51st Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Enemy at the Gates |
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| Closing film | 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Intimacy) |
| Number of films | 304 films[1] |
| Festival date | February 7 – 18, 2001 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to 18, 2001.[2] The festival opened with war-drama film Enemy at the Gates by Jean-Jacques Annaud.[3][4] 70 mm restored version of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey was the closing film of the festival.[5][6] The Golden Bear was awarded to French-British film Intimacy directed by Patrice Chéreau.[7]
The retrospective dedicated to German-Austrian filmmaker, screenwriter Fritz Lang was shown at the festival.[8]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
- Bill Mechanic (Head of the Jury)
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Diego Galán
- Kyoko Hirano
- Fatih Akın
- Dario Argento
- Xie Fei
- Hector Babenco
- Dominique Blanc
In competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ignorant Fairies | Le fate Ignoranti | Ferzan Özpetek | France, Italy |
| Beijing Bicycle | 十七岁的单车 | Wang Xiaoshuai | China, Taiwan |
| La Ciénaga | Lucrecia Martel | Argentina, France, Spain | |
| Chocolat | Chocolat | Lasse Hallström | USA, UK |
| Félix et Lola | Patrice Leconte | France | |
| Betelnut Beauty | 愛你愛我 | Lin Cheng-sheng | Taiwan, France |
| Finding Forrester | Finding Forrester | Gus Van Sant | USA |
| Intimacy | Intimacy | Patrice Chéreau | UK, France |
| Inugami | 犬神家の一族 | Masato Harada | Japan |
| Bamboozled | Bamboozled | Spike Lee | USA |
| Italian for Beginners | Italiensk for begyndere | Lone Scherfig | Denmark, Sweden |
| Joint Security Area | Park Chan-wook | South Korea | |
| Kuroe | Gō Rijū | Japan | |
| Little Senegal | Rachid Bouchareb | Algeria, France, Germany | |
| Fat Girl | À ma soeur! | Catherine Breillat | Ialy, France |
| My Sweet Home | Fillipos Tsitos | Greece, Germany | |
| The Claim | The Claim | Michael Winterbottom | UK, France, Canada |
| The Tailor of Panama | The Tailor of Panama | John Boorman | USA, Ireland |
| Traffic | Traffic | Steven Soderbergh | USA |
| Weiser | Wojciech Marczewski | Poland, Switzerland, Germany | |
| Wit | Wit | Mike Nichols | UK, USA |
| You're the One | José Luis Garci | Spain | |
| Malèna | Malèna | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Retrospective
2001 Retrospective poster, dedicated to Fritz Lang[10]
The following films were shown in the retrospective:[11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Guerrilla in the Philippines | American Guerrilla in the Philippines | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Encounter with Fritz Lang | Begegnung mit Fritz Lang | Peter Fleischmann | Germany |
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Clash by Night | Clash by Night | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Cloak and Dagger | Cloak and Dagger | Fritz Lang | USA |
| The Indian Tomb | Das Indische Grabmal | Fritz Lang | France, Germany |
| The Testament of Dr. Mabuse | Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The wandering shadow | Das wandernde Bild | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Destiny | Der müde Tod | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The Tiger of Eschnapur | Der Tiger von Eschnapur | Fritz Lang | France, Germany |
| The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse | Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse | Fritz Lang | France, Germany |
| Die Nibelungen: Siegfried | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| Die Nibelungen | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| The Plague of Florence | Die Pest in Florenz | Otto Rippert | Germany |
| Dr. M | Docteur M | Claude Chabrol | France, Germany |
| Dr. Mabuse the Gambler - Part I — The Great Gambler: An Image of the Age | Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler Part I - Der große Spieler: Ein Bild der Zeit | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Dr. Mabuse the Gambler Part II - Inferno: A Game for the People of our Age | Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler Part II - Inferno: Ein Spiel von Menschen unserer Zeit | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Woman in the Moon | Frau Im Mond | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin | Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin | William Friedkin | USA |
| Fury | Fury | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Hangmen Also Die! | Hangman Also Die! | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Madame Butterfly | Harakiri | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Hilde Warren and Death | Hilde Warren und der Tod | Joe May | Germany |
| House by the River | House by the River | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Human Desire | Human Desire | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Four Around a Woman | Kämpfende Herzen (Die Vier um die Frau) | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The Human Beast | La Bête Humaine | Jean Renoir | France |
| La Chienne | Jean Renoir | France | |
| Contempt | Le Mépris | Jean-Luc Godard | France, Italy |
| Liliom | Fritz Lang | France | |
| M | M | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| M | M | Joseph Losey | USA |
| Man Hunt | Man Hunt | Fritz Lang | USA |
| People to Each Other | Menschen untereinander | Gerhard Lamprecht | Germany |
| Metropolis | Metropolis | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Ministry of Fear | Ministry of Fear | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Moonfleet | Moonfleet | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Rancho Notorious | Rancho Notorious | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Scarlet Street | Scarlet Street | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Secret Beyond the Door | Secret Beyond the Door | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Spies | Spione | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The Big Heat | The Big Heat | Fritz Lang | USA |
| The Blue Gardenia | The Blue Gardenia | Fritz Lang | USA |
| The Return of Frank James | The Return of Frank James | Fritz Lang | USA |
| The Woman in the Window | The Woman in the Window | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Artificial Paradise | Umetni Raj | Karpo Godina | Yugoslavia |
| Western Union | Western Union | Fritz Lang | USA |
| While The City Sleeps | While the City Sleeps | Fritz Lang | USA |
| You And Me | You and Me | Fritz Lang | USA |
| You Only Live Once | You Only Live Once | Fritz Lang | USA |
| For Example Fritz Lang | Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang | Erwin Leiser | Germany |
Awards
Patrice Chéreau, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[7]
- Golden Bear: Intimacy by Patrice Chéreau
- Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Beijing Bicycle by Wang Xiaoshuai
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Lin Cheng-sheng for Betelnut Beauty
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Kerry Fox for Intimacy
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Benicio del Toro for Traffic
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Raúl Pérez Cubero for You're the One
- Jury Prize: Lone Scherfig for Italian for Beginners
- Alfred Bauer Prize: La Ciénaga by Lucrecia Martel
- Blue Angel Award: Intimacy by Patrice Chéreau
- Honorary Golden Bear: Kirk Douglas
- Berlinale Camera: Kei Kumai
References
- 1 2 "PROGRAMME 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "51st Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "Berlin confirms Enemy At The Gates as opener". screendaily.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Enemy at the Gates Opens Berlin Film Festival". abcnews.go.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Berlin Gets Intimate". nitrateonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Screen Version of 'Wit' to Premeire at Berlin Film Festival". backstage.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "JURIES 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE 2001". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links
- Berlin International Film Festival:2001 at Internet Movie Database
- 51th [sic] Berlin International Film Festival 2001
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