The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984. The festival opened with The Noah's Ark Principle by Roland Emmerich. The retrospective was dedicated to German-American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director Ernst Lubitsch.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Love Streams directed by John Cassavetes. 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.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress - Jury President Jules Dassin, American filmmaker and producer Edward Bennett, British filmmaker Manuela Cernat-Gheorghiu, Romanian film historian Lana Gogoberidze, Soviet filmmaker Tullio Kezich, Italian film critic, playwright and screenwriter Steffen Kuchenreuther, West-German producer and distributor Jeanine Meerapfel, West-German filmmaker Kevin Thomas, American film critic Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer and playwright Adolphe Viezzi, French producer
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAh Ying半邊人 Allen FongHong KongAkelarrePedro OleaSpainÀ Nos AmoursMaurice PialatFranceAntarctica南極物語 Koreyoshi KuraharaJapanLe BalEttore ScolaFranceBeauty and the Beast Skønheden og udyret Nils MalmrosDenmarkBlood Is Always Hot血，总是热的 Yan WenChinaChampions John IrvinUnited KingdomClass RelationsKlassenverhältnisse Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle HuilletWest GermanyCrackersLouis MalleUnited States Das AutogrammPeter LilienthalWest GermanyDe stille OceaanDigna SinkeBelgiumThe DresserPeter YatesUnited KingdomFunny Dirty Little WarNo habrá más penas ni olvido Héctor OliveraArgentinaFlirtRoberto RussoItalyLove StreamsJohn CassavetesUnited StatesMan Under SuspicionMorgen in Alabama Norbert KückelmannWest GermanyMan Without Memory Mann ohne GedächtnisKurt GloorSwitzerlandThe Noah's Ark PrincipleDas Arche Noah Prinzip Roland EmmerichWest GermanyRembetikoΡεμπέτικο Costas FerrisGreeceStar 80Bob FosseUnited StatesThieves After DarkLes voleurs de la nuit Samuel FullerFranceTight QuartersKönnyü testi sértés György SzomjasHungaryWartime RomanceВоенно-полевой роман Pyotr TodorovskySoviet UnionWoman DoctorsÄrztinnen Horst SeemannEast Germany
Out of competition Marlene, directed by Maximilian Schell (West Germany) Nosferatu, directed by F. W. Murnau (Germany) Rue barbare, directed by Gilles Béhat (France) El señor Galíndez, directed by Rodolfo Kuhn (Argentina, Spain) Testament, directed by Lynne Littman (United States) Terms of Endearment, directed by James L. Brooks (United States) Wanderkrebs, directed by Herbert Achternbusch (West Germany)
Retrospective The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Ernst Lubitsch 1914-1933:
English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAnna BoleynErnst LubitschGermanyBroken LullabyErnst LubitschUnited StatesCarmenErnst LubitschGermanyThe Merry JailDas fidele GefängnisErnst LubitschGermanyThe Loves of PharaohDas Weib des PharaoErnst LubitschGermanyThe Pride of the FirmDer Stolz der FirmaCarl WilhelmGermanyDesign for LivingErnst LubitschUnited StatesThe Eyes of the Mummy MaDie Augen der Mumie MaErnst LubitschGermanyThe WildcatDie BergkatzeErnst LubitschGermanyThe FlameDie FlammeErnst LubitschGermanyThe DollDie PuppeErnst LubitschGermanyEternal LoveErnst LubitschUnited StatesForbidden ParadiseErnst LubitschUnited StatesI Don't Want to Be a ManIch möchte kein Mann seinErnst LubitschGermanyIf I Had a MillionErnst LubitschUnited StatesKohlhiesel's DaughtersKohlhiesels TöchterErnst LubitschGermanyLady Windermere's FanErnst LubitschUnited StatesMadame DubarryErnst LubitschGermanyMonte CarloErnst LubitschUnited StatesOne Hour with YouErnst LubitschUnited StatesRomeo and Juliet in the SnowRomeo und Julia im SchneeErnst LubitschGermanyRositaErnst LubitschUnited StatesShoe Palace PinkusSchuhpalast PinkusErnst LubitschGermanySumurunErnst LubitschGermanySo This Is ParisErnst LubitschUnited StatesThe Love ParadeErnst LubitschUnited StatesThe Marriage CircleErnst LubitschUnited StatesThe Smiling LieutenantErnst LubitschUnited StatesThe Student Prince in Old HeidelbergErnst LubitschUnited StatesThree WomenErnst LubitschUnited StatesTrouble in ParadiseErnst LubitschUnited StatesWhen Four Do the SameWenn vier dasselbe tunErnst LubitschGermany
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri:
English title Original title Director(s) Country10:30 P.M. SummerJules DassinUnited StatesA Dream of PassionΚραυγή Γυναικών Kravgi gynaikonJules DassinGreece, SwitzerlandBrute ForceJules DassinUnited StatesHe Who Must DieCelui qui doit mourirJules DassinFranceRififiDu rififi chez les hommesJules DassinFranceNot a random story. Melina Mercouri - Jules DassinKeine zufällige Geschichte. Melina Mercouri - Jules DassinCharlotte KerrWest GermanyNever on SundayΠοτέ την ΚυριακήJules DassinGreece, United StatesNight and the CityJules DassinUnited KingdomPhaedraΦαίδραJules DassinGreeceThe Naked CityJules DassinUnited StatesThe RehearsalΗ Δοκιμή I dokimiJules DassinGreece, United Kingdom
Films in other sections 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.
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: Love Streams by John Cassavetes Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Funny Dirty Little War by Héctor Olivera Silver Bear for Best Director: Ettore Scola for Le Bal Silver Bear for Best Actress: Inna Churikova for Wartime Romance Silver Bear for Best Actor: Albert Finney for The Dresser Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Monica Vitti for Flirt Silver Bear: Rembetiko by Costas Ferris Man Under Suspicion by Norbert Kückelmann Honourable Mention: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet for Klassenverhältnisse
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award Love Streams by John Cassavetes and Funny Dirty Little War by Héctor Olivera
References
External links 34th Berlin International Film Festival 1984 1984 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1984 at Internet Movie Database