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47th Berlin International Film Festival
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film The People vs. Larry Flynt directed by Miloš Forman.[3] The retrospective dedicated to Austrian film director G. W. Pabst was shown at the festival.[4]
Festival poster | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (The People vs. Larry Flynt) |
| No. of films | 324 films[1] |
| Festival date | 13–24 February 1997 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
Jury edit
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
- Jack Lang, politician (France) - Jury President
- Hark Bohm, actor, director and screenwriter (Germany)
- Férid Boughedir, director, screenwriter and producer (Tunisia)
- Maggie Cheung, actress and model (Hong Kong)
- Fred Gronich, senior executive of the MPAA (United States)
- David Hare, director, screenwriter and playwright (United Kingdom)
- Per Holst, producer (Denmark)
- Boleslaw Michalek, screenwriter and film critic (Poland)
- Humberto Solás, director and screenwriter (Cuba)
- Marianne Sägebrecht, actress (Germany)
- Ning Ying, director (China)
Films in competition edit
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crucible | The Crucible | Nicholas Hytner | USA |
| The English Patient | The English Patient | Anthony Minghella | USA |
| Get on the Bus | Get on the Bus | Spike Lee | USA |
| Genealogies of a Crime | Généalogies d'un crime | Raúl Ruiz | France, Portugal |
| The River | He liu | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| In Love and War | In Love and War | Richard Attenborough | USA |
| The Island on Bird Street | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Denmark, UK, Germany | |
| Life is All You Get | Das Leben ist eine Baustelle | Wolfgang Becker | Germany |
| Under Western Eyes | Leneged Einayim Ma'araviyot | Joseph Pitchhadze | Israel |
| Lucie Aubrac | Claude Berri | France | |
| Surveillance | Mai fu | Huang Jianxin | China |
| Four Days in September | O que é isso, companheiro? | Bruno Barreto | Brazil, USA |
| Miss Nobody | Panna Nikt | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | The People vs. Larry Flynt | Miloš Forman | Canada, USA |
| Port Djema | Eric Heumann | France, Italy, Greece | |
| Romeo + Juliet | Romeo + Juliet | Baz Luhrmann | USA |
| Rosewood | Rosewood | John Singleton | USA |
| Viva Erotica | Se qing nan nu | Tung-Shing Yee | Hong Kong |
| Secrets of the Heart | Secretos del corazón | Montxo Armendáriz | France, Portugal, Spain |
| Moonlight Serenade | Setouchi munraito serenade | Masahiro Shinoda | Japan |
| Smilla's Feeling for Snow | Bille August | Denmark, Germany, Sweden | |
| Comanche Territory | Territorio Comanche | Gerardo Herrero | Spain, France, Germany, Argentina |
| Three Stories | Tri istorii | Kira Muratova | Russia, Ukraine |
| Twin Town | Twin Town | Kevin Allen | UK |
| Kitchen | Wo ai chu fang | Yim Ho | Hong Kong, Japan |
Key edit
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards edit
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: The People vs. Larry Flynt by Miloš Forman
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: He liu by Tsai Ming-liang
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Eric Heumann for Port Djema
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Juliette Binoche for The English Patient
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio for Romeo + Juliet
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Zbigniew Preisner for The Island on Bird Street
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Raúl Ruiz for Généalogies d'un crime
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Romeo + Juliet
- Honourable Mention:
- Jordan Kiziuk for The Island on Bird Street
- Das Leben ist eine Baustelle by Wolfgang Becker
- Anna Wielgucka for Panna Nikt
- Get on the Bus by Spike Lee
- Blue Angel Award: Secretos del corazón by Montxo Armendáriz
- Honorary Golden Bear: Kim Novak
- Berlinale Camera:
References edit
- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1997". berlinale.de. from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "47th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1997". berlinale.de. from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1997". berlinale.de. from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
External links edit
- 47th Berlin International Film Festival 1997
- 1997 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1997 at Internet Movie Database