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36th Berlin International Film Festival
1986 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
1986 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 36th Berlin International Film Festival |
| image | 36th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg |
| caption | Festival poster |
| opening | Ginger and Fred |
| location | West Berlin, Germany |
| founded | 1951 |
| awards | Golden Bear: Stammheim |
| number | 313 films |
| date | 14–25 February 1986 |
| website | http://www.berlinale.de |
| chronology | Berlin International Film Festival |
| preceded_by | 35th |
| followed_by | 37th |
The 36th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held 14–25 February 1986. The festival opened with Ginger and Fred by Federico Fellini, which played out of competition at the festival.
The Golden Bear was awarded to West German film Stammheim directed by Reinhard Hauff. The retrospective was in honour of German actress and film producer Henny Porten and the homage was dedicated to American film director Fred Zinnemann. Claude Lanzmann's 9 hour long documentary film * Shoah* about The Holocaust was screened at the Young Filmmakers Forum (renamed the International Forum of New Cinema in 1987).
Juries
Main Competition
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
- Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress - Jury President
- Rudi Fehr, British editor
- Lindsay Anderson, British filmmaker
- August Coppola, American academic
- Werner Grassmann, West-German producer and filmmaker
- Otar Iosseliani, Soviet filmmaker
- Norbert Kückelmann, West-German filmmaker
- Françoise Maupin, French journalist and film critic
- Rosaura Revueltas, Mexican actress
- Naoki Togawa, Japanese film critic
- Jerzy Toeplitz, Polish writer and co-founder of Polska Szkoła Filmowa
Official Sections
In Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Trister | Léa Pool | Canada | |
| At Close Range | James Foley | United States | |
| The Berlin Affair | Interno Berlinese | Liliana Cavani | Italy, West Germany |
| Camorra | Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti | Lina Wertmüller | Italy |
| Caravaggio | Derek Jarman | United Kingdom | |
| Dawn | L'Aube | Miklós Jancsó | France, Israel |
| Flight North | Flucht in den Norden | West Germany, Finland | |
| Gilsoddeum | 길소뜸 | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Gonza the Spearman | 近松門左衛門 鑓の権三 | Masahiro Shinoda | Japan |
| Heidenlöcher | Wolfram Paulus | Austria, West Germany | |
| Hour of the Star | A Hora da Estrela | Suzana Amaral | Brazil |
| The House on the River | Das Haus am Fluß | Roland Gräf | East Germany |
| The Journey of a Young Composer | ახალგაზრდა კომპოზიტორის მოგზაურობა | Georgiy Shengelaya | Soviet Union |
| Love Me! | Älska mej | Kay Pollak | Sweden |
| Mania | Μανία | Giorgos Panousopoulos | Greece |
| The Mass Is Ended | La messa è finita | Nanni Moretti | Italy |
| My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister | Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur | Jacques Rouffio | France |
| My Darling, My Darling | Skapa moya, skapi moy | Eduard Zahariev | Hungary, Bulgaria |
| My First Two Hundred Years | Első kétszáz évem | Gyula Maár | Hungary |
| Paso Doble | Pas în doi | Dan Pița | Romania |
| Red Kiss | Rouge Baiser | Véra Belmont | France, West Germany |
| The Smile of the Lamb | חיוך הגדי | Shimon Dotan | Israel |
| *Stammheim* | Reinhard Hauff | West Germany | |
| Teo el pelirrojo | Paco Lucio | Spain | |
| Trouble in Mind | Alan Rudolph | United States |
Out of competition
- Ginger and Fred, directed by Federico Fellini (Italy, France, West Germany)
- Heilt Hitler!, directed by Herbert Achternbusch (West Germany)
- Out of Africa, directed by Sydney Pollack (United States)
- L'Unique, directed by Jérôme Diamant-Berger (France)
- The Journey of Natty Gann, directed by Jeremy Kagan (United States)
- To Live and Die in L.A., directed by William Friedkin (United States)
- Karin's Face, directed by Ingmar Bergman (Sweden)
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective in honour of Henny Porten:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman | 24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau | Robert Land | Germany |
