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47th Berlin International Film Festival
1997 film festival in Berlin, Germany
1997 film festival in Berlin, Germany
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 47th Berlin International Film Festival |
| image | 47th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg |
| caption | Festival poster |
| location | Berlin, Germany |
| founded | 1951 |
| awards | Golden Bear: |
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | |
| number | 324 films |
| date | 13–24 February 1997 |
| website | http://www.berlinale.de |
| chronology | Berlin International Film Festival |
| preceded_by | 46th |
| followed_by | 48th |
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film The People vs. Larry Flynt directed by Miloš Forman.
The retrospective dedicated to Austrian film director G. W. Pabst was shown at the festival.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition
- Jack Lang, French politician - Jury President
- Hark Bohm, German actor and filmmaker
- Férid Boughedir, Tunisian filmmaker and producer
- Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong/Chinese actress and model
- Fred Gronich, American senior executive of the MPAA
- David Hare, British filmmaker and playwright
- Per Holst, Danish producer
- Boleslaw Michalek, Polish screenwriter and film critic
- Humberto Solás, Cuban director and screenwriter
- Marianne Sägebrecht, German actress
- Ning Ying, Chinese filmmaker
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Territory | Territorio Comanche | Gerardo Herrero | Spain, France, Germany, Argentina |
| The Crucible | Nicholas Hytner | United States | |
| The English Patient | Anthony Minghella | ||
| Four Days in September | O que é isso, companheiro? | Bruno Barreto | Brazil |
| Get on the Bus | Spike Lee | United States | |
| Genealogies of a Crime | Généalogies d'un crime | Raúl Ruiz | France, Portugal |
| The Island on Bird Street | Øen i Fuglegaden | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany |
| Kitchen | 我愛廚房 | Yim Ho | Hong Kong, Japan |
| Life is All You Get | Das Leben ist eine Baustelle | Wolfgang Becker | Germany |
| In Love and War | Richard Attenborough | United States | |
| Lucie Aubrac | Claude Berri | France | |
| Miss Nobody | Panna Nikt | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| Moonlight Serenade | 瀬戸内ムーンライト・セレナーデ | Masahiro Shinoda | Japan |
| *The People vs. Larry Flynt* | Miloš Forman | United States | |
| Port Djema | Eric Heumann | France, Italy, Greece | |
| The River | 河流 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Romeo + Juliet | Baz Luhrmann | United States | |
| Rosewood | John Singleton | ||
| Secrets of the Heart | Secretos del corazón | Montxo Armendáriz | France, Portugal, Spain |
| Smilla's Feeling for Snow | Bille August | Denmark, Germany, Sweden | |
| Surveillance | 埋伏 | Huang Jianxin | China |
| Three Stories | Три истории | Kira Muratova | Russia, Ukraine |
| Twin Town | Kevin Allen | United Kingdom | |
| Under Western Eyes | Leneged Einayim Ma'araviyot | Joseph Pitchhadze | Israel |
| Viva Erotica | 色情男女 | Tung-Shing Yee | Hong Kong |
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
- Golden Bear: The People vs. Larry Flynt by Miloš Forman
- Silver Bear Special Jury Prize: The River 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
- Life is All You Get by Wolfgang Becker
- Anna Wielgucka for Miss Nobody
- Get on the Bus by Spike Lee
Honorary Golden Bear
- Kim Novak
Berlinale Camera
- Lauren Bacall
- Ann Hui
- Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Franz Seitz
Independent Awards
Blue Angel Award
- Secretos del corazón by Montxo Armendáriz
References
References
- "47th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de.
- "RETROSPECTIVE".
- "JURIES 1997". berlinale.de.
- "PROGRAMME 1997". berlinale.de.
- "PRIZES & HONOURS 1997". berlinale.de.
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