42nd Berlin International Film Festival
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The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival
was held from February 13 to 24, 1992.
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
was held from February 13 to 24, 1992.
Jury
- Annie GirardotAnnie GirardotAnnie Girardot was a French actress.She began performing in 1955, making her film debut in Treize à table. Girardot won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1956, and in 1977 won the César Award for Best Actress portraying the title character in Docteur Françoise Gailland...
(Head of the Jury) - Charles Champlin
- Sylvia ChangSylvia ChangSylvia Chang is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.- Actress :...
- Ildikó EnyediIldikó EnyediIldikó Enyedi is an Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed seven films since 1989. She won the Golden Camera award for Az én XX. századom at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:* Vakond...
- Irving N. Ivers
- Wolfgang Klaue
- Fernando Lara
- Eldar ShengelayaEldar ShengelayaEldar Shengelaya is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia and of the Soviet Union...
- Dahlia Shapira
- Michael VerhoevenMichael Verhoeven-Life and work:Verhoeven is the son of German film director, Paul Verhoeven . He married actress Senta Berger in 1966; their son is the actor-director Simon Verhoeven. Together, the couple formed a production company to make films...
- Susannah YorkSusannah YorkSusannah York was a British film, stage and television actress. She was awarded a BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for the same film. She won best actress for Images at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival...
Films in competition
- BeltenebrosPrince of ShadowsPrince of Shadows is a 1991 Spanish crime film directed by Pilar Miró. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.-Cast:* Terence Stamp as Darman...
by Pilar MiróPilar MiróPilar Miró was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.She directed TVE from 1986 to 1989, and in the 90's, the weddings of the daughters of King Juan Carlos I. In 1992, her film Beltenebros won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 42nd Berlin International Film... - Der BrockenRising to the BaitRising to the Bait is a 1992 German comedy film directed by Vadim Glowna. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Elsa Grube-Deister as Ada Fenske* Rolf Zacher as Zwirner* Muriel Baumeister as Svetlana...
by Vadim GlownaVadim GlownaVadim Glowna is a German actor and film director. He has appeared in over 150 films and television shows since 1964.He directed the 1983 film Dies rigorose Leben, which won an Honourable Mention at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin... - BugsyBugsyBugsy is a 1991 American crime-drama film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. It stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, and Bill Graham....
by Barry LevinsonBarry LevinsonBarry Levinson is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television. His films include Good Morning, Vietnam, Sleepers and Rain Man.-Early life:... - Cape FearCape Fear (1991 film)Cape Fear is a 1991 thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. It stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis and features cameos from Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Martin Balsam, who all appeared in the 1962 original film...
by Martin ScorseseMartin ScorseseMartin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation... - Il capitanoIl Capitano: A Swedish RequiemIl Capitano: A Swedish Requiem is a 1991 Swedish-Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jan Troell, about the 1988 Åmsele murders where a family of three was murdered by Juha Valjakkala over a stolen bicycle. Antti Reini stars as Valjakkala, renamed Jari in the film, and Maria Heiskanen as...
by Jan Troell - Conte d'hiver by Eric RohmerÉric RohmerÉric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma....
- Céline by Jean-Claude BrisseauJean-Claude BrisseauJean-Claude Brisseau is a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ....
- Dead AgainDead AgainDead Again is a 1991 psychological thriller/neo-noir directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Branagh and his then-wife Emma Thompson. Andy García, Derek Jacobi and Robin Williams are also featured.-Plot summary:...
by Kenneth BranaghKenneth BranaghKenneth Charles Branagh is an actor and film director from Northern Ireland. He is best known for directing and starring in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays including Henry V , Much Ado About Nothing , Hamlet Kenneth Charles Branagh is an actor and film director from... - Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktokSweet Emma, Dear BöbeSweet Emma, Dear Böbe is a 1992 Hungarian drama film directed by István Szabó. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Johanna ter Steege as Emma* Enikö Börcsök as Böbe...
by István SzabóIstván SzabóIstván Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.Szabó is the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European, auteurist art cinema, he has made films that represent many of the psychological and political... - La fronteraThe Frontier (film)The Frontier is a 1991 Chilean film directed by Ricardo Larraín and starring Patricio Contreras and Gloria Laso. Larraín won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:...
