The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984.[2] The festival opened with The Noah's Ark Principle by Roland Emmerich.[3] The retrospective was dedicated to German-American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director Ernst Lubitsch.[4]
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | The Noah's Ark Principle |
|---|---|
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Love Streams |
| No. of films | 315 films[1] |
| Festival date | 17–28 February 1984 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The Golden Bear was awarded to Love Streams directed by John Cassavetes.[5] The Honorary Golden Bear was awarded to American director Jules Dassin and Greek actress Melina Mercouri and the Homage section was dedicated to the couple.[6]
Juries
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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]
Main Competition
edit- Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress - Jury President
- Jules Dassin, American filmmaker and producer
- Edward Bennett, British filmmaker
- Manuela Cernat-Gheorghiu, Romanian film historian
- Lana Gogoberidze, Soviet filmmaker
- Tullio Kezich, Italian film critic, playwright and screenwriter
- Steffen Kuchenreuther, West-German producer and distributor
- Jeanine Meerapfel, West-German filmmaker
- Kevin Thomas, American film critic
- Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer and playwright
- Adolphe Viezzi, French producer
Official Sections
editMain Competition
editThe following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:[1]
Out of competition
edit- Marlene, directed by Maximilian Schell (West Germany)
- Nosferatu, directed by F. W. Murnau (Germany)
- Rue barbare, directed by Gilles Béhat (France)
- El señor Galíndez, directed by Rodolfo Kuhn (Argentina, Spain)
- Testament, directed by Lynne Littman (United States)
- Terms of Endearment, directed by James L. Brooks (United States)
- Wanderkrebs, directed by Herbert Achternbusch (West Germany)
Retrospective
editThe following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Ernst Lubitsch 1914-1933:[8]
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri:[8]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 P.M. Summer | Jules Dassin | United States | |
| A Dream of Passion | Κραυγή Γυναικών Kravgi gynaikon | Jules Dassin | Greece, Switzerland |
| Brute Force | Jules Dassin | United States | |
| He Who Must Die | Celui qui doit mourir | Jules Dassin | France |
| Rififi | Du rififi chez les hommes | Jules Dassin | France |
| Not a random story. Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin | Keine zufällige Geschichte. Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin | Charlotte Kerr | West Germany |
| Never on Sunday | Ποτέ την Κυριακή | Jules Dassin | Greece, United States |
| Night and the City | Jules Dassin | United Kingdom | |
| Phaedra | Φαίδρα | Jules Dassin | Greece |
| The Naked City | Jules Dassin | United States | |
| The Rehearsal | Η Δοκιμή I dokimi | Jules Dassin | Greece, United Kingdom |
Films in other sections
editThe festival's Forum section included a presentation of Memory of the Camps, a 1946 rough cut of the British feature-length account of Nazi wartime atrocities, German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, the significance of the unfinished work having only recently been understood.[9]
Official Awards
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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[5]
- Golden Bear: Love Streams by John Cassavetes
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Funny Dirty Little War by Héctor Olivera
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Ettore Scola for Le Bal
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Inna Churikova for Wartime Romance
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Albert Finney for The Dresser
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Monica Vitti for Flirt
- Silver Bear:
- Honourable Mention: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet for Klassenverhältnisse
Independent Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1984". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "34th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "German Currents Festival of German Film in L.A." indiewire.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1984". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "JURIES 1984". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ a b "RETROSPECTIVE 1984". Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Imperial War Museum (2020). "The making of German Concentration Camps Factual Survey". German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (booklet). Editor: Fiona Kelly; contributors: Nick Fraser, Dr Toby Haggith and James Taylor. London: British Film Institute. p. 23.
Described vaguely as "concentration camp material" and sitting within a much larger collection of un-catalogued Army footage, it was not until the early 1980s that the film's significance was understood, leading to a screening of the rough cut at the 1984 Berlinale, with the allocated title Memory of the Camps.