Opening film | The Noah's Ark Principle |
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Location | West Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Love Streams) |
No. of films | 315 films[1] |
Festival date | 17–28 February 1984 |
Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984.[2] The festival opened with The Noah's Ark Principle by Roland Emmerich.[3] The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film Love Streams directed by John Cassavetes.[4] The retrospective was dedicated to German-American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director Ernst Lubitsch.[5] The Honorary Golden Bear was awarded to American director Jules Dassin and Greek actress Melina Mercouri and the Homage section was dedicated to the couple.[6]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:[1]
† | 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. |
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Ernst Lubitsch 1914-1933:[8]
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri:[8]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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10:30 P.M. Summer | Jules Dassin | USA | |
A Dream of Passion | Κραυγή Γυναικών Kravgi gynaikon | Jules Dassin | Greece, Switzerland |
Brute Force | Jules Dassin | USA | |
He Who Must Die | Celui qui doit mourir | Jules Dassin | France |
Rififi | Du rififi chez les hommes | Jules Dassin | France |
Not a random story. Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin | Keine zufällige Geschichte. Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin | Charlotte Kerr | West Germany |
Never on Sunday | Ποτέ την Κυριακή Poté tin Kyriakí | Jules Dassin | Greece, USA |
Night and the City | Jules Dassin | United Kingdom | |
Phaedra | Φαίδρα Phaedra | Jules Dassin | Greece |
The Naked City | Jules Dassin | USA | |
The Rehearsal | Η Δοκιμή I dokimi | Jules Dassin | Greece, United Kingdom |
The festival's Forum section included a presentation of Memory of the Camps, a 1946 rough cut of the British feature-length account of Nazi wartime atrocities, German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, the significance of the unfinished work having only recently been understood.[9]
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[4]