The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985. The retrospective was dedicated to Special effects.
The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to The Woman and the Strangler directed by Rainer Simon and Wetherby directed by David Hare.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Jean Marais, French actor - Jury President Max von Sydow, Swedish actor Alberto Sordi, Italian actor and filmmaker Regimantas Adomaitis, Soviet actor Sheila Benson, American journalist and film critic Wolfgang Kohlhaase, East German writer Onat Kutlar, Turkish poet, essayist and screenwriter Luis Megino, Spanish writer and producer Ingrid Scheib-Rothbart, West-German head of the Goethe-Institut of New York , West-German producer István Szabó, Hungarian filmmaker
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear: English title Original title Director(s) Production Country1919Hugh BrodyUnited KingdomAfter DarknessSergio Guerraz, Dominique Othenin-GirardSwitzerlandThe ChildrenLes enfants Marguerite Duras, Jean Mascolo, Jean-Marc TurineFranceCount to Ten Contar hasta diezOscar Barney FinnArgentinaDaengbyeotHah Myung-joongSouth KoreaDeath in a French GardenPéril en la demeure Michel DevilleFranceThe Death of the White StallionDer Tod des weißen Pferdes Christian ZiewerWest GermanyThe Descendant of the Snow LeopardАк илбирстин тукуму Tolomush OkeyevSoviet UnionFlowers of ReverieSzirmok, virágok, koszorúk László LugossyHungaryHeartbreakersBobby RothUnited StatesHail MaryJe vous salue, Marie Jean-Luc GodardFranceLoafing and CamouflageΛούφα και Παραλλαγή Nikos PerakisGreeceMorengaEgon GüntherWest GermanyMrs. SoffelGillian ArmstrongUnited StatesThe Night of the Emerald MoonNoc smaragdového měsíce Václav MatějkaCzechoslovakiaPehlivanZeki ÖktenTurkeyPizza ConnectionDamiano DamianiItalyPlaces in the Heart Robert BentonUnited StatesThe Practice of LoveDie Praxis der Liebe Valie ExportWest GermanyRonia, the Robber's DaughterRonja Rövardotter Tage DanielssonSwedenSeburi Monogatari瀬降り物語 Sadao NakajimaJapanSticoJaime de ArmiñánSpainWetherbyDavid HareUnited KingdomThe Woman and the StrangerDie Frau und der FremdeRainer SimonEast GermanyWrong WorldIan PringleAustralia
Out of competition 2010: The Year We Make Contact, directed by Peter Hyams (United States) Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam (United Kingdom) Country, directed by Richard Pearce (United States) , directed by Bernhard Wicki (West Germany) Niemanns Zeit – Ein deutscher Heimatfilm, directed by Horst Kurnitzky and Marion Schmid (West Germany) International Military Tribunal for the Far East, directed by Masaki Kobayashi (Japan) Yamaha yudang (雅马哈鱼档), directed by Zhang Liang (China)
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective "Special Effects": English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country20,000 Leagues Under The SeaRichard Fleischer United States7 Faces of Dr. Lao George Pal The 7th Voyage of SinbadNathan H. JuranAbbott and Costello Meet the Invisible ManCharles LamontMünchhausenJosef von BákyGermanyAgain and Again, Good LuckImmer wieder GlückFerdinand DiehlWest GermanyAir MailJohn FordUnited StatesAlienRidley ScottUnited States, United KingdomBeauty and the BeastLa Belle et la BêteJean CocteauFranceThe BirdsAlfred HitchcockUnited StatesBlithe Spirit David LeanUnited KingdomCaptain SindbadByron Haskin United States, West Germany Citizen KaneOrson Welles United StatesClose Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleRobert StevensonDas BootWolfgang PetersenWest GermanyDestination Moon Irving Pichel United StatesThe Devil-DollTod BrowningThe Empire Strikes BackIrvin KershnerEnd of the WorldLa fin du mondeAbel GanceFranceEraserheadDavid LynchUnited