Ralph Fiennes’s debut "General Kouliulan"
Will be the opening film
On January 19th, Beijing time, according to foreign media reports, the 61st Berlin Film Festival recently announced the second batch of films in the competition unit, and Hungarian director Bela Tarr’s new film "turin horse" was impressively listed. Together with the first batch of films announced in mid-December last year, the shortlist of films in the main competition unit was completely exposed. There are 22 films in the competition unit of this Berlin Film Festival, of which 16 are participating films (The General Kouliulan, which was originally scheduled not to participate, became participating films in the final list), and there is no Chinese film on the list, so there is no competition for the Golden Bear.
Judging from the current film list, this year’s Berlin is another event exclusively for cinephiles. The shortlisted films come from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain, Russia, the United States, Iran, Argentina, Mexico, South Korea and other countries. Except for wim Wenders, Bela Tarr, Cohen brothers and other big names, most of the works directed in the list are art films or independent films that are not familiar to Chinese people.
It is worth mentioning that Hyun Bin, who co-starred with Tang Wei, was invited to participate in the forum earlier, and "Love, Not Love", which co-starred with Lin Xiujing, was also shortlisted for the main competition. This low-budget romantic film will also land on the Korean screen on February 24th.
It is reported that this year’s Berlin Film Festival will be held from February 10th to 20th, and the Cohen Brothers’ true grit will be the opening film.
Complete List of Competition Units of the 61st Berlin Film Festival
The Turin Horse.
Hungary/France/Germany/Switzerland
Director: Bela Tarr.
"Almanya" (Almanya) Non-entry film
Germany
Director: Yasemin Mudri.
El Premio
Mexico/France/Poland/Germany
Director: Paula Markovitch.
Nader And Simin, A Separation.
Iran
Director: Asghar Farhadi.
Tales Of The Night.
France (3D animation)
Director: Michel Ocelot.
"Service Entrance" … Non-participating films
France
Director: Philippe Le Guay.
Margin Call
United States of America
Director: JC Chandor
My Best Enemy. Non-entry film
Austria/Luxembourg
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger.
"Come Rain Come Shine"
South Korea
Director: Yoon-ki Lee.
Sleeping Sickness.
Germany/France/Netherlands
Director: Ulrich Kohler.
The redemption of blood (The Forgiveness Of Blood)
USA/Albania
Director: Joshua Marston.
A Mysterious World.
Argentina/Germany/Uruguay
Director: Rodrigo Moreno
"Unknown" … Non-participating films
Germany/Britain/France
Director: Jaume Collet·Serra.
Innocent Saturday (innocent Saturday)
Russia/Germany/Ukraine
Director: Alexander Mindadze
Our Grand Despair.
Turkey/Germany/Netherlands
Director: Seyfi Teoman.
"General Kouliulan" (Coriolanus)
Britain
Director: Ralph Fiennes.
Lipstikka
Israel/Britain
Directed by Jonathan sager.
Pina bausch (3D dance documentary). Non-entry film.
Germany/France
Director: Wim Wenders.
The Future (the future)
Germany/USA
Director: Miranda July.
True grit. Non-entry film/opening film.
United States of America
Director: Joel and Ethan Coen
If Not Us, Who.
Germany
Director: Andres Veiel.
Yelling To The Sky
United States of America
Director: Victoria Mahoney.
Special screening:
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams) (3D documentary)
United States of America
Director: Vilna Herzog.
Offside
Iran
Director: Jafar Jafar Panahi