The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989.
The Golden Bear was awarded to American film Rain Man directed by Barry Levinson.
The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer and another one dedicated to European productions of 1939 titled Europe 1939.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Rolf Liebermann, Swiss composer - Jury President Leslie Caron, French dancer and actress Chen Kaige, Chinese filmmaker Vadim Glowna, West-German actor and filmmaker Randa Haines, American filmmaker Vladimir Ignatovski, Bulgarian director of Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka Adrian Kutter, West-German founder of the Biberach an der Riß Film Festival Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor Cliff Robertson, American actor Zdeněk Svěrák, Czech actor and screenwriter Boris Vasilyev, Soviet writer and screenwriter
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: English title Original title Director(s) CountryThe Accused Jonathan KaplanUnited StatesAmerican Stories: Food, Family and PhilosophyHistoires d'AmériqueChantal AkermanBelgium, FranceAviya's Summerהקיץ של אביהEli CohenIsraelBankomattVilli HermannSwitzerland, ItalyBefore the Bat's Flight Is DoneMielött befejezi röptét a denevér Péter TímárHungaryCamille ClaudelBruno NuyttenFranceThe Dark NightLa noche oscuraCarlos SauraSpain, FranceEsquilacheJosefina MolinaSpainEvening Bell晚鐘Wu ZiniuChinaFallada: The Last ChapterFallada – letztes KapitelRoland GräfEast GermanyGang of FourLa bande des quatreJacques RivetteFranceHope and Painダウンタウン・ヒーローズYoji YamadaJapanI Love, You LoveJa milujem, ty miluješDušan HanákCzechoslovakiaIvan and AlexandraИван и АлександраIvan NitchevBulgariaJoan of Arc of MongoliaJohanna D'Arc of MongoliaUlrike OttingerWest Germany, FranceMississippi BurningAlan ParkerUnited StatesPestalozzi's MountainPestalozzis BergPeter von GuntenEast Germany, Switzerland, ItalyRain Man Barry LevinsonUnited StatesResurrectedPaul GreengrassUnited KingdomThe ServantSluga Vadim AbdrashitovSoviet UnionThe Striker with Number 9Η φανέλα με το 9Pantelis VoulgarisGreeceTalk RadioOliver StoneUnited States
Out of Competition Farewell to False Paradise (Abschied vom falschen Paradies), directed by Tevfik Başer (West Germany) Another Woman, directed by Woody Allen (USA) , directed by Frank Beyer (East Germany) Dangerous Liaisons, directed by Stephen Frears (USA) , directed by Norbert Kückelmann (West Germany) Solovky Power (Власть Соловецкая. Свидетельства и документы), directed by Marina Goldovskaya (Soviet Union) War Requiem, directed by Derek Jarman (UK)
Retrospective The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Erich Pommer:
English title Original title Director(s) CountryAsphaltJoe MayGermanyA Waltz DreamEin WalzertraumLudwig BergerBarbed WireRowland V. LeeUnited StatesThe BlackguardDie Prinzessin und der GeigerGraham CuttsGermany, United KingdomThe Blue AngelDer blaue EngelJosef von SternbergGermanyBombs on Monte CarloBomben auf Monte CarloHanns SchwarzUnited StatesThe Cabinet of Dr. CaligariDas Cabinet des Dr. CaligariRobert WieneGermanyChildren, Mother, and the GeneralKinder, Mütter und ein GeneralLászló BenedekThe Congress DancesDer Kongreß tanztErik CharellDance, Girl, DanceDorothy ArznerUnited StatesDr. Mabuse the GamblerDr. Mabuse, der SpielerFritz LangGermanyThe Empress and IIch und die KaiserinFriedrich HollaenderFaustFaust – Eine deutsche VolkssageF. W. MurnauGermanyFire Over EnglandWilliam K. HowardUnited KingdomF.P.1 - Floating Platform 1 Does Not AnswerF.P.1 antwortet nichtKarl HartlGermanyHomecomingHeimkehrJoe MayHotel ImperialMauritz StillerUnited StatesI by Day, You by NightIch bei Tag und du bei NachtLudwig BergerGermanyIllusion in a Minor KeyIllusion in MollRudolf JugertWest GermanyInquestVoruntersuchungRobert SiodmakGermanyInquestZwei blaue JungenAlwin NeußJamaica InnAlfred HitchcockUnited KingdomLiliomFritz LangFranceThe Man in Search of His MurdererDer Mann, der seinen Mörder suchtRobert SiodmakGermanyManon LescautArthur RobisonMetropolisFritz LangMichaelCarl Theodor DreyerNights on the RoadNachts auf den StraßenRudolf JugertPeter the PiratePietro, der KorsarArthur RobisonQuickRobert SiodmakThey Knew What They WantedGarson KaninUnited StatesThe Three from the Filling StationDie Drei von der TankstelleWilhelm ThieleGermanyVarietyVarietéE. A. DupontVessel of WrathErich PommerUnited KingdomThe Wonderful Lies of Nina PetrovnaHanns SchwarzGermany
