51st Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Enemy at the Gates |
|---|---|
| Closing film | 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Intimacy) |
| No. of films | 304 films[1] |
| Festival date | 7–18 February 2001 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to 18, 2001.[2] The festival opened with war-drama film Enemy at the Gates by Jean-Jacques Annaud.[3][4] 70 mm restored version of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey was the closing film of the festival.[5][6] The Golden Bear was awarded to French-British film Intimacy directed by Patrice Chéreau.[7] The retrospective dedicated to German-Austrian filmmaker, screenwriter Fritz Lang was shown at the festival.[8]
Jury[]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
- Bill Mechanic, producer (United States) - Jury President
- Jacqueline Bisset, actress (United Kingdom)
- , director and film critic (Spain)
- , writer (Japan)
- Fatih Akın, director, screenwriter, producer and actor (Germany)
- Dario Argento, director, screenwriter and producer (Italy)
- Xie Fei, director and screenwriter (China)
- Héctor Babenco, director, screenwriter and producer (Brazil)
- Dominique Blanc, actress (France)
In competition[]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ignorant Fairies | Le fate Ignoranti | Ferzan Özpetek | France, Italy |
| Beijing Bicycle | 十七岁的单车 | Wang Xiaoshuai | China, Taiwan |
| La Ciénaga | Lucrecia Martel | Argentina, France, Spain | |
| Chocolat | Chocolat | Lasse Hallström | USA, UK |
| Patrice Leconte | France | ||
| Betelnut Beauty | 愛你愛我 | Lin Cheng-sheng | Taiwan, France |
| Finding Forrester | Finding Forrester | Gus Van Sant | USA |
| Intimacy | Intimacy | Patrice Chéreau | UK, France |
| 犬神家の一族 | Masato Harada | Japan | |
| Bamboozled | Bamboozled | Spike Lee | USA |
| Italian for Beginners | Italiensk for begyndere | Lone Scherfig | Denmark, Sweden |
| Joint Security Area | 공동경비구역 JSA | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| Gō Rijū | Japan | ||
| Little Senegal | Rachid Bouchareb | Algeria, France, Germany | |
| Fat Girl | À ma soeur! | Catherine Breillat | Ialy, France |
| Filippos Tsitos | Greece, Germany | ||
| The Claim | The Claim | Michael Winterbottom | UK, France, Canada |
| The Tailor of Panama | The Tailor of Panama | John Boorman | USA, Ireland |
| Traffic | Traffic | Steven Soderbergh | USA |
| Wojciech Marczewski | Poland, Switzerland, Germany | ||
| Wit | Wit | Mike Nichols | UK, USA |
| You're the One | Una historia de entonces | José Luis Garci | Spain |
| Malèna | Malèna | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy |
Key[]
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Retrospective[]
The following films were shown in the retrospective:[11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Guerrilla in the Philippines | American Guerrilla in the Philippines | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Encounter with Fritz Lang | Begegnung mit Fritz Lang | Peter Fleischmann | West Germany |
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Clash by Night | Clash by Night | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Cloak and Dagger | Cloak and Dagger | Fritz Lang | USA |
| The Indian Tomb | Das Indische Grabmal | Fritz Lang | West Germany, France |
| The Testament of Dr. Mabuse | Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The Wandering Shadow | Das wandernde Bild | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Destiny | Der müde Tod | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The Tiger of Eschnapur | Der Tiger von Eschnapur | Fritz Lang | France, Germany |
| The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse | Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse | Fritz Lang | West Germany, France |
| Die Nibelungen: Siegfried | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| Die Nibelungen | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| The Plague of Florence | Die Pest in Florenz | Otto Rippert | Germany |
| Dr. M | Docteur M | Claude Chabrol | France, West Germany |
| Dr. Mabuse the Gambler – Part I — The Great Gambler: An Image of the Age | Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler Part I – Der große Spieler: Ein Bild der Zeit | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Dr. Mabuse the Gambler Part II – Inferno: A Game for the People of our Age | Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler Part II – Inferno: Ein Spiel von Menschen unserer Zeit | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Woman in the Moon | Frau Im Mond | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin | Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin | William Friedkin | USA |
| Fury | Fury | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Hangmen Also Die! | Hangman Also Die! | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Madame Butterfly | Harakiri | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Hilde Warren and Death | Hilde Warren und der Tod | Joe May | Germany |
| House by the River | House by the River | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Human Desire | Human Desire | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Four Around a Woman | Kämpfende Herzen (Die Vier um die Frau) | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The Human Beast | La Bête Humaine | Jean Renoir | France |
| La Chienne | Jean Renoir | France | |
| Contempt | Le Mépris | Jean-Luc Godard | France, Italy |
| Liliom | Fritz Lang | France | |
| M | M | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| M | M | Joseph Losey | USA |
| Man Hunt | Man Hunt | Fritz Lang | USA |
| People to Each Other | Menschen untereinander | Gerhard Lamprecht | Germany |
| Metropolis | Metropolis | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| Ministry of Fear | Ministry of Fear | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Moonfleet | Moonfleet | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Rancho Notorious | Rancho Notorious | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Scarlet Street | Scarlet Street | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Secret Beyond the Door | Secret Beyond the Door | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Spies | Spione | Fritz Lang | Germany |
| The Big Heat | The Big Heat | Fritz Lang | USA |
| The Blue Gardenia | The Blue Gardenia | Fritz Lang | USA |
| The Return of Frank James | The Return of Frank James | Fritz Lang | USA |
| The Woman in the Window | The Woman in the Window | Fritz Lang | USA |
| Artificial Paradise | Umetni Raj | Karpo Godina | Yugoslavia |
| Western Union | Western Union | Fritz Lang | USA |
| While The City Sleeps | While the City Sleeps | Fritz Lang | USA |
| You And Me | You and Me | Fritz Lang | USA |
| You Only Live Once | You Only Live Once | Fritz Lang | USA |
| For Example Fritz Lang | Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang | Erwin Leiser | West Germany |
Awards[]
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[7]
- Golden Bear: Intimacy by Patrice Chéreau
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Beijing Bicycle by Wang Xiaoshuai
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Lin Cheng-sheng for Betelnut Beauty
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Kerry Fox for Intimacy
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Benicio del Toro for Traffic
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: for You're the One
- Jury Prize: Lone Scherfig for Italian for Beginners
- Alfred Bauer Prize: La Ciénaga by Lucrecia Martel
- Blue Angel Award: Intimacy by Patrice Chéreau
- Honorary Golden Bear: Kirk Douglas
- Berlinale Camera: Kei Kumai
- FIPRESCI Award
References[]
- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "51st Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ^ "Berlin confirms Enemy At The Gates as opener". screendaily.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Enemy at the Gates Opens Berlin Film Festival". abcnews.go.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Berlin Gets Intimate". nitrateonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Screen Version of 'Wit' to Premeire [sic] at Berlin Film Festival". backstage.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 2001". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links[]
- Berlin International Film Festival:2001 at Internet Movie Database
- 51th [sic] Berlin International Film Festival 2001
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