The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet film Tema, directed by Gleb Panfilov.
The retrospective was in honour of Armenian-American film and theatre director Rouben Mamoulian. The homage was dedicated to French couple Jean-Louis Barrault, actor and director, and Madeleine Renaud, actress. It was titled Renaud-Barrault au cinéma.
Juries
Main Competition
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor - Jury President Juliet Berto, French actress and filmmaker Kathleen Carroll, American film critic Callisto Cosulich, Italian film critic Victor Dyomin, Soviet actor and screenwriter Reinhard Hauff, German filmmaker Edmund Luft, West-German playwright, film critic and film historian Jiří Menzel, Czech actor and filmmaker Dan Pița, Romanian filmmaker Paul Schrader, American filmmaker and film critic Antonio Skármeta, Chilean writer
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryChildren of a Lesser GodRanda HainesUnited StatesComradesBill DouglasUnited KingdomDays to RememberDie Verliebten Jeanine MeerapfelWest Germany, YugoslaviaThe Death of EmpedoclesDer Tod des Empedokles Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie StraubWest Germany, FranceDiary for My LoversNapló szerelmeimnek Márta MészárosHungaryFor Love AloneStephen WallaceAustraliaIn the Shadow of the WindLes Fous de Bassan Yves SimoneauCanada, FranceMasksMasques Claude ChabrolFranceMauvais SangLeos CaraxThe MiracleLe Miraculé Jean-Pierre MockyThe Moro AffairIl caso Moro Giuseppe FerraraItalyMournful UnconcernСкорбное бесчувствие Alexander SokurovSoviet Union'night, Mother Tom MooreUnited StatesPlatoonOliver StoneThe Sea and Poison海と毒薬 Kei KumaiJapanSo Many DreamsSo viele Träume Heiner CarowEast GermanyThe ThemeТема Gleb PanfilovSoviet UnionVeraSérgio ToledoBrazilWolf's HoleVlčí bouda Věra ChytilováCzechoslovakiaYear of EnlightmentEl año de las luces Fernando TruebaSpain
Out of competition Farewell, directed by Elem Klimov (Soviet Union) The Color of Money, directed by Martin Scorsese (United States) A Chronicle of Amorous Accidents, directed by Andrzej Wajda (Poland) , directed by Hark Bohm (West Germany) Light of Day, directed by Paul Schrader (United States) Ein Treffen mit Rimbaud, directed by Ernst-August Zurborn (West Germany) True Stories, directed by David Byrne (United States)
Retrospective The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Rouben Mamoulian:
Original title Director(s) CountryApplauseRouben MamoulianUnited StatesBecky SharpBlood and SandCity StreetsDr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeThe Gay DesperadoGolden BoyHigh, Wide, and HandsomeInterview With MamoulianPhilip JenkinsonUnited KingdomLove Me TonightRouben MamoulianUnited StatesThe Mark of ZorroQueen ChristinaRings on Her FingersSilk StockingsThe Song of SongsSummer HolidayWe Live Again
The following films were shown in the homage titled "Renaud-Barrault au cinéma" dedicated to Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud: English title Original title Director(s) CountryBizarre, BizarreDrôle de drameMarcel CarnéFranceEntire Days in the TreesDes journées entières dans les arbresMarguerite DurasFranceHélèneJean Benoît-LévyFranceJean de la LuneJean ChouxFranceJean-Louis Barrault: Le langage du corpsMuriel BalashUnited States, FranceJean-Louis Barrault, A Man of the TheatreJean-Louis Barrault, Un homme de théâtreMuriel BalashUnited States, FranceKinder des Olymp: Madeleine Renaud und Jean Louis BarraultBirgitta AshoffWest GermanyChildren of MontmartreLa MaternelleJean Benoît-Lévy and Marie EpsteinFranceThat Night in VarennesLa Nuit de VarennesEttore ScolaFrance, ItalyBlind DesireLa Part de l'ombreJean DelannoyFranceLa RondeMax OphülsFranceThe Fantastic SymphonyLa Symphonie fantastiqueChristian-JaqueFranceBlood on His SwordLe Miracle des loupsAndré HunebelleFranceHouse of PleasureLe PlaisirMax OphülsFranceThe PuritanLe puritainJeff MussoFranceChildren of ParadiseLes Enfants du ParadisMarcel CarnéFranceThe Doctor's Horrible ExperimentLe Testament du docteur CordelierJean RenoirFranceThe Strange Monsieur VictorL'Étrange Monsieur VictorJean GrémillonFranceThe TunnelLe TunnelKurt BernhardtFrance, GermanyL'Or dans la montagneMax HauflerSwitzerland, FranceSummer LightLumière d'étéJean GrémillonFranceMaria ChapdelaineJulien DuvivierFrancePortrait of Madeleine RenaudPortrait de Madeleine RenaudJean-Marie CarzouFranceStormy WatersRemorquesJean GrémillonFranceMidshipVent deboutRené LeprinceFrance
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: The Theme by Gleb Panfilov Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: The Sea and Poison by Kei Kumai Silver Bear for Best Director: Oliver Stone for Platoon Silver Bear for Best Actress: Ana Beatriz Nogueira for Vera Silver Bear for Best Actor: Gian Maria Volonté for The Moro Affair Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Márta Mészáros for Diary for My Lovers Fernando Trueba for Year of Enlightment Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Children of a Lesser God Alfred Bauer Prize: Mauvais Sang
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award The Theme by Gleb Panfilov
References
External links 37th Berlin International Film Festival 1987 1987 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1987 at Internet Movie Database