41st Berlin International Film Festival

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]

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 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

Volker Schlöndorff, Jury President

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

Official Sections

Main Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Amelia Lópes O'NeillValeria SarmientoChile, Switzerland, France, Spain
The Ballad of the Sad CaféSimon CallowUnited Kingdom, United States
Cabeza de VacaNicolás EchevarríaMexico, Spain, France, United States, United Kingdom
Captain Fracassa's JourneyIl viaggio di Capitan FracassaEttore ScolaFrance, Italy
The ConvictionLa condannaMarco BellocchioItaly, Switzerland, France
Dances with WolvesKevin CostnerUnited States
Fortune ExpressOlivier SchatzkyFrance
Good Evening, Mr. WallenbergGod afton, Herr WallenbergKjell GredeSweden
The House of SmilesLa casa del sorrisoMarco FerreriItaly
Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch大太監李蓮英Tian ZhuangzhuangChina, Hong Kong
The Little GangsterLe Petit criminelJacques DoillonFrance
LoversAmantesVicente ArandaSpain
The MiracleNeil JordanUnited Kingdom, Ireland
Mister JohnsonBruce BeresfordUnited States
The MountainDer BergMarkus ImhoofSwitzerland
Quiet Days in AugustΉσυχες μέρες του ΑυγούστουPantelis VoulgarisGreece
The Russia HouseFred SchepisiUnited States
SatanСатанаViktor AristovSoviet Union
The Silence of the LambsJonathan DemmeUnited States
Snake Fangدندان مارMasoud KimiaiIran
SuccessErfolgFranz Seitz Jr.Germany
The Tango PlayerDer TangospielerRoland Gräf
UltràRicky TognazziItaly
UranusClaude BerriFrance
When the Stars Were RedKed hviezdy boli cervenéDušan TrančíkCzechoslovakia, France

Retrospective

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

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
The 27th DayWilliam AsherUnited States
Advise And ConsentAdvise and ConsentOtto PremingerUnited States
Angel FaceOtto PremingerUnited States
A Berlin RomanceEine Berliner RomanzeGerhard KleinEast Germany
The Big LiftGeorge SeatonUnited States
The Big StealDon SiegelUnited States
Blood on the MoonRobert WiseUnited States
Cape FearJ. Lee ThompsonUnited States
The Condemned VillageDas verurteilte DorfMartin HellbergEast Germany
Four in a JeepDie vier im JeepLeopold LindtbergSwitzerland
The Deadly AffairSidney LumetUnited Kingdom
Diplomatic CourierHenry HathawayUnited States
Divided HeavenDer geteilte HimmelKonrad WolfEast Germany
Don Camillo in MoscowIl compagno Don CamilloLuigi ComenciniItaly, France
Double DynamiteIrving CummingsUnited States
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the bombStanley 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 VeicziEast Germany
FrauenschicksaleSlatan DudowEast Germany
The Friends of Eddie CoylePeter 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 SnatchersDon SiegelUnited States
Invasion U.S.A.Alfred E. GreenUnited States
The Iron CurtainWilliam A. WellmanUnited States
I Was a Communist for the FBIGordon DouglasUnited States
Jet PilotJosef von SternbergUnited States
The Kremlin LetterJohn HustonUnited States
The Looking Glass WarFrank PiersonUnited Kingdom
The Lusty MenNicholas RayUnited States
MacaoJosef von SternbergUnited States
The Man BetweenCarol ReedUnited Kingdom
The Manchurian CandidateJohn FrankenheimerUnited States
Man on a TightropeElia KazanUnited States
Montana BelleAllan DwanUnited States
The Night of the HunterCharles LaughtonUnited States
One, Two, ThreeBilly WilderUnited States
Out of the PastJacques TourneurUnited States
The OutlawHoward HughesUnited Kingdom
The PalefaceNorman Z. McLeodUnited States
PursuedRaoul WalshUnited States
Quatermass 2Val GuestUnited Kingdom
The Red DanubeGeorge SidneyUnited States
Red DawnJohn MiliusUnited States
The Red MenaceR. G. SpringsteenUnited States
Red NightmareGeorge WaggnerUnited States
Red Planet MarsHarry HornerUnited States
The Revolt Of Mamie StoverRaoul WalshUnited States
River of No ReturnOtto PremingerUnited States
Ryan's DaughterDavid LeanUnited Kingdom
Seven Days in MayJohn FrankenheimerUnited States
Son of PalefaceFrank TashlinUnited States
The SpiesLes EspionsHenri-Georges ClouzotFrance, Italy
The Spy Who Came in from the ColdMartin RittUnited Kingdom
Stop Train 349Verspätung in MarienbornRolf HädrichWest Germany
Story of a Young CoupleRoman einer jungen EheKurt MaetzigEast Germany
The Tall MenRaoul WalshUnited States
Thunder RoadArthur RipleyUnited States
TopazAlfred HitchcockUnited Kingdom
Torn CurtainAlfred HitchcockUnited States
Track of the CatWilliam A. WellmanUnited States
Walk East on BeaconAlfred L. WerkerUnited States
Where Danger LivesJohn FarrowUnited States
The Wonderful CountryRobert ParrishUnited States
The YakuzaSydney PollackUnited States
The Young LoversAnthony AsquithUnited Kingdom
Marco Ferreri, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Official Awards

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

Indepent Awards

References