39th Berlin International Film Festival


The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film Rain Man directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer and another one dedicated to European productions of 1939 titled Europe 1939.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
The AccusedThe AccusedJonathan KaplanUSA
Gang of FourLa bande des quatreJacques RivetteFrance
BankomattVilli HermannSwitzerland, Italy
Camille ClaudelBruno NuyttenFrance
Hope and PainDauntaun hirozuYoji YamadaJapan
EsquilacheJosefina MolinaSpain
'Fallada – letztes KapitelRoland GräfEast Germany
The Striker with Number 9I fanela me to 9Pantelis VoulgarisGreece
'Histoires d'AmériqueChantal AkermanBelgium, France
Ivan and AlexandraIvan i AleksandraIvan NitchevBulgaria
I Love, You LoveJa milujem, ty miluješDušan HanákCzechoslovakia
Joan of Arc of MongoliaJohanna D'Arc of MongoliaUlrike OttingerWest Germany, France
Summer of AviyaHa-Kayitz Shel AviyaEli CohenIsrael
Before the Bat's Flight Is DoneMielött befejezi röptét a denevérPéter TímárHungary
Mississippi BurningMississippi BurningAlan ParkerUSA
The Dark NightLa noche oscuraCarlos SauraSpain, France
Pestalozzi's MountainPestalozzis BergPeter von GuntenEast Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Rain ManRain ManBarry LevinsonUSA
ResurrectedResurrectedPaul GreengrassUnited Kingdom
The ServantSlugaVadim AbdrashitovSoviet Union
Talk RadioTalk RadioOliver StoneUSA
Evening BellWan zhongWu ZiniuChina

Out of competition

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Erich Pommer:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
AsphaltAsphaltJoe MayGermany
Barbed WireRowland V. LeeUSA
Bombs on Monte CarloBomben auf Monte CarloHanns SchwarzUSA
Dance, Girl, DanceDorothy ArznerUSA
The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariDas Cabinet des Dr. CaligariRobert WieneGermany
The Blue AngelDer blaue EngelJosef von SternbergGermany
The Congress DancesDer Kongreß tanztErik CharellGermany
The Man in Search of His MurdererDer Mann, der seinen Mörder suchtRobert SiodmakGermany
The Three from the Filling StationDie Drei von der TankstelleWilhelm ThieleGermany
The BlackguardDie Prinzessin und der GeigerGraham CuttsGermany, United Kingdom
The Wonderful Lies of Nina PetrovnaThe Wonderful Lies of Nina PetrovnaHanns SchwarzGermany
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler Fritz LangGermany
A Waltz DreamEin WalzertraumLudwig BergerGermany
FaustFaust – Eine deutsche VolkssageF. W. MurnauGermany
Fire Over EnglandWilliam K. HowardUnited Kingdom
F.P.1 - Floating Platform 1 Does Not AnswerF.P.1 antwortet nichtKarl HartlGermany
HomecomingHeimkehrJoe MayGermany
Hotel ImperialMauritz StillerUSA
I by Day, You by NightIch bei Tag und du bei NachtLudwig BergerGermany
The Empress and IIch und die KaiserinFriedrich HollaenderGermany
Illusion in a Minor KeyIllusion in MollRudolf JugertWest Germany
Jamaica InnAlfred HitchcockUnited Kingdom
Children, Mother, and the GeneralKinder, Mütter und ein GeneralLászló BenedekGermany
LiliomLiliomFritz LangFrance
Manon LescautManon LescautArthur RobisonGermany
MetropolisMetropolisFritz LangGermany
MichaelMichaelCarl Theodor DreyerGermany
Nights on the RoadNachts auf den StraßenRudolf JugertGermany
Peter the PiratePietro, der KorsarArthur RobisonGermany
QuickQuickRobert SiodmakGermany
They Knew What They WantedGarson KaninUSA
VarietyVarietéE. A. DupontGermany
Vessel of WrathErich PommerUnited Kingdom
InquestVoruntersuchungRobert SiodmakGermany
InquestZwei blaue JungenAlwin NeußGermany

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Europe 1939":
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
A Girl Must LiveCarol ReedUnited Kingdom
Uproar in DamascusAufruhr in DamaskusGustav UcickyGermany
Bel AmiBel AmiWilli ForstGermany
Wilton's ZooBoefjeDetlef SierckNetherlands
The Fight ContinuesБорьба продолжается Borba prodolschajetsaVasily ZhuravlyovSoviet Union
British Movietone of the 07/09/1939United Kingdom
Cheer Boys CheerWalter FordeUnited Kingdom
CrisisHerbert Kline, Hanuš Burger and Alexander HammidUSA
The GovernorDer GouverneurVictor TourjanskyGermany
The West WallDer WestwallFritz HipplerGermany
Deutsche Kulturfilme Germany
The Journey to TilsitDie Reise nach TilsitVeit HarlanGermany
Do It NowUnited Kingdom
Dora NelsonDora NelsonMario SoldatiItaly
Three SergeantsDrei UnteroffiziereWerner HochbaumGermany
Fric-FracFric-FracMaurice LehmannFrance
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsSam WoodUnited Kingdom
Hotel SacherHotel SacherErich EngelGermany
SpainИспания IspanijaEsfir ShubSoviet Union
Midsummer Night's FireJohannisfeuerArthur Maria RabenaltGermany
Two Girls on the StreetKét lány az utcánAndre DeTothHungary
Kitty and the World ConferenceKitty und die WeltkonferenzHelmut KäutnerGermany
Kriegsbeginn in der WochenschauHelmut KäutnerGermany
The Rules of the GameLa Règle du JeuJean RenoirFrance
The DeserterLe DéserteurLéonide MoguyFrance
DaybreakLe Jour Se LèveMarcel CarnéFrance
Love On The WingNorman McLarenUnited Kingdom
They Staked Their LivesMed livet som insatsAlf SjöbergSweden
ThreatsMenaces...Edmond T. GrévilleFrance
MFI 754/MFI 812 newsreelsMFI 754/MFI 812Hungary
Pathé Journal of the 06/09/1939Pathé Journal 06/09/1939France
Q PlanesTim Whelan and Arthur B. WoodsUnited Kingdom
There's No TomorrowSans lendemainMax OphülsFrance
The Oppenheim FamilyСемья Оппенгейм Semja OppengejmGrigori RoshalSoviet Union
Spare TimeHumphrey JenningsUnited Kingdom
ShchorsЩopc ShchorsAlexander Dovzhenko and Yuliya SolntsevaSoviet Union
The First DaysHumphrey Jennings, Harry Watt and Pat JacksonUnited Kingdom
The Four FeathersZoltan KordaUnited Kingdom
The Lion Has WingsMichael Powell, Brian Desmond Hurst and Adrian BrunelUnited Kingdom
The Spy in BlackMichael PowellUnited Kingdom
They Knew What They WantedGarson KaninUSA
Ufa Tonwoche 440 vom 9.2.1939Germany
Ufa Tonwoche 468 vom 23.8.1939Germany
Ufa Tonwoche 469 vom 30.8.1939Germany
Ufa Tonwoche vom 7.9.1939Germany
The New TeacherУчитель UchitelSergei GerasimovSoviet Union
Constable StuderWachtmeister StuderLeopold LindtbergSwitzerland
War Library Items 1, 2, 3United Kingdom
Gorky 2: My Apprenticeship'Mark DonskoySoviet Union
The Vyborg SideВыборгская сторона Vyborgskaya storona''Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid TraubergSoviet Union

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: