 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Uranus |
|---|---|
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: The House of Smiles |
| No. of films | 402 films |
| Festival date | 15–26 February 1991 |
| Website | Website |
| Berlin International Film Festival chronology | |
| 42nd 40th | |
The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. 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.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
- Volker Schlöndorff, German filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Chantal Akerman, Belgian filmmaker and actress
- Laurie Anderson, American musician and writer
- José Luis Borau, Spanish filmmaker
- Judith Godrèche, French actress and writer
- Yuri Klepikov, Soviet writer
- Renate Krößner, German actress
- Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian filmmaker
- Simon Relph, British producer
- Catharina Stackelberg, Swedish screenwriter
- Mircea Veroiu, Romanian filmmaker
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective:
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
- Golden Bear: The House of Smiles by Marco Ferreri
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize:
- Silver Bear for Best Director:
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Victoria Abril for Amantes
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Maynard Eziashi for Mister Johnson
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Kevin Costner for Dances with Wolves
- Honourable Mention:
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award
References
- ^ "PROGRAMME 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "41st Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "JURIES 1991". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "RETROSPECTIVE 1991". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links
- 41st Berlin International Film Festival 1991
- 1991 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1991 at IMDb
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