41st Berlin International Film Festival

41st Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmUranus
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: The House of Smiles
No. of films402 films[1]
Festival date15–26 February 1991
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991.[2] The festival opened with Uranus by Claude Berri.[2]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film The House of Smiles directed by Marco Ferreri.[3]

The retrospective dedicated to Cold War films was shown at the festival.[4]

Jury

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Volker Schlöndorff, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Amelia Lópes O'Neill Valeria Sarmiento Chile, Switzerland, France, Spain
The Ballad of the Sad Café Simon Callow United Kingdom, United States
Cabeza de Vaca Nicolás Echevarría Mexico, Spain, France, United States, United Kingdom
Captain Fracassa's Journey Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa Ettore Scola France, Italy
The Conviction La condanna Marco Bellocchio Italy, Switzerland, France
Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner United States
Fortune Express Olivier Schatzky France
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg God afton, Herr Wallenberg Kjell Grede Sweden
The House of Smiles La casa del sorriso Marco Ferreri Italy
Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch 大太監李蓮英 Tian Zhuangzhuang China, Hong Kong
The Little Gangster Le Petit criminel Jacques Doillon France
Lovers Amantes Vicente Aranda Spain
The Miracle Neil Jordan United Kingdom, Ireland
Mister Johnson Bruce Beresford United States
The Mountain Der Berg Markus Imhoof Switzerland
Quiet Days in August Ήσυχες μέρες του Αυγούστου Pantelis Voulgaris Greece
The Russia House Fred Schepisi United States
Satan Сатана Viktor Aristov Soviet Union
The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme United States
Snake Fang دندان مار Masoud Kimiai Iran
Success Erfolg Franz Seitz Jr. Germany
The Tango Player Der Tangospieler Roland Gräf
Ultrà Ricky Tognazzi Italy
Uranus Claude Berri France
When the Stars Were Red Ked hviezdy boli cervené Dušan Trančík Czechoslovakia, France

Retrospective

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1991 Retrospective poster, dedicated to Cold War films[6]

The following films were shown in the retrospective:[7]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The 27th Day William Asher United States
Advise And Consent Advise and Consent Otto Preminger United States
Angel Face Otto Preminger United States
A Berlin Romance Eine Berliner Romanze Gerhard Klein East Germany
The Big Lift George Seaton United States
The Big Steal Don Siegel United States
Blood on the Moon Robert Wise United States
Cape Fear J. Lee Thompson United States
The Condemned Village Das verurteilte Dorf Martin Hellberg East Germany
Four in a Jeep Die vier im Jeep Leopold Lindtberg Switzerland
The Deadly Affair Sidney Lumet United Kingdom
Diplomatic Courier Henry Hathaway United States
Divided Heaven Der geteilte Himmel Konrad Wolf East Germany
Don Camillo in Moscow Il compagno Don Camillo Luigi Comencini Italy, France
Double Dynamite Irving Cummings United States
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the bomb Stanley Kubrick United Kingdom
Escape from East Berlin Tunnel 28 Robert Siodmak United States, West Germany
Fail-Safe Sidney Lumet United States
Farewell, My Lovely Dick Richards United States
For Eyes Only For Eyes Only János Veiczi East Germany
Frauenschicksale Slatan Dudow East Germany
The Friends of Eddie Coyle Peter Yates United States
From Russia with Love Terence Young United Kingdom
Funeral In Berlin Guy Hamilton United Kingdom
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes Richard Sale United States
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Howard Hawks United States
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison John Huston United States
His Kind of Woman John Farrow United States
Home from the Hill Vincente Minnelli United States
Hot Blood Nicholas Ray United States
I Married a Communist Robert Stevenson United States
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel United States
Invasion U.S.A. Alfred E. Green United States
The Iron Curtain William A. Wellman United States
I Was a Communist for the FBI Gordon Douglas United States
Jet Pilot Josef von Sternberg United States
The Kremlin Letter John Huston United States
The Looking Glass War Frank Pierson United Kingdom
The Lusty Men Nicholas Ray United States
Macao Josef von Sternberg United States
The Man Between Carol Reed United Kingdom
The Manchurian Candidate John Frankenheimer United States
Man on a Tightrope Elia Kazan United States
Montana Belle Allan Dwan United States
The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton United States
One, Two, Three Billy Wilder United States
Out of the Past Jacques Tourneur United States
The Outlaw Howard Hughes United Kingdom
The Paleface Norman Z. McLeod United States
Pursued Raoul Walsh United States
Quatermass 2 Val Guest United Kingdom
The Red Danube George Sidney United States
Red Dawn John Milius United States
The Red Menace R. G. Springsteen United States
Red Nightmare George Waggner United States
Red Planet Mars Harry Horner United States
The Revolt Of Mamie Stover Raoul Walsh United States
River of No Return Otto Preminger United States
Ryan's Daughter David Lean United Kingdom
Seven Days in May John Frankenheimer United States
Son of Paleface Frank Tashlin United States
The Spies Les Espions Henri-Georges Clouzot France, Italy
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Martin Ritt United Kingdom
Stop Train 349 Verspätung in Marienborn Rolf Hädrich West Germany
Story of a Young Couple Roman einer jungen Ehe Kurt Maetzig East Germany
The Tall Men Raoul Walsh United States
Thunder Road Arthur Ripley United States
Topaz Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom
Torn Curtain Alfred Hitchcock United States
Track of the Cat William A. Wellman United States
Walk East on Beacon Alfred L. Werker United States
Where Danger Lives John Farrow United States
The Wonderful Country Robert Parrish United States
The Yakuza Sydney Pollack United States
The Young Lovers Anthony Asquith United Kingdom
Marco Ferreri, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Official Awards

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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

Independent Awards

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FIPRESCI Award

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "41st Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. ^ "JURIES 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 1991". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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