| Alexandra | Curt A. Stark | Germany | |
| Anna Boleyn | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany | |
| Carola Lamberti – Eine vom Zirkus | Hans Müller | East Germany | |
| Christa Hartungen | Rudolf Biebrach | Germany | |
| The Ancient Law | Das alte Gesetz | E. A. Dupont | Germany |
| The Beggar Student | Der Bettelstudent | Franz Porten | Germany |
| Der Müller und sein Kind | Adolf Gärtner | Germany | |
| Der Optimist | E. W. Emo | Germany | |
| Der Schatten des Meeres | Curt A. Stark | Germany | |
| The Blue Lantern | Die blaue Laterne | Rudolf Biebrach | Germany |
| The Lady, the Devil and the Model | Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell | Rudolf Biebrach | Germany |
| The Vulture Wally | Die Geierwally | E. A. Dupont | Germany |
| The Long Intermission | Die große Pause | Carl Froelich | Germany |
| The Buchholz Family | Familie Buchholz | Carl Froelich | Germany |
| Funiculi-Funicula | Franz Porten | Germany | |
| Hann, Hein und Henny! | Rudolf Biebrach | Germany | |
| Backstairs | Hintertreppe | Leopold Jessner and Paul Leni | Germany |
| Kohlhiesel's Daughters | Kohlhiesels Töchter | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| The Comedians | Komödianten | G. W. Pabst | Germany |
| Künstlerliebe | Adolf Gärtner | Germany | |
| Lotte | Carl Froelich | Germany | |
| Louise, Queen of Prussia | Luise, Königin von Preußen | Carl Froelich | Germany |
| Meissner Porzellan | Franz Porten | Germany | |
| Mother and Child | Mutter und Kind | Hans Steinhoff | Germany |
| Marriage of Affection | Neigungsehe | Carl Froelich | Germany |
| Rose Bernd | Alfred Halm | Germany | |
| Scandalous Eva | Skandal um Eva | G. W. Pabst | Germany |
| Tragödie eines Streiks | Adolf Gärtner | Germany | |
| Um Haaresbreite | Curt A. Stark | Germany | |
| Verkannt | (unknown) | Germany | |
| Escape | Zuflucht | Carl Froelich | Germany |
The following films were shown in the homage dedicated to Fred Zinnemann:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act of Violence | Fred Zinnemann | United States | |
| A Hatful of Rain | |||
| A Man for All Seasons | |||
| Behold a Pale Horse | |||
| Benjy | |||
| The Day of the Jackal | United Kingdom, France | ||
| Eyes in the Night | United States | ||
| Fishermen's Nets | Redes | Fred Zinnemann and Emilio Gómez Muriel | Mexico |
| Five Days One Summer | Fred Zinnemann | United States | |
| Forbidden Passage | |||
| From Here to Eternity | |||
| High Noon | |||
| Julia | |||
| Kid Glove Killer | |||
| The Member of the Wedding | |||
| The Men | |||
| The Nun's Story | |||
| Oklahoma! | |||
| The Search | United States, Switzerland | ||
| The Seventh Cross | United States | ||
| The Story of Doctor Carver | |||
| The Sundowners | |||
| Teresa | |||
| That Mothers Might Live | |||
| While America Sleeps |
The film Le Brasier ardent by Ivan Mosjoukine and Alexandre Volkoff was also shown in the retrospective as a tribute to the Cinémathèque Française for its 50th anniversary.
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
- Golden Bear: Stammheim by Reinhard Hauff
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: The Mass Is Ended by Nanni Moretti
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Georgiy Shengelaya for The Journey of a Young Composer
- Silver Bear for Best Actress:
- Charlotte Valandrey for Red Kiss
- Marcélia Cartaxo for Hour of the Star
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Tuncel Kurtiz for The Smile of the Lamb
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Caravaggio by Derek Jarman
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Gonza the Spearman by Masahiro Shinoda
- Honourable Mention: Pas în doi by Dan Pița
Independent Awards
[[International Federation of Film Critics#FIPRESCI Award|FIPRESCI Award]]
- Stammheim by Reinhard Hauff
References
References
- "36th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de.
- "BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL – 1986". americancinemapapers.com.
- "RETROSPECTIVE".
- "JURIES 1986". berlinale.de.
- "PROGRAMME 1986". berlinale.de.
- "RETROSPECTIVE 1986".
- "PRIZES & HONOURS 1986". berlinale.de.
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