The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984. The festival opened with '' The Noah's Ark Principle'' by Roland Emmerich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Love Streams'' directed by John Cassavetes. The retrospective was dedicated to German-American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director Ernst Lubitsch. The Honorary Golden Bear was awarded to American director Jules Dassin and Greek actress

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and the Homage section was dedicated to the couple.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: *

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, actress (Norway) - Jury President * Jules Dassin, director, screenwriter and producer (United States) * Edward Bennett, director and screenwriter (United Kingdom) *

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, film historian (Romania) *

Lana Gogoberidze Lana Gogoberidze ( ka, ლანა ღოღობერიძე) (born October 13, 1928, Tbilisi) is a Georgian film director and politician. Educated at Tbilisi State University and Moscow State University of Cinematography, Gogoberidze heade ...

, director and screenwriter (Soviet Union) *

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, film critic, playwright and screenwriter (Italy) *

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, producer and distributor (West Germany) * Jeanine Meerapfel, director and screenwriter (West Germany) * Kevin Thomas, film critic (United States) * Mario Vargas Llosa, writer and playwright (Peru) *

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, producer (France)

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:

Out of competition

* ''

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'', directed by

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(West Germany) * '' Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'', directed by F. W. Murnau (Germany) * ''

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'', directed by Gilles Béhat (France) * '' El señor Galíndez'', directed by

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(Argentina, Spain) * '' Star 80'', directed by Bob Fosse (USA) * ''

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'', directed by Lynne Littman (USA) * '' Terms of Endearment'', directed by

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(USA) * '' Wanderkrebs'', directed by Herbert Achternbusch (West Germany)

Key

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Ernst Lubitsch 1914-1933: The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Jules Dassin and

Films in other sections

The 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.

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear: '' Love Streams'' by John Cassavetes * Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: ''

No habrá más penas ni olvido ''Funny Dirty Little War'' ( es, No habrá más penas ni olvido; original title translatable as "There will be no more sorrow or forgetfulness", a line from '' Mi Buenos Aires Querido'' tango lyrics) is a 1983 Argentine comedy-drama film directed ...

'' by Héctor Olivera * Silver Bear for Best Director:

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for '' Le Bal'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Inna Churikova for '' Voenno-polevoy roman'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor:

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for '' The Dresser'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Monica Vitti for '' Flirt'' * Silver Bear: ** '' Rembetiko'' by Costas Ferris ** '' Morgen in Alabama'' by Norbert Kückelmann * Honourable Mention: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet for '' Klassenverhältnisse'' * FIPRESCI Award **'' Love Streams'' by John Cassavetes and ''

'' by Héctor Olivera

References

External links

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