39th Berlin International Film Festival

39th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Rain Man
No. of films375 films[1]
Festival date10 – 21 February 1989
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989.[2]

The Golden Bear was awarded to American film Rain Man directed by Barry Levinson.[3]

The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer and another one dedicated to European productions of 1939 titled Europe 1939.[4]

Jury

Rolf Liebermann, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The Accused Jonathan Kaplan United States
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy Histoires d'Amérique Chantal Akerman Belgium, France
Aviya's Summer הקיץ של אביה Eli Cohen Israel
Bankomatt Villi Hermann Switzerland, Italy
Before the Bat's Flight Is Done Mielött befejezi röptét a denevér Péter Tímár Hungary
Camille Claudel Bruno Nuytten France
The Dark Night La noche oscura Carlos Saura Spain, France
Esquilache Josefina Molina Spain
Evening Bell 晚鐘 Wu Ziniu China
Fallada: The Last Chapter Fallada – letztes Kapitel Roland Gräf East Germany
Gang of Four La bande des quatre Jacques Rivette France
Hope and Pain ダウンタウン・ヒーローズ Yoji Yamada Japan
I Love, You Love Ja milujem, ty miluješ Dušan Hanák Czechoslovakia
Ivan and Alexandra Иван и Александра Ivan Nitchev Bulgaria
Joan of Arc of Mongolia Johanna D'Arc of Mongolia Ulrike Ottinger West Germany, France
Mississippi Burning Alan Parker United States
Pestalozzi's Mountain Pestalozzis Berg Peter von Gunten East Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Rain Man Barry Levinson United States
Resurrected Paul Greengrass United Kingdom
The Servant Sluga Vadim Abdrashitov Soviet Union
The Striker with Number 9 Η φανέλα με το 9 Pantelis Voulgaris Greece
Talk Radio Oliver Stone United States

Out of Competition

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Erich Pommer:[6]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Asphalt Joe May Germany
A Waltz Dream Ein Walzertraum Ludwig Berger
Barbed Wire Rowland V. Lee United States
The Blackguard Die Prinzessin und der Geiger Graham Cutts Germany, United Kingdom
The Blue Angel Der blaue Engel Josef von Sternberg Germany
Bombs on Monte Carlo Bomben auf Monte Carlo Hanns Schwarz United States
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari Robert Wiene Germany
Children, Mother, and the General Kinder, Mütter und ein General László Benedek
The Congress Dances Der Kongreß tanzt Erik Charell
Dance, Girl, Dance Dorothy Arzner United States
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler Fritz Lang Germany
The Empress and I Ich und die Kaiserin Friedrich Hollaender
Faust Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage F. W. Murnau Germany
Fire Over England William K. Howard United Kingdom
F.P.1 - Floating Platform 1 Does Not Answer F.P.1 antwortet nicht Karl Hartl Germany
Homecoming Heimkehr Joe May
Hotel Imperial Mauritz Stiller United States
I by Day, You by Night Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht Ludwig Berger Germany
Illusion in a Minor Key Illusion in Moll Rudolf Jugert West Germany
Inquest Voruntersuchung Robert Siodmak Germany
Inquest Zwei blaue Jungen Alwin Neuß
Jamaica Inn Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom
Liliom Fritz Lang France
The Man in Search of His Murderer Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht Robert Siodmak Germany
Manon Lescaut Arthur Robison
Metropolis Fritz Lang
Michael Carl Theodor Dreyer
Nights on the Road Nachts auf den Straßen Rudolf Jugert
Peter the Pirate Pietro, der Korsar Arthur Robison
Quick Robert Siodmak
They Knew What They Wanted Garson Kanin United States
The Three from the Filling Station Die Drei von der Tankstelle Wilhelm Thiele Germany
Variety Varieté E. A. Dupont
Vessel of Wrath Erich Pommer United Kingdom
The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna Hanns Schwarz Germany

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Europe 1939":[6]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
A Girl Must Live Carol Reed United Kingdom
Bel Ami Willi Forst Germany
Boefje Detlef Sierck Netherlands
British Movietone of the 07/09/1939 (unknown) United Kingdom
Cheer Boys Cheer Walter Forde United Kingdom
Crisis Herbert Kline, Hanuš Burger and Alexander Hammid United States
Constable Studer Wachtmeister Studer Leopold Lindtberg Switzerland
The Deserter Le Déserteur Léonide Moguy France
Daybreak Le jour se lève Marcel Carné France
Deutsche Kulturfilme (beinhaltet Alpenkorps im Angriff von Gösta Nordhaus und Germanen gegen Pharaonen von Anton Kutter) (unknown) Germany
Do It Now (unknown) United Kingdom
Dora Nelson Mario Soldati Italy
The Fight Continues Борьба продолжается Vasily Zhuravlyov Soviet Union
The First Days Humphrey Jennings, Harry Watt and Pat Jackson United Kingdom
Fric-Frac Maurice Lehmann France
The Four Feathers Zoltan Korda United Kingdom
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Sam Wood United Kingdom
Gorky 2: My Apprenticeship V lyudyakh В людях Mark Donskoy Soviet Union
The Governor Der Gouverneur Victor Tourjansky Germany
Hotel Sacher Erich Engel Germany
The Journey to Tilsit Die Reise nach Tilsit Veit Harlan Germany
Kitty and the World Conference Kitty und die Weltkonferenz Helmut Käutner Germany
Kriegsbeginn in der Wochenschau Helmut Käutner Germany
The Lion Has Wings Michael Powell, Brian Desmond Hurst and Adrian Brunel United Kingdom
Love On The Wing Norman McLaren United Kingdom
MFI 754/MFI 812 newsreels MFI 754/MFI 812 (unknown) Hungary
Midsummer Night's Fire Johannisfeuer Arthur Maria Rabenalt Germany
The New Teacher Учитель Sergei Gerasimov Soviet Union
The Oppenheim Family Семья Оппенгейм Grigori Roshal Soviet Union
Pathé Journal 06/09/1939 (unknown) France
Q Planes Tim Whelan and Arthur B. Woods United Kingdom
The Rules of the Game La Règle du Jeu Jean Renoir France
Shchors Щорс Alexander Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva Soviet Union
Spain Испания Esfir Shub Soviet Union
Spare Time Humphrey Jennings United Kingdom
The Spy in Black Michael Powell United Kingdom
There's No Tomorrow Sans lendemain Max Ophüls France
They Knew What They Wanted Garson Kanin United States
They Staked Their Lives Med livet som insats Alf Sjöberg Sweden
Threats Menaces... Edmond T. Gréville France
Three Sergeants Drei Unteroffiziere Werner Hochbaum Germany
Two Girls on the Street Két lány az utcán Andre DeToth Hungary
Ufa Tonwoche 440 vom 9.2.1939 (unknown) Germany
Ufa Tonwoche 468 vom 23.8.1939 (unknown) Germany
Ufa Tonwoche 469 vom 30.8.1939 (unknown) Germany
Ufa Tonwoche vom 7.9.1939 (unknown) Germany
Uproar in Damascus Aufruhr in Damaskus Gustav Ucicky Germany
The Vyborg Side Выборгская сторона Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg Soviet Union
War Library Items 1, 2, 3 (unknown) United Kingdom
The West Wall Der Westwall Fritz Hippler Germany

Official Awards

Barry Levinson, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

Independent Awads

FIPRESCI Award

UNICEF Award

References

  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1989". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "39th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1989". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. ^ "JURIES 1989". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "RETROSPECTIVE 1989". Retrieved 9 June 2020.