51st Berlin International Film Festival

The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to 18, 2001.[2] The festival opened with war-drama film Enemy at the Gates by Jean-Jacques Annaud.[3][4] 70 mm restored version of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey was the closing film of the festival.[5][6]

51st Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmEnemy at the Gates
Closing film2001: A Space Odyssey
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Intimacy
No. of films304 films[1]
Festival date7–18 February 2001
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The Golden Bear was awarded to Intimacy, directed by Patrice Chéreau.[7]

The retrospective section was dedicated to German-Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang.[8]

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]

Main Competitions

Official Sections

Main Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
BamboozledSpike LeeUnited States
Beijing Bicycle十七岁的单车Wang XiaoshuaiChina, Taiwan
Betelnut Beauty愛你愛我Lin Cheng-shengTaiwan, France
ChocolatLasse HallströmUnited States, United Kingdom
La CiénagaLucrecia MartelArgentina, France, Spain
The ClaimMichael WinterbottomUnited Kingdom, France, Canada
Fat GirlÀ ma soeur!Catherine BreillatIaly, France
Félix et LolaPatrice LeconteFrance
Finding ForresterFinding ForresterGus Van SantUnited States
The Ignorant FairiesLe fate IgnorantiFerzan ÖzpetekFrance, Italy
IntimacyPatrice ChéreauUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy
Inugami犬神家の一族Masato HaradaJapan
Italian for BeginnersItaliensk for begyndereLone ScherfigDenmark, Sweden
Joint Security Area공동경비구역 JSAPark Chan-wookSouth Korea
KuroeGō RijūJapan
Little SenegalRachid BoucharebAlgeria, France, Germany
MalènaGiuseppe TornatoreItaly
My Sweet HomeFilippos TsitosGreece, Germany
The Tailor of PanamaJohn BoormanUnited States, Ireland
TrafficSteven SoderberghUnited States
WeiserWojciech MarczewskiPoland, Switzerland, Germany
WitMike NicholsUnited Kingdom, United States
You're the OneUna historia de entoncesJosé Luis GarciSpain

Retrospective

2001 Retrospective poster, dedicated to Fritz Lang[10]

The following films were shown in the retrospective:[11]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
American Guerrilla in the PhilippinesAmerican Guerrilla in the PhilippinesFritz LangUnited States
Artificial ParadiseUmetni RajKarpo GodinaYugoslavia
Beyond a Reasonable DoubtFritz LangUnited States
The Big HeatThe Big Heat
The Blue GardeniaThe Blue Gardenia
La ChienneJean RenoirFrance
Clash by NightFritz LangUnited States
Cloak and Dagger
ContemptLe MéprisJean-Luc GodardFrance, Italy
DestinyDer müde TodFritz LangGermany
Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Dr. MDocteur MClaude ChabrolFrance, West Germany
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler – Part I — The Great Gambler: An Image of the AgeDr. Mabuse, der Spieler Part I – Der große Spieler: Ein Bild der ZeitFritz LangGermany
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler Part II – Inferno: A Game for the People of our AgeDr. Mabuse, der Spieler Part II – Inferno: Ein Spiel von Menschen unserer Zeit
Encounter with Fritz LangBegegnung mit Fritz LangPeter FleischmannWest Germany
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William FriedkinWilliam FriedkinUnited States
Four Around a WomanKämpfende Herzen [de] (Die Vier um die Frau)Fritz LangGermany
For Example Fritz LangZum Beispiel Fritz LangErwin LeiserWest Germany
FuryFritz LangUnited States
Hangmen Also Die!
The Human BeastLa Bête HumaineJean RenoirFrance
Hilde Warren and DeathHilde Warren und der TodJoe MayGermany
House by the RiverFritz LangUnited States
Human Desire
The Indian TombDas Indische GrabmalWest Germany, France
LiliomFrance
MGermany
MJoseph LoseyUnited States
Madame ButterflyHarakiriFritz LangGermany
Man HuntUnited States
MetropolisGermany
Ministry of FearUnited States
Moonfleet
People to Each OtherMenschen untereinanderGerhard LamprechtGermany
The Plague of FlorenceDie Pest in FlorenzOtto RippertGermany
Rancho NotoriousFritz LangUnited States
The Return of Frank James
Scarlet Street
Secret Beyond the Door
SpiesSpioneGermany
The Testament of Dr. MabuseDas Testament des Dr. Mabuse
The Tiger of EschnapurDer Tiger von EschnapurFrance, Germany
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. MabuseDie 1000 Augen des Dr. MabuseWest Germany, France
The Wandering ImageDas wandernde BildGermany
Western UnionUnited States
While The City Sleeps
Woman in the MoonFrau Im MondGermany
The Woman in the WindowUnited States
You And Me
You Only Live Once

Official Awards

Patrice Chéreau, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[7]

Berlinale Camera

Independent Awards

Blue Angel Award

References