40th Berlin International Film Festival

The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 February 1990.[2] The festival opened with Steel Magnolias by Herbert Ross, which was shown out of competition.[3]

40th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmSteel Magnolias
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
Music Box
Larks on a String
No. of films467 films[1]
Festival date9 – 20 February 1990
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The Golden Bear was awarded ex aequo to the American film Music Box directed by Costa-Gavras and Czechoslovak film Larks on a String directed by Jiří Menzel.[4]

The retrospective of this edition included two programs: The Year 1945, dedicated to international productions released in 1945, and 40 Years Berlinale, dedicated to some of the most significant films presented during the past editions of the festival.

Jury

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Michael Ballhaus, Co-Jury President

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

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Angels Los ángeles Jacob Berger Spain, France, Switzerland, Belgium
The Asthenic Syndrome Астенический синдром Kira Muratova Soviet Union
Black Snow 本命年 Xie Fei China
Born on the Fourth of July Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone United States
Coming Out Heiner Carow East Germany
Driving Miss Daisy Bruce Beresford United States
The Handmaid's Tale Volker Schlöndorff United States, West Germany
Crossing Borders Herzlich willkommen Hark Bohm West Germany
The Guard Караул Aleksandr Rogozhkin Soviet Union
Larks on a String Skřivánci na niti Jiří Menzel Czechoslovakia
Music Box Costa-Gavras United States
The Nasty Girl Das schreckliche Mädchen Michael Verhoeven West Germany
The Paper Wedding Les noces de papier Michel Brault Canada
Shadow Makers Roland Joffé United States
The Secret Il segreto Francesco Maselli Italy
Sentenced to Death A halálraítélt János Zsombolyai Hungary
Silent Scream David Hayman United Kingdom
The Winter War Talvisota Pekka Parikka Finland
A Woman's Revenge La vengeance d'une femme Jacques Doillon France
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ¡Átame! Pedro Almodóvar Spain
The War of the Roses Danny DeVito United States

Out of competition

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Retrospective

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The following films were shown in the retrospective titled "The Year 1945":[6]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
A Defeated People Humphrey Jennings United Kingdom
A Diary for Timothy Humphrey Jennings United Kingdom
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Elia Kazan United States
Fall of Berlin – 1945 Берлин Berlin Yuli Raizman Soviet Union
Images from German cities Bilder aus deutschen Städten (unknown) Germany
Brief Encounter David Lean United Kingdom
Tragic Hunt Caccia tragica Giuseppe De Santis Italy
Girl No. 217 Человек No. 217 Chelovek No. 217 Mikhail Romm Soviet Union
The German newsreel of 1945 Die Deutsche Wochenschau aus dem Jahr 1945 Josef von Báky Germany
Night of the Twelve Die Nacht der Zwölf Hans Schweikart Germany
Death Mills Die Todesmühlen Hanuš Burger Germany
Journey to Happiness Fahrt ins Glück Erich Engel Germany
Fallen Angel Otto Preminger United States
Germany, Year Zero Germania anno zero Roberto Rossellini Italy
Days of Glory Giorni di gloria Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe De Santis and Marcello Pagliero Italy
Great Freedom No. 7 Große Freiheit Nr. 7 Helmut Käutner Germany
Children of the Beehive 蜂の巣の子供たち Hiroshi Shimizu Japan
Henry V Laurence Olivier United Kingdom
Here Is Germany Frank Capra United States
Hitler Lives Don Siegel United States
Hollywood Victory Caravan William D. Russell United States
Hunger Honger Rudi Hornecker Netherlands
Hotel Berlin Peter Godfrey United States
The Bandit Il bandito Alberto Lattuada Italy
Ivan the Terrible Иван Грозный Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union
Victory of Women 女性の勝利 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
Kolberg Veit Harlan Germany
The Battle of the Rails La Bataille du rail René Clément France
Lapin tuho Brita Wrede Finland
Le 6 juin à l'aube Jean Grémillon France
Reunion Le Retour Henri Cartier-Bresson France
The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne Robert Bresson France
Children of Paradise Les Enfants du Paradis Marcel Carné France
The Damned Les Maudits René Clément France
Let There Be Light John Huston United States
Mathilde Möhring Rolf Hansen Germany
The Famous Sword Bijomaru 名刀美女丸 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
Mildred Pierce Michael Curtiz United States
Ninotchka Ernst Lubitsch United States
Objective, Burma! Raoul Walsh United States
Rome, Open City Roma città aperta Roberto Rossellini Italy
San Francisco Willard Van Dyke United States
Scarlet Street Fritz Lang United States
The Battle of San Pietro John Huston United States
The House on 92nd Street Henry Hathaway United States
The Last Chance Die letzte Chance Leopold Lindtberg Switzerland
The Lost Weekend Billy Wilder United States
The Story of G.I. Joe William A. Wellman United States
The Stranger Orson Welles United States
The True Glory Garson Kanin and Carol Reed United Kingdom, United States
They Were Expendable John Ford United States
Lowlands Tiefland Leni Riefenstahl West Germany
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail 虎の尾を踏む男達 Akira Kurosawa Japan
Hymn of the Nations Alexander Hammid United States
To the Shores of Iwo Jima (unknown) United States
Two People Tva människor Carl Theodor Dreyer Sweden
Two Down and One to Go Frank Capra United States
Under the Bridges Unter den Brücken Helmut Käutner Germany
Somewhere in Europe Valahol Európában Géza von Radványi Hungary
Via Mala Josef von Báky Germany
Encounter at the Elbe Встреча на Эльбе Grigori Aleksandrov and Aleksey Utkin Soviet Union
War Comes to America Frank Capra and Anatole Litvak United States
The Annihilation of Berlin Zaglada Berlina Jerzy Bossak Poland

Official Awards

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Costa-Gavras, co-winner of the Golden Bear at the event
 
Jiří Menzel, co-winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1990". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "40th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Berlin International Film Festival Plays Both Sides Of Wall With". chicagotribune. 11 February 1990. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1990". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ^ "JURIES 1990". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 1989". Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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