by Ricardo LarraínRicardo LarraínRicardo Larraín is a Chilean film editor and director. His 1991 film The Frontier won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:... - Gas Food LodgingGas Food LodgingGas Food Lodging is a 1992 movie directed by Allison Anders about a waitress trying to find romance while raising two daughters in a trailer-park. It stars Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, and Fairuza Balk. The film was adapted from the novel Don't Look and It Won't Hurt by Richard Peck...
by Allison AndersAllison AndersAllison Anders is an American film and television director. Anders has directed many independent films, on which she frequently collaborates with fellow UCLA film school graduate Kurt Voss.-Biography:... - Grand Canyon by Lawrence KasdanLawrence KasdanLawrence Edward "Larry" Kasdan is an American film producer, director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Kasdan was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Sylvia Sarah , an employment counselor, and Clarence Norman Kasdan, who managed retail electronics stores.His Brother is the writer/producer Mark...
- GudrunGudrun (1992 film)Gudrun is a 1992 German drama film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Kerstin Gmelch as Gudrun* Barbara Thummet as Sophie* Roman Mitterer as Fritz...
by Hans W. Geißendörfer - HikarigokeLuminous Moss (film)is a 1992 Japanese horror film directed by Kei Kumai. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Rentarô Mikuni as Headmaster / Captain of a ship* Hisashi Igawa as Prosecutor* Satoko Iwasaki* Taketoshi Naitô as Novelist...
by Kei KumaiKei Kumaiwas a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he worked as director's assistant.... - InfinitasInfinitasInfinitas is a 1991 Russian drama film directed by Marlen Khutsiev. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred-Bauer Prize.-Cast:* Vladislav Pilnikov* Aleksei Zelenov* Marina Khazova...
by Marlen KhutsievMarlen KhutsievMarlen Martynovich Khutsiev is a Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker best known for his cult films from the 1960s, which include I Am Twenty and July Rain. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1986.-Biography:... - The Inner Circle by Andrei KonchalovskyAndrei KonchalovskyAndrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky is a Soviet-American and Russian film director, film producer and screenwriter....
- El largo invierno by Jaime CaminoJaime CaminoJaime Camino is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1962 and 2001. His 1976 film Long Vacations of 36 was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival...
- The Last Days of Chez NousThe Last Days of Chez NousThe Last Days of Chez Nous is an Australian drama, directed by Gillian Armstrong and written by Helen Garner. Made in a style which emphasizes naturalism over melodrama, the film centres around what happens after Vicki arrives at the house of her older sister Beth, whose French husband falls for her...
by Gillian ArmstrongGillian ArmstrongGillian May Armstrong is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries.- Career :Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Gillian Armstrong grew up in the eastern suburb of Mitcham. She graduated from Swinburne Technical College in 1968 where she studied theatrical costume design and... - Light SleeperLight SleeperLight Sleeper is an US-american drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader in 1992. It stars Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, and Dana Delany....
by Paul SchraderPaul SchraderPaul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and former film critic. Apart from his credentials as a director, Schrader is most notably known for his screenplays for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.... - Naked LunchNaked Lunch (film)Naked Lunch is the 1991 Canadian/British/Japanese film adaptation, directed by David Cronenberg, of William S. Burroughs' novel of the same name...
by David CronenbergDavid CronenbergDavid Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the... - RcheuliThe Beloved (1991 film)The Beloved is a 1991 Soviet-era Georgian drama film directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Avtandil Makharadze* Nineli Chankvetadze* Larisa Guzeyeva* Luka Khundadze...
by Mikheil Kalatozishvili - Rien que des mensongesNothing But LiesNothing But Lies is a 1991 French-Swiss drama film directed by Paule Muret. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Fanny Ardant as Muriel* Alain Bashung as Adrien* Jacques Perrin as Antoine, mari de Muriel...
by Paule Muret - Samostoyatelnaya zhizn by Vitali KanevskyVitali KanevskyVitali Kanevsky is a Soviet film director and screenwriter. His film Zamri, umri, voskresni! won the Caméra d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Two years later, his film Samostoyatelnaya zhizn would win the Jury Prize at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival...