The following films were shown in the retrospective "Europe 1939":
English title Original title Director(s) CountryA Girl Must LiveCarol ReedUnited KingdomBel AmiWilli ForstGermanyBoefjeDetlef SierckNetherlandsBritish Movietone of the 07/09/1939(unknown)United KingdomCheer Boys CheerWalter FordeUnited KingdomCrisisHerbert Kline, Hanuš Burger and Alexander HammidUnited StatesConstable StuderWachtmeister StuderLeopold LindtbergSwitzerlandThe DeserterLe DéserteurLéonide MoguyFranceDaybreakLe jour se lèveMarcel CarnéFranceDeutsche Kulturfilme (beinhaltet Alpenkorps im Angriff von Gösta Nordhaus und Germanen gegen Pharaonen von Anton Kutter)(unknown)GermanyDo It Now(unknown)United KingdomDora NelsonMario SoldatiItalyThe Fight ContinuesБорьба продолжаетсяVasily ZhuravlyovSoviet UnionThe First DaysHumphrey Jennings, Harry Watt and Pat JacksonUnited KingdomFric-FracMaurice LehmannFranceThe Four FeathersZoltan KordaUnited KingdomGoodbye, Mr. ChipsSam WoodUnited KingdomGorky 2: My ApprenticeshipV lyudyakh В людяхMark DonskoySoviet UnionThe GovernorDer GouverneurVictor TourjanskyGermanyHotel SacherErich EngelGermanyThe Journey to TilsitDie Reise nach TilsitVeit HarlanGermanyKitty and the World ConferenceKitty und die WeltkonferenzHelmut KäutnerGermanyKriegsbeginn in der WochenschauHelmut KäutnerGermanyThe Lion Has WingsMichael Powell, Brian Desmond Hurst and Adrian Brunel United KingdomLove On The WingNorman McLarenUnited KingdomMFI 754/MFI 812 newsreelsMFI 754/MFI 812(unknown)HungaryMidsummer Night's FireJohannisfeuerArthur Maria RabenaltGermanyThe New TeacherУчительSergei GerasimovSoviet UnionThe Oppenheim FamilyСемья ОппенгеймGrigori RoshalSoviet UnionPathé Journal 06/09/1939(unknown)FranceQ PlanesTim Whelan and Arthur B. WoodsUnited KingdomThe Rules of the GameLa Règle du JeuJean RenoirFranceShchorsЩорсAlexander Dovzhenko and Yuliya SolntsevaSoviet UnionSpainИспанияEsfir ShubSoviet UnionSpare TimeHumphrey JenningsUnited KingdomThe Spy in BlackMichael PowellUnited KingdomThere's No TomorrowSans lendemainMax OphülsFranceThey Knew What They WantedGarson KaninUnited StatesThey Staked Their LivesMed livet som insatsAlf SjöbergSwedenThreatsMenaces...Edmond T. GrévilleFranceThree SergeantsDrei UnteroffiziereWerner HochbaumGermanyTwo Girls on the StreetKét lány az utcánAndre DeTothHungaryUfa Tonwoche 440 vom 9.2.1939(unknown)GermanyUfa Tonwoche 468 vom 23.8.1939(unknown)GermanyUfa Tonwoche 469 vom 30.8.1939(unknown)GermanyUfa Tonwoche vom 7.9.1939(unknown)GermanyUproar in DamascusAufruhr in DamaskusGustav UcickyGermanyThe Vyborg SideВыборгская сторонаGrigori Kozintsev and Leonid TraubergSoviet UnionWar Library Items 1, 2, 3(unknown)United KingdomThe West WallDer WestwallFritz HipplerGermany
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: Rain Man by Barry Levinson Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Evening Bell by Wu Ziniu Silver Bear for Best Director: Dušan Hanák for I Love, You Love Silver Bear for Best Actress: Isabelle Adjani for Camille Claudel Silver Bear for Best Actor: Gene Hackman for Mississippi Burning Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Eric Bogosian for Talk Radio Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Kaipo Cohen and Gila Almagor for Aviya's Summer Honourable Mention: Gang of Four by Jacques Rivette Alfred-Bauer Prize: The Servant
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award Gang of Four by Jacques Rivette
UNICEF Award Juliana by Chaski Group (Peru)
References
External links 39th Berlin International Film Festival 1989 1989 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1989 at Internet Movie Database