Organizatorii festivalului de film de la Berlin au anuntat toate filmele din competitie, confirmand prezenta unui titlu romanesc. Katalin Varga, regizat de britanicul Peter Strickland, are o sansa la celebrul trofeu al carui castigator va fi anuntat pe 14 februarie. Dar filmul lui Strickland, produs de compania romana Libra Film, nu este singura prezenta romaneasca in competitia festivalului: Anamaria Marinca joaca un rol principal intr-un alt film cu sanse, Sturm/Furtuna, regizat de Hans-Christian Schmidt (Requiem). Alti regizori celebri din competitie ar fi Stephen Frears, al carui Cheri va beneficia de atentie si datorita interpretarii unor actrite precum Michelle Pfeiffer sau Kathy Bates. Bertrand Tavernier revine cu In the Electric Mist, cu Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman si Peter Sarsgaard in rolurile principale, iar Francois Ozon cu Ricky, un film mult mai putin populat cu vedete decat celebrul sau 8 femmes. Andrez Wajda, detinatorul unui Urs de Aur pentru intreaga cariera primit in 2007, revine anul acesta cu Tatarak.
Iata mai jos lista filmelor din selectia oficiala a festivalului, inclusiv cele din afara competitiei:
Cheri - Marea Britanie
Stephen Frears (The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons)
Cu Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones
Premiera mondiala
Darbareye Elly (About Elly) - Iran
Asghar Farhadi (Fireworks Wednesday)
Cu Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidousti, Mani Haghighi
Premiera mondiala
Deutschland 09 - Germania - In afara competitiei
Film omnibus de Fatih Akin, Tom Tykwer, Wolfgang Becker, Sylke Enders, Dominik Graf, Romuald Karmakar, Nicolette Krebitz, Isabelle Stever, Hans Steinbichler, Hans Weingartner, Christoph Hochhäusler, Dani Levy si Angela Schanelec
Premiera mondiala
Eden a l'ouest (Eden is West) - Franta/Grecia/Italia - In afara competitiei
Costa-Gavras (Missing, Amen)
Cu Riccardo Scamarcio, Juliane Köhler, Ulrich Tukur
Premiera internationala
Gigante - Uruguay/Germania/Argentina
Adrian Biniez (Total Disponibilidad)
Cu Horacio Camandulle, Leonor Svarcas
Premiera mondiala
Happy Tears - SUA
Mitchell Lichtenstein (Teeth)
Cu Demi Moore, Parker Posey, Rip Torn, Ellen Barkin
Premiera mondiala
In the Electric Mist - Franta/SUA
Bertrand Tavernier (Laissez-Passer, La Guerre Sans Nom)
Cu Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard
Premiera mondiala
Katalin Varga - Romania/UK/Ungaria - film de debut
Peter Strickland
Cu Hilda Peter, Norbert Tanko, Tibor Palfy, Sebastian Marina
Premiera mondiala
La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow) - Spania/Peru
Claudia Llosa (Madeinusa)
Cu Magaly Solier, Susi Sanchez, Efrain Solis
Premiera mondiala
Lille Soldat (Little Soldier) - Danemarca
Annette K. Olesen (Minor Mishaps)
Cu Trine Dyrholm, Finn Nielsen, Lorna Brown
Premiera internationala
Notorious - SUA - In afara competitiei
George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor)
Cu Angela Bassett, Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie
Premiera internationala
Ricky - Franta/Italia
Francois Ozon (8 Femmes, Swimming Pool)
Cu Alexandra Lamy, Sergi Lopez, Melusine Mayance, Arthur Peyret
Premiera mondiala
Storm (Sturm) - Germania/Danemarca
Hans-Christian Schmid (Requiem, Distant Lights)
Cu Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Stephen Dillane, Rolf Lassgard
Premiera mondiala
Tatarak (Sweet Rush) - Polonia
Andrzej Wajda (Popiol i diament, Katyn)
Cu Krystyna Janda, Pawel Szajda, Jan Englert
Premiera mondiala
Alle Anderen - Germania
Maren Ade (The Forest for the Trees)
Cu Birgit Minichmayr, Lars Eidinger, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Nicole Marischka
Premiera mondiala
Rage - Marea Britanie/SUA
Sally Potter (The Tango Lesson, Orlando)
Cu Dame Judi Dench, Jude Law, Dianne Wiest, Steve Buscemi, Simon Abkarian
Premiera mondiala
The Dust of Time - Grecia/Germania/Italia/Rusia
Theo Angelopoulos (Eternity and a Day, The Weeping Meadow)
Cu Irene Jacob, Michel Piccoli, Willem Dafoe, Bruno Ganz
In afara competitiei
Premiera internationala
Forever Enthralled (Mei Lanfang) - China
Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine, The Promise)
Cu Leon Lai, Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei, Chen Hong
Premiera internationala
The Messenger - SUA
Oren Moverman – film de debut
Cu Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
Premiera internationala
London River - Algeria/Franta/Marea Britanie
Rachid Bouchareb (Little Senegal, Days of Glory)
Cu Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyate
Premiera mondiala
Mammoth - Suedia/Germania/Danemarca
Lukas Moodysson (Show me Love, Lilja 4-ever)
Cu Gael Garcia Bernal, Michelle Williams, Sophie Nyweide, Tom McCarthy
Premiera internationala
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - SUA
Rebecca Miller (The Ballad of Jack and Rose)
Cu Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves, Maria Bello, Julianne Moore, Winona Ryder
In afara competitiei
Premiera mondiala
The Reader - SUA/Germania
Stephen Daldry (The Hours, Billy Elliot)
Cu Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Alexandra Maria Lara
In afara competitiei
Pink Panther II - SUA
Harald Zwart (One Night at McCool's)
Cu Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia
In afara competitiei
Premiera internationala
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