37th Berlin International Film Festival

1987 film festival edition

The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987.^[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet film Tema, directed by Gleb Panfilov.^[3]

The retrospective was in honour of Armenian-American film and theatre director Rouben Mamoulian.^[4] The homage was dedicated to French couple Jean-Louis Barrault, actor and director, and Madeleine Renaud, actress. It was titled Renaud-Barrault au cinéma.^[5]

Juries

Main Competition

Klaus Maria Brandauer, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:^[6]

• Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor - Jury President
• Juliet Berto, French actress and filmmaker
• Kathleen Carroll, American film critic
• Callisto Cosulich, Italian film critic
• Victor Dyomin, Soviet actor and screenwriter
• Reinhard Hauff, German filmmaker
• Edmund Luft, West-German playwright, film critic and film historian
• Jiří Menzel, Czech actor and filmmaker
• Dan Pița, Romanian filmmaker
• Paul Schrader, American filmmaker and film critic
• Antonio Skármeta, Chilean writer

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:^[1]

Out of competition

• Farewell, directed by Elem Klimov (Soviet Union)
• The Color of Money, directed by Martin Scorsese (United States)
• A Chronicle of Amorous Accidents, directed by Andrzej Wajda (Poland)
• The Little Prosecutor [de], directed by Hark Bohm (West Germany)
• Light of Day, directed by Paul Schrader (United States)
• Ein Treffen mit Rimbaud, directed by Ernst-August Zurborn (West Germany)
• True Stories, directed by David Byrne (United States)

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Rouben Mamoulian:^[7]

The following films were shown in the homage titled "Renaud-Barrault au cinéma" dedicated to Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud:^[7]

Official Awards

Gleb Panfilov, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:^[3]

• Golden Bear: The Theme by Gleb Panfilov
• Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: The Sea and Poison by Kei Kumai
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Oliver Stone for Platoon
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Ana Beatriz Nogueira for Vera
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Gian Maria Volonté for The Moro Affair
• Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement:
  • Márta Mészáros for Diary for My Lovers
  • Fernando Trueba for Year of Enlightment
• Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Children of a Lesser God
• Alfred Bauer Prize: Mauvais Sang

Independent Awads

FIPRESCI Award

• The Theme by Gleb Panfilov

References

1. "PROGRAMME 1987". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
2. "37th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
3. "PRIZES & HONOURS 1987". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
4. "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
5. "Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
6. "JURIES 1987". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
7. "RETROSPECTIVE 1987". Retrieved 7 June 2020.

External links

• 37th Berlin International Film Festival 1987
• 1987 Berlin International Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival:1987 at Internet Movie Database