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 ''

La casa del sorriso ''The House of Smiles'' ( it, La casa del sorriso) is a 1991 Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. It depicts a romance between an old man and an old woman inside a care home. The film won the Golden Bear at the 41st Berlin International Fil ...

'' directed by Marco Ferreri. The retrospective dedicated to Cold War films was shown at the festival.

Jury

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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Volker Schlöndorff, director, screenwriter and producer (Germany) - Jury President *

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, director, screenwriter and actress (Belgium) * Laurie Anderson, musician and writer (United States) * José Luis Borau, director and screenwriter (Spain) * Judith Godrèche, actress and writer (France) *

Yuri Klepikov Yuri Nikolaevich Klepikov (russian: Юpий Никoлаeвич Клeпикoв; 24 August 1935 – 1 November 2021) was a Russian screenwriter and actor.Renate Krößner Renate Krößner also known as Renate Krössner (17 May 194525 May 2020) was a German actress who was internationally recognized for roles in films and television. She was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actress of the Berlinale for the title ro ...

, actress (Germany) * Gillo Pontecorvo, director and screenwriter (Italy) * Simon Relph, producer (United Kingdom) * Catharina Stackelberg, screenwriter (Sweden) * Mircea Veroiu, director and screenwriter (Romania)

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Key

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective:

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear: ''

'' by Marco Ferreri * Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: ** ''

La condanna ''The Conviction'' ( it, La condanna) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. Cast * Vittorio Mezzogiorno as ...

'' by Marco Bellocchio ** ''

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'' by Viktor Aristov * Silver Bear for Best Director: **

Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film ''Caged Heat'', before ...

for '' The Silence of the Lambs'' ** Ricky Tognazzi for ''

Ultrà ''Ultra'' ( it, Ultrà) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where Tognazzi won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Plot A group of ultras of Rome leaves to ...

'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Victoria Abril for '' Amantes'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor:

Maynard Eziashi Maynard Eziashi (born 1965 in London, England) is a Nigerian-English actor. In 1991, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his starring role in '' Mister Johnson'' (1990). Early life Eziashi ...

for '' Mister Johnson'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Kevin Costner for '' Dances with Wolves'' * Honourable Mention ** '' Dandan-e-mar'' ** '' Le Petit criminel'' ** '' Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch'' * FIPRESCI Award **'' Le Petit criminel'' by Jacques Doillon

References

External links

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