51st Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmEnemy at the Gates
Closing film2001: A Space Odyssey
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Intimacy
No. of films304 films[1]
Festival date7–18 February 2001
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

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 Intimacy, directed by Patrice Chéreau.[7]

The retrospective section was dedicated to German-Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang.[8]

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]

Main Competitions

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Bamboozled Spike Lee United States
Beijing Bicycle 十七岁的单车 Wang Xiaoshuai China, Taiwan
Betelnut Beauty 愛你愛我 Lin Cheng-sheng Taiwan, France
Chocolat Lasse Hallström United States, United Kingdom
La Ciénaga Lucrecia Martel Argentina, France, Spain
The Claim Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom, France, Canada
Fat Girl À ma soeur! Catherine Breillat Ialy, France
Félix et Lola Patrice Leconte France
Finding Forrester Finding Forrester Gus Van Sant United States
The Ignorant Fairies Le fate Ignoranti Ferzan Özpetek France, Italy
Intimacy Patrice Chéreau United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy
Inugami 犬神家の一族 Masato Harada Japan
Italian for Beginners Italiensk for begyndere Lone Scherfig Denmark, Sweden
Joint Security Area 공동경비구역 JSA Park Chan-wook South Korea
Kuroe Gō Rijū Japan
Little Senegal Rachid Bouchareb Algeria, France, Germany
Malèna Giuseppe Tornatore Italy
My Sweet Home Filippos Tsitos Greece, Germany
The Tailor of Panama John Boorman United States, Ireland
Traffic Steven Soderbergh United States
Weiser Wojciech Marczewski Poland, Switzerland, Germany
Wit Mike Nichols United Kingdom, United States
You're the One Una historia de entonces José Luis Garci Spain

Retrospective

2001 Retrospective poster, dedicated to Fritz Lang[10]

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 United States
Artificial Paradise Umetni Raj Karpo Godina Yugoslavia
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Fritz Lang United States
The Big Heat The Big Heat
The Blue Gardenia The Blue Gardenia
La Chienne Jean Renoir France
Clash by Night Fritz Lang United States
Cloak and Dagger
Contempt Le Mépris Jean-Luc Godard France, Italy
Destiny Der müde Tod Fritz Lang Germany
Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
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
Encounter with Fritz Lang Begegnung mit Fritz Lang Peter Fleischmann West Germany
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin William Friedkin United States
Four Around a Woman Kämpfende Herzen [de] (Die Vier um die Frau) Fritz Lang Germany
For Example Fritz Lang Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang Erwin Leiser West Germany
Fury Fritz Lang United States
Hangmen Also Die!
The Human Beast La Bête Humaine Jean Renoir France
Hilde Warren and Death Hilde Warren und der Tod Joe May Germany
House by the River Fritz Lang United States
Human Desire
The Indian Tomb Das Indische Grabmal West Germany, France
Liliom France
M Germany
M Joseph Losey United States
Madame Butterfly Harakiri Fritz Lang Germany
Man Hunt United States
Metropolis Germany
Ministry of Fear United States
Moonfleet
People to Each Other Menschen untereinander Gerhard Lamprecht Germany
The Plague of Florence Die Pest in Florenz Otto Rippert Germany
Rancho Notorious Fritz Lang United States
The Return of Frank James
Scarlet Street
Secret Beyond the Door
Spies Spione Germany
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
The Tiger of Eschnapur Der Tiger von Eschnapur France, Germany
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse West Germany, France
The Wandering Image Das wandernde Bild Germany
Western Union United States
While The City Sleeps
Woman in the Moon Frau Im Mond Germany
The Woman in the Window United States
You And Me
You Only Live Once

Official Awards

Patrice Chéreau, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[7]

Honorary Golden Bear

Berlinale Camera

Independent Awards

Blue Angel Award

FIPRESCI Award

References

  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "51st Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  3. ^ "Berlin confirms Enemy At The Gates as opener". screendaily.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Enemy at the Gates Opens Berlin Film Festival". abcnews.go.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Berlin Gets Intimate". nitrateonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  9. ^ "JURIES 2001". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  10. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  11. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 2001". Retrieved 28 August 2014.

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