The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with Uranus by Claude Berri.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film The House of Smiles directed by Marco Ferreri.
The retrospective dedicated to Cold War films was shown at the festival.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Volker Schlöndorff, German filmmaker and producer - Jury President Chantal Akerman, Belgian filmmaker and actress Laurie Anderson, American musician and writer José Luis Borau, Spanish filmmaker Judith Godrèche, French actress and writer Yuri Klepikov, Soviet writer Renate Krößner, German actress Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian filmmaker Simon Relph, British producer Catharina Stackelberg, Swedish screenwriter Mircea Veroiu, Romanian filmmaker
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: English title Original title Director(s) CountryAmelia Lópes O'NeillValeria SarmientoChile, Switzerland, France, SpainThe Ballad of the Sad Café Simon CallowUnited Kingdom, United StatesCabeza de VacaNicolás EchevarríaMexico, Spain, France, United States, United KingdomCaptain Fracassa's JourneyIl viaggio di Capitan Fracassa Ettore ScolaFrance, ItalyThe ConvictionLa condanna Marco BellocchioItaly, Switzerland, FranceDances with Wolves Kevin CostnerUnited StatesFortune ExpressOlivier SchatzkyFranceGood Evening, Mr. WallenbergGod afton, Herr Wallenberg Kjell GredeSwedenThe House of SmilesLa casa del sorriso Marco FerreriItalyLi Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch 大太監李蓮英Tian ZhuangzhuangChina, Hong KongThe Little GangsterLe Petit criminel Jacques DoillonFranceLoversAmantes Vicente ArandaSpainThe MiracleNeil JordanUnited Kingdom, IrelandMister JohnsonBruce BeresfordUnited StatesThe MountainDer Berg Markus ImhoofSwitzerlandQuiet Days in AugustΉσυχες μέρες του Αυγούστου Pantelis VoulgarisGreeceThe Russia HouseFred SchepisiUnited StatesSatanСатанаViktor AristovSoviet UnionThe Silence of the LambsJonathan DemmeUnited StatesSnake Fangدندان مار Masoud KimiaiIranSuccessErfolg Franz Seitz Jr.GermanyThe Tango PlayerDer TangospielerRoland GräfUltràRicky TognazziItalyUranus Claude BerriFranceWhen the Stars Were RedKed hviezdy boli cervené Dušan TrančíkCzechoslovakia, France
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)CountryThe 27th DayWilliam AsherUnited StatesAdvise And Consent Advise and ConsentOtto Preminger United StatesAngel Face Otto PremingerUnited StatesA Berlin RomanceEine Berliner RomanzeGerhard KleinEast GermanyThe Big Lift George SeatonUnited StatesThe Big Steal Don SiegelUnited StatesBlood on the MoonRobert WiseUnited StatesCape Fear J. Lee Thompson United StatesThe Condemned VillageDas verurteilte DorfMartin HellbergEast GermanyFour in a JeepDie vier im JeepLeopold Lindtberg SwitzerlandThe Deadly Affair Sidney LumetUnited KingdomDiplomatic CourierHenry Hathaway United StatesDivided HeavenDer geteilte HimmelKonrad WolfEast Germany Don Camillo in MoscowIl compagno Don CamilloLuigi ComenciniItaly, FranceDouble Dynamite Irving CummingsUnited StatesDr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the bomb Stanley KubrickUnited KingdomEscape from East BerlinTunnel 28Robert SiodmakUnited States, West Germany Fail-SafeSidney LumetUnited StatesFarewell, My LovelyDick RichardsUnited StatesFor Eyes OnlyFor Eyes OnlyJános Veiczi East Germany FrauenschicksaleSlatan DudowEast Germany The Friends of Eddie Coyle Peter YatesUnited StatesFrom Russia with LoveTerence YoungUnited KingdomFuneral In BerlinGuy HamiltonUnited KingdomGentlemen Marry BrunettesRichard SaleUnited StatesGentlemen Prefer BlondesHoward HawksUnited StatesHeaven Knows, Mr. AllisonJohn HustonUnited StatesHis Kind of WomanJohn FarrowUnited StatesHome from the HillVincente MinnelliUnited StatesHot BloodNicholas RayUnited StatesI Married a CommunistRobert StevensonUnited StatesInvasion of the Body Snatchers Don SiegelUnited StatesInvasion U.S.A. Alfred E. Green United StatesThe Iron CurtainWilliam A. Wellman United StatesI Was a Communist for the FBI Gordon DouglasUnited StatesJet Pilot Josef von SternbergUnited StatesThe Kremlin Letter John HustonUnited StatesThe Looking Glass War Frank PiersonUnited KingdomThe Lusty Men Nicholas RayUnited StatesMacaoJosef von SternbergUnited StatesThe Man Between Carol ReedUnited KingdomThe Manchurian Candidate John FrankenheimerUnited StatesMan on a Tightrope Elia KazanUnited StatesMontana Belle Allan Dwan United StatesThe Night of the Hunter Charles LaughtonUnited StatesOne, Two, Three Billy WilderUnited StatesOut of the Past Jacques TourneurUnited StatesThe Outlaw Howard HughesUnited KingdomThe Paleface Norman Z. McLeodUnited StatesPursued Raoul WalshUnited StatesQuatermass 2 Val GuestUnited KingdomThe Red Danube George SidneyUnited StatesRed DawnJohn MiliusUnited StatesThe Red MenaceR. G. Springsteen United StatesRed NightmareGeorge WaggnerUnited StatesRed Planet MarsHarry HornerUnited StatesThe Revolt Of Mamie Stover Raoul Walsh United StatesRiver of No Return Otto PremingerUnited StatesRyan's Daughter David Lean United KingdomSeven Days in MayJohn FrankenheimerUnited StatesSon of Paleface Frank TashlinUnited StatesThe SpiesLes Espions Henri-Georges Clouzot France, ItalyThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold Martin RittUnited KingdomStop Train 349Verspätung in MarienbornRolf Hädrich West GermanyStory of a Young CoupleRoman einer jungen EheKurt MaetzigEast GermanyThe Tall Men Raoul WalshUnited StatesThunder Road Arthur RipleyUnited StatesTopaz Alfred HitchcockUnited KingdomTorn Curtain Alfred HitchcockUnited StatesTrack of the CatWilliam A. WellmanUnited StatesWalk East on BeaconAlfred L. WerkerUnited StatesWhere Danger LivesJohn FarrowUnited StatesThe Wonderful Country Robert ParrishUnited StatesThe Yakuza Sydney PollackUnited StatesThe Young Lovers Anthony AsquithUnited Kingdom
Official Awards The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: The House of Smiles by Marco Ferreri Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: The Conviction by Marco Bellocchio Satan by Viktor Aristov Silver Bear for Best Director: Jonathan Demme for The Silence of the Lambs Ricky Tognazzi for Ultrà Silver Bear for Best Actress: Victoria Abril for Amantes Silver Bear for Best Actor: Maynard Eziashi for Mister Johnson Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Kevin Costner for Dances with Wolves Honourable Mention: Snake Fang The Little Gangster by Jacques Doillon Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award The Little Gangster by Jacques Doillon
References
External links 41st Berlin International Film Festival 1991 1991 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1991 at IMDb