37th Berlin International Film Festival
1987 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
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The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet film Tema, directed by Gleb Panfilov.[3]
Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: The Theme |
| No. of films | 321 films[1] |
| Festival date | 20 February – 3 March 1987 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The retrospective was in honour of Armenian-American film and theatre director Rouben Mamoulian.[4] The homage was dedicated to French couple Jean-Louis Barrault, actor and director, and Madeleine Renaud, actress. It was titled Renaud-Barrault au cinéma.[5]
Juries
Main Competition
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[6]
- Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor - Jury President
- Juliet Berto, French actress and filmmaker
- Kathleen Carroll, American film critic
- Callisto Cosulich, Italian film critic
- Victor Dyomin, Soviet actor and screenwriter
- Reinhard Hauff, German filmmaker
- Edmund Luft, West-German playwright, film critic and film historian
- Jiří Menzel, Czech actor and filmmaker
- Dan Pița, Romanian filmmaker
- Paul Schrader, American filmmaker and film critic
- Antonio Skármeta, Chilean writer
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:[1]
Out of competition
- Farewell, directed by Elem Klimov (Soviet Union)
- The Color of Money, directed by Martin Scorsese (United States)
- A Chronicle of Amorous Accidents, directed by Andrzej Wajda (Poland)
- The Little Prosecutor, directed by Hark Bohm (West Germany)
- Light of Day, directed by Paul Schrader (United States)
- Ein Treffen mit Rimbaud, directed by Ernst-August Zurborn (West Germany)
- True Stories, directed by David Byrne (United States)
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Rouben Mamoulian:[7]
| Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Applause | Rouben Mamoulian | United States |
| Becky Sharp | ||
| Blood and Sand | ||
| City Streets | ||
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | ||
| The Gay Desperado | ||
| Golden Boy | ||
| High, Wide, and Handsome | ||
| Interview With Mamoulian | Philip Jenkinson | United Kingdom |
| Love Me Tonight | Rouben Mamoulian | United States |
| The Mark of Zorro | ||
| Queen Christina | ||
| Rings on Her Fingers | ||
| Silk Stockings | ||
| The Song of Songs | ||
| Summer Holiday | ||
| We Live Again |
The following films were shown in the homage titled "Renaud-Barrault au cinéma" dedicated to Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bizarre, Bizarre | Drôle de drame | Marcel Carné | France |
| Entire Days in the Trees | Des journées entières dans les arbres | Marguerite Duras | France |
| Hélène | Jean Benoît-Lévy | France | |
| Jean de la Lune | Jean Choux | France | |
| Jean-Louis Barrault: Le langage du corps | Muriel Balash | United States, France | |
| Jean-Louis Barrault, A Man of the Theatre | Jean-Louis Barrault, Un homme de théâtre | Muriel Balash | United States, France |
| Kinder des Olymp: Madeleine Renaud und Jean Louis Barrault | Birgitta Ashoff | West Germany | |
| Children of Montmartre | La Maternelle | Jean Benoît-Lévy and Marie Epstein | France |
| That Night in Varennes | La Nuit de Varennes | Ettore Scola | France, Italy |
| Blind Desire | La Part de l'ombre | Jean Delannoy | France |
| La Ronde | Max Ophüls | France | |
| The Fantastic Symphony | La Symphonie fantastique | Christian-Jaque | France |
| Blood on His Sword | Le Miracle des loups | André Hunebelle | France |
| House of Pleasure | Le Plaisir | Max Ophüls | France |
| The Puritan | Le puritain | Jeff Musso | France |
| Children of Paradise | Les Enfants du Paradis | Marcel Carné | France |
| The Doctor's Horrible Experiment | Le Testament du docteur Cordelier | Jean Renoir | France |
| The Strange Monsieur Victor | L'Étrange Monsieur Victor | Jean Grémillon | France |
| The Tunnel | Le Tunnel | Kurt Bernhardt | France, Germany |
| L'Or dans la montagne | Max Haufler | Switzerland, France | |
| Summer Light | Lumière d'été | Jean Grémillon | France |
| Maria Chapdelaine | Julien Duvivier | France | |
| Portrait of Madeleine Renaud | Portrait de Madeleine Renaud | Jean-Marie Carzou | France |
| Stormy Waters | Remorques | Jean Grémillon | France |
| Midship | Vent debout | René Leprince | France |
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear: The Theme by Gleb Panfilov
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: The Sea and Poison by Kei Kumai
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Oliver Stone for Platoon
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Ana Beatriz Nogueira for Vera
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Gian Maria Volonté for The Moro Affair
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement:
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Children of a Lesser God
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Mauvais Sang