- Tous les matins du mondeTous les matins du monde (film)Tous les matins du monde is a 1991 French film based on the book of the same name....
by Alain CorneauAlain CorneauAlain Corneau was a French film director and writer.Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his... - UtzUtz (1992 film)Utz is a 1992 dramatic film directed by George Sluizer, produced by John Goldschmidt and starring Brenda Fricker, Peter Riegert and Armin Mueller-Stahl...
by George SluizerGeorge SluizerGeorge Sluizer , is a Dutch filmmaker whose credits include features as well as documentary films.... - Yuen Ling-yukCentre StageCentre Stage , also known as Actress and Yuen Ling-yuk, is a 1992 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan.The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during...
by Stanley KwanStanley KwanStanley Kwan is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director and producer.Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College...
Awards
- Golden BearGolden BearAccording to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
: Grand Canyon by Lawrence KasdanLawrence KasdanLawrence Edward "Larry" Kasdan is an American film producer, director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Kasdan was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Sylvia Sarah , an employment counselor, and Clarence Norman Kasdan, who managed retail electronics stores.His Brother is the writer/producer Mark... - Silver Bear - Special Jury PrizeJury Grand PrixThe Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
: Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktokSweet Emma, Dear BöbeSweet Emma, Dear Böbe is a 1992 Hungarian drama film directed by István Szabó. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Johanna ter Steege as Emma* Enikö Börcsök as Böbe...
by István SzabóIstván SzabóIstván Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.Szabó is the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European, auteurist art cinema, he has made films that represent many of the psychological and political... - Silver Bear for Best DirectorSilver Bear for Best DirectorThe Silver Bear for Best Director is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for best achievement in direction.-Awards:-Repeated winners:*Mario Monicelli *Satyajit Ray *Carlos Saura -External links:*...
: Jan Troell for Il capitanoIl Capitano: A Swedish RequiemIl Capitano: A Swedish Requiem is a 1991 Swedish-Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jan Troell, about the 1988 Åmsele murders where a family of three was murdered by Juha Valjakkala over a stolen bicycle. Antti Reini stars as Valjakkala, renamed Jari in the film, and Maria Heiskanen as... - Silver Bear for Best ActressSilver Bear for Best ActressThe Silver Bear for Best Actress is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actress.-Awards:- External links :*...
: Maggie CheungMaggie CheungMaggie Cheung Man yuk is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Raised in England and Hong Kong, she has over 70 films to her credit since starting her career in 1983...
for Yuen Ling-yukCentre StageCentre Stage , also known as Actress and Yuen Ling-yuk, is a 1992 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan.The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during... - Silver Bear for Best ActorSilver Bear for Best ActorThe Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*...
: Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-Stahl is a German film actor, painter, writer and musician.-Early life:Mueller-Stahl was born in Tilsit, East Prussia...
for UtzUtz (1992 film)Utz is a 1992 dramatic film directed by George Sluizer, produced by John Goldschmidt and starring Brenda Fricker, Peter Riegert and Armin Mueller-Stahl... - Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Ricardo LarraínRicardo LarraínRicardo Larraín is a Chilean film editor and director. His 1991 film The Frontier won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
for La fronteraThe Frontier (film)The Frontier is a 1991 Chilean film directed by Ricardo Larraín and starring Patricio Contreras and Gloria Laso. Larraín won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:... - Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: BeltenebrosPrince of ShadowsPrince of Shadows is a 1991 Spanish crime film directed by Pilar Miró. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.-Cast:* Terence Stamp as Darman...
- Honourable Mention: GudrunGudrun (1992 film)Gudrun is a 1992 German drama film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Kerstin Gmelch as Gudrun* Barbara Thummet as Sophie* Roman Mitterer as Fritz...
by Hans W. Geißendörfer - Alfred-Bauer Prize: InfinitasInfinitasInfinitas is a 1991 Russian drama film directed by Marlen Khutsiev. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred-Bauer Prize.-Cast:* Vladislav Pilnikov* Aleksei Zelenov* Marina Khazova...
by Marlen KhutsievMarlen KhutsievMarlen Martynovich Khutsiev is a Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker best known for his cult films from the 1960s, which include I Am Twenty and July Rain. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1986.-Biography:... - Berlinale Camera: Hal RoachHal RoachHarold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...
External links
- 1992 Berlin International Film Festival
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