Berlin 2007 Winners
Yu Nan in Tuya’s Marriage
"When I started making films, my teacher said film should show people’s dreams. This film made my dreams come true," remarked Chinese director Wang Quan’an upon accepting the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear for his rural drama Tuya’s Marriage, a portrait of the social and environmental costs of China’s unbridled economic growth.
In Tuya’s Marriage, a woman (Yu Nan) living in desertifying Inner Mongolia (a territory in northern China) tries to find a new husband to take care of herself and of her family, including handicapped husband #1. "I think that it is important, particularly in this time when the economy is booming," Wang remarked, "to ponder and reflect on what we’re losing."
Tuya’s Marriage is [...]
by Andre Soares | February 18, 2007
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Tags: Berlin 2007, Berlin Film Festival, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Julio Chávez, Nina Hoss, Park Chan-Wook, The Good Shepherd, The Other, Tuya's Marriage, Wang Quan'an, Yella
Berlin Film Festival Awards 2007
2007 Berlin Film Festival Awards
2007 Berlin Film Festival: February 8–18, 2007
Berlin 2007 Winners
International Competition
Golden Bear for the Best Film: Tu ya de hun shi / Tuya’s Marriage by Wang Quan’an
Silver Bear – The Jury Grand Prix: El Otro / The Other by Ariel Rotter
Silver Bear – Best Director: Joseph Cedar for Beaufort
Silver Bear – Best Actor: Julio Chávez in El Otro / The Other by Ariel Rotter
Silver Bear – Best Actress: Nina Hoss in Yella by Christian Petzold
Silver Bear – Outstanding Artistic Contribution: To the ensemble cast of The Good Shepherd by Robert De Niro
Silver Bear – Best Film Music: David Mackenzie for Hallam Foe
Alfred Bauer Prize: (for innovative work) Sai bo gu ji man [...]
by Andre Soares | February 18, 2007
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Tags: Arthur Penn, Berlin 2007, Berlin Film Festival, David MacKenzie, Film Awards, Film Festivals, I'm a Cyborg But That's Ok, Joseph Cedar, Julio Chávez, Nina Hoss, The Good Shepherd, Tuya's Marriage
