖktenTurkey
Pizza ConnectionDamiano DamianiItaly
Places in the Heart Robert BentonUnited States
The Practice of LoveDie Praxis der Liebe Valie ExportWest Germany
Ronia, the Robber's DaughterRonja Rövardotter Tage DanielssonSweden
Seburi Monogatari瀬降り物語 Sadao NakajimaJapan
SticoJaime de ArmiñánSpain
WetherbyDavid HareUnited Kingdom
The Woman and the StrangerDie Frau und der FremdeRainer SimonEast Germany
Wrong WorldIan PringleAustralia

Out of competition

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Special Effects":[5]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
20,000 Leagues Under The SeaUnited States
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
The 7th Voyage of SinbadNathan H. Juran
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible ManCharles Lamont
MünchhausenJosef von BákyGermany
Again and Again, Good LuckImmer wieder GlückFerdinand DiehlWest Germany
Air MailJohn FordUnited States
AlienRidley ScottUnited States, United Kingdom
Beauty and the BeastLa Belle et la BêteJean CocteauFrance
The BirdsAlfred HitchcockUnited States
Blithe Spirit David LeanUnited Kingdom
Captain SindbadUnited States, West Germany
Citizen KaneUnited States
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleRobert Stevenson
Das BootWolfgang PetersenWest Germany
Destination Moon United States
The Devil-DollTod Browning
The Empire Strikes BackIrvin Kershner
End of the WorldLa fin du mondeAbel GanceFrance
EraserheadDavid LynchUnited States
The ExorcistWilliam Friedkin
The Fabulous Baron MunchausenBaron PrášilKarel ZemanCzechoslovakia
Forbidden PlanetFred McLeod WilcoxUnited States
Georges Méliès – short films from the years 1896 to 1912Georges MélièsFrance
GodzillaゴジラJapan
The Golden KeyZolotoy KlyuchikAleksandr PtushkoSoviet Union
Hardware WarsErnie FosseliusUnited States
The HauntingRobert WiseUnited Kingdom
Heart of StoneDas kalte HerzPaul VerhoevenEast Germany
The Haunted CastleDas Spukschloß im SpessartKurt HoffmannWest Germany
The Incredible Shrinking ManJack ArnoldUnited States
The Incredible Shrinking WomanJoel Schumacher
The Invisible ManJames Whale
The Invisible Man ReturnsJoe May
The Invisible WomanEdward Sutherland
Invisible AgentEdwin L. Marin
Island of Lost SoulsErle C. Kenton
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldStanley Kramer
Jason and the ArgonautsDon ChaffeyUnited States, United Kingdom
Journey to the Beginning of TimeCesta do pravekuCzechoslovakia
The Lost WorldHarry O. HoytUnited States
Magic SeedВолшебное зерноFyodor Filippov and Valentin KadochnikovSoviet Union
Man with a Movie CameraЧеловек с киноаппаратомDziga Vertov
Marry PoppinsRobert StevensonUnited States
MetropolisFritz LangGermany
The Mysterious IslandLucien Hubbard, Maurice Tourneur and Benjamin ChristensenUnited States
The New GulliverНовый ГулливерAleksandr PtushkoSoviet Union
Operation UnderseaWinston Hibler and Hamilton LuskeUnited States
OrpheusOrphéeJean CocteauFrance
PoltergeistTobe HooperUnited States
San Francisco
Serials: Flying heroes and smoking spaceships (includes Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe)Serials: Fliegende Helden und qualmende Raumschiffe Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor and others
Silent RunningDouglas Trumbull
The Son of KongErnest B. Schoedsack
Space Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship OrionRaumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes OrionTheo Mezger West Germany
Star WarsGeorge LucasUnited States, United Kingdom
The Student of PragueDer Student von PragStellan RyeGermany
Sylvia and the GhostSylvie et le fantômeClaude Autant-LaraFrance
Synthetischer FilmHelmut HerbstWest Germany
Testament of OrpheusLe testament d'OrphéeJean CocteauFrance
Things to ComeWilliam Cameron MenziesUnited Kingdom
This Island EarthJoseph Newman and Jack ArnoldUnited States
TommyKen RussellUnited Kingdom
Topper ReturnsUnited States
UniverseColin Low and Roman KroitorCanada
The War Of The WorldsByron HaskinUnited States
The Wizard Of OzVictor Fleming
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6]

Independent Awards

Literature

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 35th Berlin International Film Festival . 8 January 2011 . berlinale.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20101228182902/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/01_jahresblatt_1985/01_Jahresblatt_1985.html. 28 December 2010 . live.
  2. Web site: RETROSPECTIVE . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304113847/http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/sektionen_sonderveranstaltungen/retrospektive/index.html . 4 March 2017 . 28 July 2014.
  3. Web site: JURIES 1985 . 8 June 2014 . berlinale.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023130548/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/04_jury_1985/04_Jury_1985.html. 23 October 2013 . live.
  4. Web site: PROGRAMME 1985. 8 June 2014 . berlinale.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032640/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/02_programm_1985/02_Programm_1985.html. 6 January 2014 . live.
  5. Web site: RETROSPECTIVE 1985 . 28 July 2014.
  6. Web site: PRIZES & HONOURS 1985. 8 June 2014 . berlinale.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429161624/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/03_preistr_ger_1985/03_Preistraeger_1985.html. 29 April 2014 . live.