22/01/2010

Twenty-two films, including 12 in world avant-première, have been selected for the Berlinale Special section at the 60th Berlin Film Festival (February 11-21, 2010).

This section, composed of recent works and classics (such as Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s World on a Wire), will be marked this anniversary edition by its "diversity", according to festival director Dieter Kosslick.

The diversity of the selection reflects the diversity of German cinema, which is very well represented. The line-up includes new, eagerly-awaited titles such as the latest by Doris Dörrie (in competition at Berlin two years ago with Cherry Blossoms [+see also:
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film profile]), The Hairdresser [+see also:
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film profile], about an unemployed, Berlin-based hairdresser who dreams of opening her own salon. Constantin will release the film on German screens before the close of the festival, on February 18.

Jo Baier’s German/French/Spanish/Austrian co-production Henry of Navarre [+see also:
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film profile], which had a budget of almost €20m and will be released in March, is set to intrigue audiences; as is Matti Geschonneck’s Boxhagener Platz [+see also:
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German documentaries include Anne Linsel and Rainer Hoffmann’s Dancing Dreams, about the late Pina Bausch; and a project about the Berlinale, Spur der Bären (“Trace of the Bears”), produced to mark the 60th anniversary edition.

Berlinale Special will also present Silvio Soldini’s new film, What More Do I Want [+see also:
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film profile]; Safy Nebbou’s French/Belgian film Dumas [+see also:
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film profile], starring Gérard Depardieu; US title Nine (starring Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench and Sophia Loren, among others); Simone Lainé’s documentary about French critic Michel Ciment; and French/UK animated film The Illusionist [+see also:
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interview: Sylvain Chomet
film profile] by Sylvain Chomet (Belleville Rendez-vous [+see also:
trailer
film profile]).

(Translated from French)