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The 39th annual
Berlin International Film FestivalThe 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 10 to 21, 1989.
Jury
- Rolf Liebermann
Rolf Liebermann , was a Swiss composer and music administrator born in Zurich, and associated with several different musical genres. His output included chansons, classical, and light music. His classical music often combines myriad styles and techniques, including those drawn from baroque,...
(Head of the Jury)
- Leslie Caron
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron is a French film actress and dancer, who appeared in 45 films between 1951 and 2003. In 2006, her performance in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit won her an Emmy for guest actress in a drama series...
- Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige is a Chinese film director and a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema. His films are known for their visual flair and epic storytelling.-Early life:...
- Vadim Glowna
Vadim Glowna is a German actor and film director. He has appeared in over 150 films and television shows since 1964.He directed the 1983 film Dies rigorose Leben, which won an Honourable Mention at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin...
- Randa Haines
Randa Haines is a film and television director and producer. She is perhaps most famous for directing the critically acclaimed feature film Children of a Lesser God , which starred William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, for which Matlin won the 1987 Academy Award as best actress...
- Vladimir Ignatovski
- Adrian Kutter
- Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal , perhaps better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor born in Águilas, a small town in the province of Murcia, Spain....
- Cliff Robertson
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- Zdeněk Svěrák
Zdeněk Svěrák is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival....
- Boris Vasilyev
Boris Vasilyev is a Soviet writer. He was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.In October 1993, he signed the Letter of Forty-Two.-Selected filmography:* The Dawns Here Are Quiet...
Films in competition
- The Accused by Jonathan Kaplan
Jonathan Kaplan is an American film producer and director.Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin; the nephew of actor Van Heflin. He is the brother of actresses Nora Heflin and Mady Kaplan...
- La bande des quatre
Gang of Four is a 1989 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Bulle Ogier as Constance* Benoît Régent as Thomas* Fejria Deliba as Anna...
by Jacques RivetteJacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
- Bankomatt
Bankomatt is a 1989 Italian-Swiss drama film directed by Villi Hermann. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.The story follows a man planing and conducting a bank robbery...
by Villi HermannVilli Hermann is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. His 1989 film Bankomatt was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
- Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel is a 1988 French film about the life of the 19th century female sculptor Camille Claudel. The movie was based on the book by Reine-Marie Paris, granddaughter of Camille's brother, the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel. It was directed by Bruno Nuytten, co-produced by Isabelle Adjani,...
by Bruno NuyttenBruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.Camille Claudel which was Nuytten's first directorial and screenwriting effort, won the César Award for Best film in 1989. The film starred and was co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, with whom he had a son, Barnabé...
- Dauntaun hirozu
is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 61st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee...
by Yoji Yamadais a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....
- Esquilache
Esquilache is a 1989 Spanish film directed by Josefina Molina. The film stars Fernando Fernán Gómez as Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache. It is based on the play "Un Soñador Para Un Pueblo" by Antonio Buero Vallejo...
by Josefina MolinaJosefina Molina is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Her 1989 film Esquilache was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival...
- Fallada - letztes Kapitel
Fallada: The Last Chapter is a 1988 East German drama film directed by Roland Gräf. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Jörg Gudzuhn as Hans Fallada* Jutta Wachowiak as Anna Fallada* Katrin Saß as Ursula Losch...
by Roland 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...
- I fanela me to 9
The Striker with Number 9 is a 1989 Greek drama film directed by Pantelis Voulgaris. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Stratos Tzortzoglou as Bill Seretis* Themis Bazaka as Kiki* Nikos Bousdoukos as Giorgos Kapatos...
by Pantelis 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...
- Histoires d'Amérique
American Stories, Food, Family and Philosophy is a 1989 Belgian drama film directed by Chantal Akerman. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Mark Amitin* Eszter Balint* Stephan Balint* Kirk Baltz* George Bartenieff...
by Chantal 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...