StatesThe ExorcistWilliam FriedkinThe Fabulous Baron MunchausenBaron PrášilKarel ZemanCzechoslovakiaForbidden PlanetFred McLeod WilcoxUnited StatesGeorges Méliès – short films from the years 1896 to 1912Georges MélièsFranceGodzillaゴジラIshirō Honda JapanThe Golden KeyZolotoy Klyuchik (Золотой ключик)Aleksandr PtushkoSoviet UnionHardware WarsErnie FosseliusUnited StatesThe HauntingRobert WiseUnited KingdomHeart of StoneDas kalte HerzPaul VerhoevenEast Germany The Haunted CastleDas Spukschloß im SpessartKurt HoffmannWest Germany The Incredible Shrinking ManJack ArnoldUnited StatesThe Incredible Shrinking WomanJoel SchumacherThe Invisible ManJames WhaleThe Invisible Man ReturnsJoe MayThe Invisible WomanEdward SutherlandInvisible AgentEdwin L. MarinIsland of Lost SoulsErle C. KentonIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldStanley KramerJason and the ArgonautsDon ChaffeyUnited States, United KingdomJourney to the Beginning of TimeCesta do pravekuKarel Zeman CzechoslovakiaThe Lost WorldHarry O. HoytUnited StatesMagic SeedВолшебное зерноFyodor Filippov and Valentin KadochnikovSoviet UnionMan with a Movie CameraЧеловек с киноаппаратомDziga VertovMarry PoppinsRobert StevensonUnited StatesMetropolisFritz LangGermanyThe Mysterious IslandLucien Hubbard, Maurice Tourneur and Benjamin ChristensenUnited StatesThe New GulliverНовый ГулливерAleksandr PtushkoSoviet UnionOperation UnderseaWinston Hibler and Hamilton LuskeUnited StatesOrpheusOrphéeJean CocteauFrancePoltergeistTobe HooperUnited StatesSan FranciscoW. S. Van Dyke Serials: Flying heroes and smoking spaceships (includes Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe)Serials: Fliegende Helden und qualmende Raumschiffe Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor and othersSilent RunningDouglas TrumbullThe Son of KongErnest B. SchoedsackSpace Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship OrionRaumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes OrionTheo Mezger West GermanyStar WarsGeorge LucasUnited States, United KingdomThe Student of PragueDer Student von PragStellan RyeGermany Sylvia and the GhostSylvie et le fantômeClaude Autant-LaraFranceSynthetischer FilmHelmut HerbstWest GermanyTestament of OrpheusLe testament d'OrphéeJean CocteauFranceThings to ComeWilliam Cameron MenziesUnited KingdomThis Island EarthJoseph Newman and Jack ArnoldUnited StatesTommyKen RussellUnited KingdomTopper ReturnsRoy Del Ruth United StatesUniverseColin Low and Roman KroitorCanadaThe War Of The WorldsByron HaskinUnited StatesThe Wizard Of OzVictor FlemingThe Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmHenry Levin and George Pal
Official Awards The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: The Woman and the Strangler by Rainer Simon Wetherby by David Hare Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Flowers of Reverie by László Lugossy Silver Bear for Best Director: Robert Benton for Places in the Heart Silver Bear for Best Actress: Jo Kennedy for Wrong World Silver Bear for Best Actor: Fernando Fernán Gómez for Stico Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Tolomush Okeyev for The Descendant of Snow Leopard Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Ronja Rövardotter Honourable Mention: Damiano Damiani for Pizza Connection Les enfants Tarık Akan for Pehlivan
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award Tōkyō saiban by Masaki Kobayashi
Literature Brigitte Tast: Als Farbe das Grau, als Format der Innenblick. 35. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 1985, Schellerten 2014,
References
External links 35th Berlin International Film Festival 1985 1985 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1985 at Internet Movie Database