The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 February 1990.[2] The festival opened with Steel Magnolias by Herbert Ross, which was shown out of competition.[3] The Golden Bear was awarded ex aequo to the American film Music Box directed by Costa-Gavras and Czechoslovak film Skřivánci na niti directed by Jiří Menzel.[4] The retrospective of this edition included two programs: The Year 1945, dedicated to international productions released in 1945, and 40 Years Berlinale, dedicated to some of the most significant films presented during the past editions of the festival.
Opening film | Steel Magnolias |
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Location | West Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Music Box and Skřivánci na niti) |
No. of films | 467 films[1] |
Festival date | 9 – 20 February 1990 |
Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:[1]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | ¡Átame! | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
Angels | Los ángeles | Jacob Berger | Spain, France, Switzerland, Belgium |
The Asthenic Syndrome | Astenicheskiy sindrom | Kira Muratova | Soviet Union |
Black Snow | Xie Fei | China | |
Born on the Fourth of July | Born on the Fourth of July | Oliver Stone | USA |
Coming Out | Heiner Carow | East Germany | |
Driving Miss Daisy | Driving Miss Daisy | Bruce Beresford | USA |
Shadow Makers | Shadow Makers | Roland Joffé | USA |
Sentenced to Death | A halálraítélt | János Zsombolyai | Hungary |
The Handmaid's Tale | The Handmaid's Tale | Volker Schlöndorff | USA, West Germany |
Herzlich willkommen | Hark Bohm | West Germany | |
The Guard | Karaul | Aleksandr Rogozhkin | Soviet Union |
The Paper Wedding | Les noces de papier | Michel Brault | Canada |
Music Box | Music Box | Costa-Gavras | USA |
The Nasty Girl | Das schreckliche Mädchen | Michael Verhoeven | West Germany |
The Secret | Il segreto | Francesco Maselli | Italy |
Silent Scream | Silent Scream | David Hayman | United Kingdom |
Larks on a String | Skřivánci na niti | Jiří Menzel | Czechoslovakia |
The Winter War | Talvisota | Pekka Parikka | Finland |
A Woman's Revenge | La vengeance d'une femme | Jacques Doillon | France |
The War of the Roses | The War of the Roses | Danny DeVito | USA |
† | 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 titled "The Year 1945":[6]
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[4]