34th Berlin International Film Festival


The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984. The festival opened with The Noah's Ark Principle by Roland Emmerich. The retrospective was dedicated to German-American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director Ernst Lubitsch.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Love Streams directed by John Cassavetes. 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.

Juries

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

Main Competition

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:

Out of competition

Marlene, directed by Maximilian Schell Nosferatu, directed by F. W. Murnau Rue barbare, directed by Gilles Béhat El señor Galíndez, directed by Rodolfo Kuhn Testament, directed by Lynne Littman Terms of Endearment, directed by James L. Brooks Wanderkrebs, directed by Herbert Achternbusch

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Ernst Lubitsch 1914-1933:
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
10:30 P.M. SummerJules DassinUnited States
A Dream of PassionΚραυγή Γυναικών Kravgi gynaikonJules DassinGreece, Switzerland
Brute ForceJules DassinUnited States
He Who Must DieCelui qui doit mourirJules DassinFrance
RififiDu rififi chez les hommesJules DassinFrance
Not a random story. Melina Mercouri - Jules DassinKeine zufällige Geschichte. Melina Mercouri - Jules DassinCharlotte KerrWest Germany
Never on SundayΠοτέ την ΚυριακήJules DassinGreece, United States
Night and the CityJules DassinUnited Kingdom
PhaedraΦαίδραJules DassinGreece
The Naked CityJules DassinUnited States
The RehearsalΗ Δοκιμή I dokimiJules DassinGreece, United Kingdom

Films in other sections

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.

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

Independent Awards

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