- Ivan i Aleksandra
Ivan and Alexandra is a 1989 Bulgarian drama film directed by Ivan Nitchev. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Kliment Corbadziev as Ivan* Simeon Savov as Moni* Monika Budjonova as Aleksandra...
by Ivan NitchevIvan Nitchev is a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1972. His 1989 film Ivan and Alexandra was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
- Ja milujem, ty miluješ
I Love, You Love is a 1989 Czech drama film directed by Dušan Hanák. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival where Hanák won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Roman Klosowski as Vinco* Iva Janzurová as Viera...
by Dušan HanákDušan Hanák is a Slovak film director.Hanák graduated from the FAMU in Prague in 1965. He began with a series of shorts at the Koliba film studios in Bratislava...
- Johanna D'Arc of Mongolia
Joan of Arc of Mongolia is a 1989 German drama film directed by Ulrike Ottinger. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Badema* Lydia Billiet* Christoph Eichhorn as Officer's attache* Sevimbike Elibay as 3...
by Ulrike OttingerUlrike Ottinger is a German filmmaker, documentarian photographer and professor at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Biography:From 1959 she was a visiting student at the Academy of Arts in Munich and worked as a painter...
- Ha-Kayitz Shel Aviya
Summer of Aviya is a Hebrew language book that became a bestseller. The 1985 autobiographical novel by theater actress Gila Almagor was made into a film released in 1989. The 96-minute film acts as a memoir of Almagor's childhood and provides insights into Israeli society in the early post-state...
by Eli CohenEli Cohen is an Israeli actor and film director. In 1989, his film Summer of Aviya won the Silver Bear Award from the 39th Berlin International Film Festival...
- Mielött befejezi röptét a denevér
Before the Bat's Flight Is Done is a 1989 Hungarian drama film directed by Péter Tímár. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Gábor Máté as László* Róbert Csontos as Robi* Erika Bodnár as Teréz...
by Péter TímárPéter Tímár is an Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 14 films since 1985. His 1989 film Before the Bat's Flight Is Done was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
- Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime drama film loosely based on the FBI investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in the U.S. state of Mississippi in 1964. The film focuses on two fictional FBI agents who investigate the murders...
by Alan ParkerSir Alan William Parker, CBE is an English film director, producer, writer and actor. He has been active in both the British cinema and American cinema and was a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain.-Life and career:...
- La noche oscura
The Dark Night is a 1989 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Saura. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Juan Diego as San Juan de la Cruz* Fernando Guillén as Vailer* Manuel de Blas as Prior...
by Carlos SauraCarlos Saura Atarés is a Spanish film director and photographer.-Early life:Born into a family of artists , he developed his artistic sense in childhood as a photography enthusiast.He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies...
- Pestalozzis Berg
Pestalozzi's Mountain is a 1989 East German-Swiss drama film directed by Peter von Gunten. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Gian Maria Volonté as Pestalozzi* Rolf Hoppe as Zehender* Heidi Züger as Mädi...
by Peter von GuntenPeter von Gunten is a Swiss film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He directed eleven films between 1971 and 2005. His 1989 film Pestalozzi's Mountain was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
- Rain Man
Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
by Barry LevinsonBarry Levinson is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television. His films include Good Morning, Vietnam, Sleepers and Rain Man.-Early life:...
- Resurrected
Resurrected is a 1989 drama film starring David Thewlis based on the story of the British soldier Philip Williams, who is presumed dead and left behind in the Falklands but is accused of desertion when he reappears seven weeks after the Falklands War ends. The film was written by Martin Allen and...
by Paul GreengrassPaul Greengrass is an English film director, screenwriter and former journalist. He specialises in dramatisations of real-life events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras.-Life and career:...
- Sluga
The Servant is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred-Bauer Prize.-Cast:* Oleg Borisov as Andrei Andreyevich Gudionov...
by Vadim Abdrashitov
- Talk Radio
Talk Radio is a 1988 American drama film, starring Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene and Leslie Hope. Directed by Oliver Stone, the film was based on the play by Eric Bogosian and Tad Savinar. Portions of the film and play were based on the assassination of radio host Alan Berg in 1984...
by Oliver StoneWilliam Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
- Wan zhong
Evening Bell is a 1988 Chinese war film directed by Wu Ziniu. The film stars Tao Zeru, Chong Peipei, and others, and was produced in part by the August First Film Studio, a production company associated with the People's Liberation Army....
by Wu ZiniuWu Ziniu , is a Chinese film director and a member of the "Fifth Generation" film movement, a movement of filmmakers who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in the early 1980s. Unlike his better-known contemporaries, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, who made their names with historical dramas, Wu...
Awards
- Golden Bear
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: Rain ManRain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
by Barry LevinsonBarry Levinson is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television. His films include Good Morning, Vietnam, Sleepers and Rain Man.-Early life:...
- Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
The 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...
: Wan zhongEvening Bell is a 1988 Chinese war film directed by Wu Ziniu. The film stars Tao Zeru, Chong Peipei, and others, and was produced in part by the August First Film Studio, a production company associated with the People's Liberation Army....
by Wu ZiniuWu Ziniu , is a Chinese film director and a member of the "Fifth Generation" film movement, a movement of filmmakers who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in the early 1980s. Unlike his better-known contemporaries, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, who made their names with historical dramas, Wu...
- Silver Bear for Best Director
The 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:*...
: Dušan HanákDušan Hanák is a Slovak film director.Hanák graduated from the FAMU in Prague in 1965. He began with a series of shorts at the Koliba film studios in Bratislava...
for Ja milujem, ty miluješI Love, You Love is a 1989 Czech drama film directed by Dušan Hanák. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival where Hanák won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Roman Klosowski as Vinco* Iva Janzurová as Viera...
- Silver Bear for Best Actress
The Silver Bear for Best Actress is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actress.-Awards:- External links :*...
: Isabelle AdjaniIsabelle Yasmine Adjani is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Awards for Best Actress with five, for Possession , One Deadly Summer , Camille Claudel , Queen Margot and Skirt Day...
for Camille ClaudeCamille Claudel is a 1988 French film about the life of the 19th century female sculptor Camille Claudel. The movie was based on the book by Reine-Marie Paris, granddaughter of Camille's brother, the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel. It was directed by Bruno Nuytten, co-produced by Isabelle Adjani,...
- Silver Bear for Best Actor
The Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*...
: Gene HackmanEugene Allen "Gene" Hackman is an American actor and novelist.Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned five decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde...
for Mississippi BurningMississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime drama film loosely based on the FBI investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in the U.S. state of Mississippi in 1964. The film focuses on two fictional FBI agents who investigate the murders...
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Eric Bogosian
Eric Bogosian is an American actor, playwright, monologist, and novelist of Armenian descent.-Personal life:Bogosian, an Armenian-American, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, the son of Edwina, a hairdresser and instructor, and Henry Bogosian, an accountant. After graduating from Oberlin College,...
for Talk RadioTalk Radio is a 1988 American drama film, starring Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene and Leslie Hope. Directed by Oliver Stone, the film was based on the play by Eric Bogosian and Tad Savinar. Portions of the film and play were based on the assassination of radio host Alan Berg in 1984...
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Kaipo Cohen and Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor is an Israeli actress, film star, and author.-Biography:Gila Almagor was born four months after the death of her father, Max Alexandrowitz, a Jewish immigrant from Germany who was killed by an Arab sniper while working as a policeman in Haifa...
for Ha-Kayitz Shel AviyaSummer of Aviya is a Hebrew language book that became a bestseller. The 1985 autobiographical novel by theater actress Gila Almagor was made into a film released in 1989. The 96-minute film acts as a memoir of Almagor's childhood and provides insights into Israeli society in the early post-state...
- Honourable Mention: La bande des quatre
Gang of Four is a 1989 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Bulle Ogier as Constance* Benoît Régent as Thomas* Fejria Deliba as Anna...
by Jacques RivetteJacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
- Alfred-Bauer Prize: Sluga
The Servant is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred-Bauer Prize.-Cast:* Oleg Borisov as Andrei Andreyevich Gudionov...
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