The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet Union film '' Tema'' directed by Gleb Panfilov. The retrospective was in honour of Armenian-American film and theatre director Rouben Mamoulian. The homage was dedicated to French couple Jean-Louis Barrault, actor and director, and

Madeleine Renaud Lucie Madeleine Renaud (; 21 February 1900 – 23 September 1994) was a French actress best remembered for her work in the theatre. She did though appear in several films directed by Jean Grémillon including ''Remorques'' (''Stormy Waters'' ...

, actress. It was titled ''Renaud-Barrault au cinéma''.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Klaus Maria Brandauer, actor (Austria) - Jury President * Juliet Berto, actress and director (France) * Kathleen Carroll, film critic (United States) *

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, film critic (Italy) *

Victor Dyomin Victor Petrovich Dyomin (russian: Виктор Петрович Дёмин; 1937 — 1993) was a Soviet cinema critic, editor, screen writer. Biography Victor Dyomin was born in the city of Taganrog in 1937. Graduated from Chekhov Gymnasium ( ...

, actor and screenwriter (Soviet Union) * Reinhard Hauff, director and screenwriter (Germany) * Edmund Luft, playwright, film critic and film historian (West Germany) *

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, actor, director and screenwriter (Czechoslovakia) *

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, director and screenwriter (Romania) *

Paul Schrader Paul Joseph Schrader (; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first received widespread recognition through his screenplay for Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). He later continued his collabo ...

, director, screenwriter and film critic (United States) * Antonio Skármeta, writer (Chile)

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:

Out of competition

* '' Прощание Proshchanie'', directed by Elem Klimov (Soviet Union) * '' The Color of Money'', directed by Martin Scorsese (USA) * '' Kronika wypadków miłosnych'', directed by Andrzej Wajda (Poland) * ', directed by Hark Bohm (West Germany) * '' Light of Day'', directed by

(USA) * '' Ein Treffen mit Rimbaud'', directed by Ernst-August Zurborn (West Germany) * '' True Stories'', directed by

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(USA)

Key

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Rouben Mamoulian: The following films were shown in the homage titled "Renaud-Barrault au cinéma" dedicated to Jean-Louis Barrault and

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear: '' Tema'' by Gleb Panfilov * Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: '' Umi to dokuyaku'' by Kei Kumai * Silver Bear for Best Director:

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for '' Platoon'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress:

Ana Beatriz Nogueira Ana Beatriz Soares Nogueira (born 22 October 1967) is a Brazilian actress. In 1987 she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the film '' Vera'', directed by Sérgio Toledo. Filmogra ...

for ''

Vera Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarrag ...

'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor:

Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and El Indio in Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' ( ...

for '' Il caso Moro'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: ** Márta Mészáros for '' Napló szerelmeimnek'' ** Fernando Trueba for ''

El Año de las Luces ''Year of Enlightment'' ( es, El año de las luces, and also released as ''The Year of the Awakening'') is a 1986 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba, starring Jorge Sanz and Maribel Verdú. The film is a coming of age story of a sixteen-y ...

'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: '' Children of a Lesser God'' * Alfred-Bauer Prize: '' Mauvais Sang'' * FIPRESCI Award **'' Tema'' by Gleb Panfilov

References

External links

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