Berlin 2009 Articles
Berlin 2009: Joe Dallesandro to Receive Honorary Teddy Award
Joe Dallesandro, Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey's muse in films such as Flesh (1968), Trash (1970), and Heat (1972), and whose crotch adorned the Rolling Stones' album "Sticky Fingers," will be the recipient of the 2009 honorary Teddy Award, given to those who have contributed to gay/lesbian/etc. cinema, at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, which runs Feb. 5-15. Two films featuring Dallesandro, who's now 60 [...]
Berlin 2009: Maurice Jarre to Receive Honorary Golden Bear
The 59th Berlin International Film Festival's Homage will be dedicated to Maurice Jarre, 84, who will receive the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement on February 12, 2009. Among Jarre's screen credits are the David Lean epics and sub-epics Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, and A Passage to India, plus Les Yeux sans visage / Eyes Without a Face, The Collector, Grand Prix, [...]
Berlin 2009: After Winter Comes Spring – Films Presaging the Fall of the Wall
The Dog’s Night Song by Gábor Bódy Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the 2009 Berlin Film Festival will serve as the launching pad for the German Federal Cultural Foundation and the Deutsche Kinemathek series “After Winter Comes Spring – Films Presaging the Fall of the Wall.” As per the festival's press release, "in fifteen feature-length blocks, 'After Winter Comes [...]