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34th Berlin International Film Festival

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34th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmThe Noah's Ark Principle
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Love Streams
No. of films315 films[1]
Festival date17–28 February 1984
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984.[2] The festival opened with The Noah's Ark Principle by Roland Emmerich.[3] The retrospective was dedicated to German-American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director Ernst Lubitsch.[4]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Love Streams directed by John Cassavetes.[5] The Honorary Golden Bear was awarded to American director Jules Dassin and Greek actress Melina Mercouri and the Homage section was dedicated to the couple.[6]

Juries

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Liv Ullmann, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]

Main Competition

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Official Sections

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Main Competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Ah Ying 半邊人 Allen Fong Hong Kong
Akelarre Pedro Olea Spain
À Nos Amours Maurice Pialat France
Antarctica 南極物語 Koreyoshi Kurahara Japan
Le Bal Ettore Scola France
Beauty and the Beast Skønheden og udyret Nils Malmros Denmark
Blood Is Always Hot 血,总是热的 Yan Wen China
Champions John Irvin United Kingdom
Class Relations Klassenverhältnisse Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet West Germany
Crackers Louis Malle United States
Das Autogramm Peter Lilienthal West Germany
De stille Oceaan Digna Sinke Belgium
The Dresser Peter Yates United Kingdom
Funny Dirty Little War No habrá más penas ni olvido Héctor Olivera Argentina
Flirt Roberto Russo Italy
Love Streams John Cassavetes United States
Man Under Suspicion Morgen in Alabama Norbert Kückelmann West Germany
Man Without Memory Mann ohne Gedächtnis Kurt Gloor Switzerland
The Noah's Ark Principle Das Arche Noah Prinzip Roland Emmerich West Germany
Rembetiko Ρεμπέτικο Costas Ferris Greece
Star 80 Bob Fosse United States
Thieves After Dark Les voleurs de la nuit Samuel Fuller France
Tight Quarters Könnyü testi sértés György Szomjas Hungary
Wartime Romance Военно-полевой роман Pyotr Todorovsky Soviet Union
Woman Doctors Ärztinnen Horst Seemann East Germany

Out of competition

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Retrospective

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The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Ernst Lubitsch 1914-1933:[8]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Anna Boleyn Ernst Lubitsch Germany
Broken Lullaby Ernst Lubitsch United States
Carmen Ernst Lubitsch Germany
The Merry Jail Das fidele Gefängnis Ernst Lubitsch Germany
The Loves of Pharaoh Das Weib des Pharao Ernst Lubitsch Germany
The Pride of the Firm Der Stolz der Firma Carl Wilhelm Germany
Design for Living Ernst Lubitsch United States
The Eyes of the Mummy Ma Die Augen der Mumie Ma Ernst Lubitsch Germany
The Wildcat Die Bergkatze Ernst Lubitsch Germany
The Flame Die Flamme Ernst Lubitsch Germany
The Doll Die Puppe Ernst Lubitsch Germany
Eternal Love Ernst Lubitsch United States
Forbidden Paradise Ernst Lubitsch United States
I Don't Want to Be a Man Ich möchte kein Mann sein Ernst Lubitsch Germany
If I Had a Million Ernst Lubitsch United States
Kohlhiesel's Daughters Kohlhiesels Töchter Ernst Lubitsch Germany
Lady Windermere's Fan Ernst Lubitsch United States
Madame DuBarry Ernst Lubitsch Germany
Monte Carlo Ernst Lubitsch United States
One Hour with You Ernst Lubitsch United States
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow Romeo und Julia im Schnee Ernst Lubitsch Germany
Rosita Ernst Lubitsch United States
Shoe Palace Pinkus Schuhpalast Pinkus Ernst Lubitsch Germany
Sumurun Ernst Lubitsch Germany
So This Is Paris Ernst Lubitsch United States
The Love Parade Ernst Lubitsch United States
The Marriage Circle Ernst Lubitsch United States
The Smiling Lieutenant Ernst Lubitsch United States
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Ernst Lubitsch United States
Three Women Ernst Lubitsch United States
Trouble in Paradise Ernst Lubitsch United States
When Four Do the Same Wenn vier dasselbe tun Ernst Lubitsch Germany

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri:[8]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
10:30 P.M. Summer Jules Dassin United States
A Dream of Passion Κραυγή Γυναικών Kravgi gynaikon Jules Dassin Greece, Switzerland
Brute Force Jules Dassin United States
He Who Must Die Celui qui doit mourir Jules Dassin France
Rififi Du rififi chez les hommes Jules Dassin France
Not a random story. Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin Keine zufällige Geschichte. Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin Charlotte Kerr West Germany
Never on Sunday Ποτέ την Κυριακή Jules Dassin Greece, United States
Night and the City Jules Dassin United Kingdom
Phaedra Φαίδρα Jules Dassin Greece
The Naked City Jules Dassin United States
The Rehearsal Η Δοκιμή I dokimi Jules Dassin Greece, United Kingdom

Films in other sections

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The festival's Forum section included a presentation of Memory of the Camps, a 1946 rough cut of the British feature-length account of Nazi wartime atrocities, German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, the significance of the unfinished work having only recently been understood.[9]

Official Awards

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John Cassavetes, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[5]

Independent Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1984". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ^ "34th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. ^ "German Currents Festival of German Film in L.A." indiewire.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1984". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ "JURIES 1984". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b "RETROSPECTIVE 1984". Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  9. ^ Imperial War Museum (2020). "The making of German Concentration Camps Factual Survey". German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (booklet). Editor: Fiona Kelly; contributors: Nick Fraser, Dr Toby Haggith and James Taylor. London: British Film Institute. p. 23. Described vaguely as "concentration camp material" and sitting within a much larger collection of un-catalogued Army footage, it was not until the early 1980s that the film's significance was understood, leading to a screening of the rough cut at the 1984 Berlinale, with the allocated title Memory of the Camps.
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