41st Berlin International Film Festival explained

41st Berlin International Film Festival
Opening:Uranus
Location:Berlin, Germany
Founded:1951
Awards:Golden Bear

The House of Smiles

Number:402 films
Date:15–26 February 1991
Website:Website
Chronology:Berlin International Film Festival
Preceded By:40th
Followed By:42nd

The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991.[1] The festival opened with Uranus by Claude Berri.

The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film The House of Smiles directed by Marco Ferreri.

The retrospective dedicated to Cold War films was shown at the festival.[2]

Jury

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 and Silver Bear awards:[4]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Amelia Lópes O'NeillValeria SarmientoChile, Switzerland, France, Spain
The Ballad of the Sad Café Simon CallowUnited Kingdom, United States
Cabeza de VacaNicolás EchevarríaMexico, Spain, France, United States, United Kingdom
Captain Fracassa's JourneyIl viaggio di Capitan Fracassa Ettore ScolaFrance, Italy
The ConvictionLa condanna Marco BellocchioItaly, Switzerland, France
Dances with Wolves Kevin CostnerUnited States
Fortune ExpressOlivier SchatzkyFrance
Good Evening, Mr. WallenbergGod afton, Herr Wallenberg Kjell GredeSweden
The House of SmilesLa casa del sorriso Marco FerreriItaly
大太監李蓮英Tian ZhuangzhuangChina, Hong Kong
The Little GangsterLe Petit criminel Jacques DoillonFrance
LoversAmantes Vicente ArandaSpain
The MiracleNeil JordanUnited Kingdom, Ireland
Mister JohnsonBruce BeresfordUnited States
The MountainDer Berg Markus ImhoofSwitzerland
Quiet Days in AugustΉσυχες μέρες του Αυγούστου Pantelis VoulgarisGreece
The Russia HouseFred SchepisiUnited States
SatanСатанаViktor AristovSoviet Union
The Silence of the LambsJonathan DemmeUnited States
Snake Fangدندان مار Masoud KimiaiIran
SuccessErfolg Franz Seitz Jr.Germany
The Tango PlayerDer TangospielerRoland Gräf
UltràRicky TognazziItaly
Uranus Claude BerriFrance
When the Stars Were RedKed hviezdy boli cervené Dušan TrančíkCzechoslovakia, France

Retrospective

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
The 27th DayWilliam AsherUnited States
Advise And Consent Advise and ConsentUnited States
Angel Face Otto PremingerUnited States
A Berlin RomanceEine Berliner RomanzeGerhard KleinEast Germany
The Big Lift George SeatonUnited States
The Big Steal Don SiegelUnited States
Blood on the MoonRobert WiseUnited States
Cape Fear United States
The Condemned VillageDas verurteilte DorfMartin HellbergEast Germany
Four in a JeepDie vier im JeepSwitzerland
The Deadly Affair Sidney LumetUnited Kingdom
Diplomatic CourierUnited States
Divided HeavenDer geteilte HimmelKonrad WolfEast Germany
Don Camillo in MoscowIl compagno Don CamilloLuigi ComenciniItaly, France
Double Dynamite Irving CummingsUnited States
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the bomb Stanley KubrickUnited Kingdom
Escape from East BerlinTunnel 28Robert SiodmakUnited States, West Germany
Fail-SafeSidney LumetUnited States
Farewell, My LovelyDick RichardsUnited States
For Eyes OnlyFor Eyes OnlyJános Veiczi East Germany
FrauenschicksaleSlatan DudowEast Germany
The Friends of Eddie Coyle Peter YatesUnited States
From Russia with LoveTerence YoungUnited Kingdom
Funeral In BerlinGuy HamiltonUnited Kingdom
Gentlemen Marry BrunettesRichard SaleUnited States
Gentlemen Prefer BlondesHoward HawksUnited States
Heaven Knows, Mr. AllisonJohn HustonUnited States
His Kind of WomanJohn FarrowUnited States
Home from the HillVincente MinnelliUnited States
Hot BloodNicholas RayUnited States
I Married a CommunistRobert StevensonUnited States
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don SiegelUnited States
Invasion U.S.A. United States
The Iron CurtainUnited States
I Was a Communist for the FBI Gordon DouglasUnited States
Jet Pilot Josef von SternbergUnited States
The Kremlin Letter John HustonUnited States
The Looking Glass War Frank PiersonUnited Kingdom
The Lusty Men Nicholas RayUnited States
MacaoJosef von SternbergUnited States
The Man Between Carol ReedUnited Kingdom
The Manchurian Candidate John FrankenheimerUnited States
Man on a Tightrope Elia KazanUnited States
Montana Belle United States
The Night of the Hunter Charles LaughtonUnited States
One, Two, Three Billy WilderUnited States
Out of the Past Jacques TourneurUnited States
The Outlaw Howard HughesUnited Kingdom
The Paleface Norman Z. McLeodUnited States
Pursued Raoul WalshUnited States
Quatermass 2 Val GuestUnited Kingdom
The Red Danube George SidneyUnited States
Red DawnJohn MiliusUnited States
The Red MenaceUnited States
Red NightmareGeorge WaggnerUnited States
Red Planet MarsHarry HornerUnited States
The Revolt Of Mamie Stover United States
River of No Return Otto PremingerUnited States
Ryan's Daughter United Kingdom
Seven Days in MayJohn FrankenheimerUnited States
Son of Paleface Frank TashlinUnited States
The SpiesLes Espions France, Italy
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Martin RittUnited Kingdom
Stop Train 349Verspätung in MarienbornWest Germany
Story of a Young CoupleRoman einer jungen EheKurt MaetzigEast Germany
The Tall Men Raoul WalshUnited States
Thunder Road Arthur RipleyUnited States
Topaz Alfred HitchcockUnited Kingdom
Torn Curtain Alfred HitchcockUnited States
Track of the CatWilliam A. WellmanUnited States
Walk East on BeaconAlfred L. WerkerUnited States
Where Danger LivesJohn FarrowUnited States
The Wonderful Country Robert ParrishUnited States
The Yakuza Sydney PollackUnited States
The Young Lovers Anthony AsquithUnited Kingdom

Official Awards

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

Indepent Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 41st Berlin International Film Festival . 20 March 2011 . berlinale.de.
  2. Web site: RETROSPECTIVE. 28 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304113847/http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/sektionen_sonderveranstaltungen/retrospektive/index.html. 4 March 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: JURIES 1991 . 9 June 2014 . berlinale.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426042308/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/04_jury_1991/04_Jury_1991.html. 26 April 2014 . live.
  4. Web site: PROGRAMME 1991. 9 June 2014 . berlinale.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109180456/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/02_programm_1991/02_Programm_1991.html. 9 November 2013 . live.
  5. Web site: RETROSPECTIVE 1991 . 28 August 2014.
  6. Web site: PRIZES & HONOURS 1991. 9 June 2014 . berlinale.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015120946/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/03_preistr_ger_1991/03_Preistraeger_1991.html. 15 October 2013 . live.

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