35th Berlin International Film Festival

The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985.[2] The retrospective was dedicated to Special effects.[3]

35th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
The Woman and the Stranger
and Wetherby
No. of films326 films[1]
Festival date15–26 February 1985
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The Golden Bear was jointly awarded awarded to The Woman and the Strangler directed by Rainer Simon and Wetherby directed by David Hare.[4]

Juries

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Jean Marais, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
1919 Hugh Brody United Kingdom
After Darkness Sergio Guerraz, Dominique Othenin-Girard Switzerland
The Children Les enfants Marguerite Duras, Jean Mascolo, Jean-Marc Turine France
Count to Ten Contar hasta diez Oscar Barney Finn Argentina
Daengbyeot Hah Myung-joong South Korea
Death in a French Garden Péril en la demeure Michel Deville France
The Death of the White Stallion Der Tod des weißen Pferdes Christian Ziewer West Germany
The Descendant of the Snow Leopard Ак илбирстин тукуму Tolomush Okeyev Soviet Union
Flowers of Reverie Szirmok, virágok, koszorúk László Lugossy Hungary
Heartbreakers Bobby Roth United States
Hail Mary Je vous salue, Marie Jean-Luc Godard France
Loafing and Camouflage Λούφα και Παραλλαγή Nikos Perakis Greece
Morenga Egon Günther West Germany
Mrs. Soffel Gillian Armstrong United States
The Night of the Emerald Moon Noc smaragdového měsíce Václav Matějka Czechoslovakia
Pehlivan Zeki Ökten Turkey
Pizza Connection Damiano Damiani Italy
Places in the Heart Robert Benton United States
The Practice of Love Die Praxis der Liebe Valie Export West Germany
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Ronja Rövardotter Tage Danielsson Sweden
Seburi Monogatari 瀬降り物語 Sadao Nakajima Japan
Stico Jaime de Armiñán Spain
Wetherby David Hare United Kingdom
The Woman and the Stranger Die Frau und der Fremde Rainer Simon East Germany
Wrong World Ian Pringle Australia

Out of competition

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Retrospective

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1985 Retrospective poster, dedicated to special effects[6]

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Special Effects":[7]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Richard Fleischer United States
7 Faces of Dr. Lao George Pal
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Nathan H. Juran
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man Charles Lamont
Münchhausen Josef von Báky Germany
Again and Again, Good Luck Immer wieder Glück Ferdinand Diehl West Germany
Air Mail John Ford United States
Alien Ridley Scott United States, United Kingdom
Beauty and the Beast La Belle et la Bête Jean Cocteau France
The Birds Alfred Hitchcock United States
Blithe Spirit David Lean United Kingdom
Captain Sindbad Byron Haskin United States, West Germany
Citizen Kane Orson Welles United States
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg
Darby O'Gill and the Little People Robert Stevenson
Das Boot Wolfgang Petersen West Germany
Destination Moon Irving Pichel United States
The Devil-Doll Tod Browning
The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner
End of the World La fin du monde Abel Gance France
Eraserhead David Lynch United States
The Exorcist William Friedkin
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen Baron Prášil Karel Zeman Czechoslovakia
Forbidden Planet Fred McLeod Wilcox United States
Georges Méliès – short films from the years 1896 to 1912 Georges Méliès France
Godzilla ゴジラ Ishirō Honda Japan
The Golden Key Zolotoy Klyuchik Aleksandr Ptushko Soviet Union
Hardware Wars Ernie Fosselius United States
The Haunting Robert Wise United Kingdom
Heart of Stone Das kalte Herz Paul Verhoeven East Germany
The Haunted Castle Das Spukschloß im Spessart Kurt Hoffmann West Germany
The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold United States
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher
The Invisible Man James Whale
The Invisible Man Returns Joe May
The Invisible Woman Edward Sutherland
Invisible Agent Edwin L. Marin
Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Stanley Kramer
Jason and the Argonauts Don Chaffey United States, United Kingdom
Journey to the Beginning of Time Cesta do praveku Karel Zeman Czechoslovakia
The Lost World Harry O. Hoyt United States
Magic Seed Волшебное зерно Fyodor Filippov and Valentin Kadochnikov Soviet Union
Man with a Movie Camera Человек с киноаппаратом Dziga Vertov
Marry Poppins Robert Stevenson United States
Metropolis Fritz Lang Germany
The Mysterious Island Lucien Hubbard, Maurice Tourneur and Benjamin Christensen United States
The New Gulliver Новый Гулливер Aleksandr Ptushko Soviet Union
Operation Undersea Winston Hibler and Hamilton Luske United States
Orpheus Orphée Jean Cocteau France
Poltergeist Tobe Hooper United States
San Francisco W. S. Van Dyke
Serials: Flying heroes and smoking spaceships (includes Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe) Serials: Fliegende Helden und qualmende Raumschiffe Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor and others
Silent Running Douglas Trumbull
The Son of Kong Ernest B. Schoedsack
Space Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion Theo Mezger West Germany
Star Wars George Lucas United States, United Kingdom
The Student of Prague Der Student von Prag Stellan Rye Germany
Sylvia and the Ghost Sylvie et le fantôme Claude Autant-Lara France
Synthetischer Film Helmut Herbst West Germany
Testament of Orpheus Le testament d'Orphée Jean Cocteau France
Things to Come William Cameron Menzies United Kingdom
This Island Earth Joseph Newman and Jack Arnold United States
Tommy Ken Russell United Kingdom
Topper Returns Roy Del Ruth United States
Universe Colin Low and Roman Kroitor Canada
The War Of The Worlds Byron Haskin United States
The Wizard Of Oz Victor Fleming
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Henry Levin and George Pal

Official Awards

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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[4]

Independent Awards

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Literature

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  • Brigitte Tast: Als Farbe das Grau, als Format der Innenblick. 35. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 1985, Schellerten 2014, ISBN 978-3-88842-045-0

References

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  1. ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1985". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ^ "35th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  3. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1985". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ^ "JURIES 1985". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 1985". Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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