The 41st annual

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...

was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with ''

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'' by

Claude Berri Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. Early life Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), w ...

. The

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The win ...

was awarded to Italian film '' La casa del sorriso'' directed by

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one o ...

. The retrospective dedicated to

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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 Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s ...

, director, screenwriter and producer (Germany) - Jury President *

Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles' ...

, director, screenwriter and actress (Belgium) *

Laurie Anderson Laurel Philips Anderson (born June 5, 1947), known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and ...

, musician and writer (United States) *

José Luis Borau José Luis Borau Moradell (8 August 1929 – 23 November 2012) was a Spanish producer, screenwriter, writer, and film director. He won the Goya Award for Best Director in 2000 for '' Leo''. Borau was born in Zaragoza. In addition to directi ...

, director and screenwriter (Spain) *

Judith Godrèche Judith Godrèche (born 23 March 1972) is a French actress and author. She has appeared in more than 30 films. Early life Godrèche was born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Her father is a psychoanalyst, and her mother a child therapist. He ...

, 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 Gilberto Pontecorvo (; 19 November 1919 – 12 October 2006) was an Italian filmmaker associated with the political cinema movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for directing the landmark war docudrama ''The Battle of Algiers'' (19 ...

, director and screenwriter (Italy) *

Simon Relph Simon George Michael Relph, CBE (13 April 1940 – 30 October 2016) was a British film producer and assistant film director. Biography Relph was born in Chelsea, London on 13 April 1940. His father, Michael Relph was a Ealing Studios wri ...

, producer (United Kingdom) * Catharina Stackelberg, screenwriter (Sweden) *

Mircea Veroiu Mircea Veroiu (; 29 April 1941 – 26 December 1997) was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1968 and 1997. He was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmograph ...

, director and screenwriter (Romania)

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the

and Silver Bear awards:

Key

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective:

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: *

: '' La casa del sorriso'' by

* Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: ** '' La condanna'' 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'', befo ...

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

Ricky Tognazzi Ricky Tognazzi (born Riccardo Tognazzi; ; 1 May 1955) is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film '' The Escort'' was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, he won ...

for '' Ultrà'' * 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 Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actor ...

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 Jacques Doillon (; born 15 March 1944) is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, Ju ...

References

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