34th Berlin International Film Festival
The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984. The festival opened with The Noah's Ark Principle by Roland Emmerich.The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film Love Streams directed by John Cassavetes. The retrospective was dedicated to German-American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director Ernst Lubitsch. The Honorary Golden Bear was awarded to American director Jules Dassin and Greek actress Melina Mercouri and the Homage section was dedicated to the couple.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:- Liv Ullmann, actress - Jury President
- Jules Dassin, director, screenwriter and producer
- Edward Bennett, director and screenwriter
- Manuela Cernat-Gheorghiu, film historian
- Lana Gogoberidze, director and screenwriter
- Tullio Kezich, film critic, playwright and screenwriter
- Steffen Kuchenreuther, producer and distributor
- Jeanine Meerapfel, director and screenwriter
- Kevin Thomas, film critic
- Mario Vargas Llosa, writer and playwright
- Adolphe Viezzi, producer
Films in competition
| English title | Original title | Director | Country |
| À nos amours | Maurice Pialat | France | |
| Akelarre | Pedro Olea | Spain | |
| Ah Ying | Boon bin yen | Allen Fong | Hong Kong |
| Woman Doctors | Ärztinnen | Horst Seemann | East Germany |
| The Noah's Ark Principle | Das Arche Noah Prinzip | Roland Emmerich | West Germany |
| Das Autogramm | Peter Lilienthal | West Germany | |
| Le Bal | Ettore Scola | France | |
| Champions | Champions | John Irvin | United Kingdom |
| Crackers | Crackers | Louis Malle | USA |
| The Dresser | The Dresser | Peter Yates | United Kingdom |
| Flirt | Roberto Russo | Italy | |
| Klassenverhältnisse | Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet | West Germany | |
| Tight Quarters | Könnyü testi sértés | György Szomjas | Hungary |
| Love Streams | Love Streams | John Cassavetes | USA |
| Man Without Memory | Kurt Gloor | Switzerland | |
| Man Under Suspicion | Morgen in Alabama | Norbert Kückelmann | West Germany |
| Nankyoku Monogatari | Koreyoshi Kurahara | Japan | |
| Funny Dirty Little War | No habrá más penas ni olvido | Héctor Olivera | Argentina |
| Rembetiko | Costas Ferris | Greece | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Skønheden og udyret | Nils Malmros | Denmark |
| Star 80 | Star 80 | Bob Fosse | USA |
| De stille Oceaan | Digna Sinke | Belgium | |
| Thieves After Dark | Les voleurs de la nuit | Samuel Fuller | France |
| Wartime Romance | Voenno-polevoy roman | Pyotr Todorovsky | Soviet Union |
| Xue, zong shi re de | Yan Wen | China |
Out of competition
- Marlene, directed by Maximilian Schell
- Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens, directed by F. W. Murnau
- Rue barbare, directed by Gilles Béhat
- El señor Galíndez, directed by Rodolfo Kuhn
- Star 80, directed by Bob Fosse
- Testament, directed by Lynne Littman
- Terms of Endearment, directed by James L. Brooks
- Wanderkrebs, directed by Herbert Achternbusch
Key
Retrospective
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Ernst Lubitsch 1914-1933:| English title | Original title | Director | Country |
| Anna Boleyn | Anna Boleyn | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| Broken Lullaby | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Carmen | Carmen | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| The Merry Jail | Das fidele Gefängnis | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| The Loves of Pharaoh | Das Weib des Pharao | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| The Pride of the Firm | Der Stolz der Firma | Carl Wilhelm | Germany |
| Design for Living | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| The Eyes of the Mummy Ma | Die Augen der Mumie Ma | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| The Wild Cat | Die Bergkatze | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| The Flame | Die Flamme | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| The Doll | Die Puppe | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| Eternal Love | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Forbidden Paradise | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| I Don't Want to Be a Man | Ich möchte kein Mann sein | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| If I Had a Million | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Kohlhiesel's Daughters | Kohlhiesels Töchter | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| Lady Windermere's Fan | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Madame DuBarry | Madame DuBarry | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| Monte Carlo | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| One Hour with You | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Romeo and Juliet in the Snow | Romeo und Julia im Schnee | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| Rosita | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Shoe Palace Pinkus | Schuhpalast Pinkus | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| So This Is Paris | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Sumurun | Sumurun | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
| So This Is Paris | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| The Love Parade | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| The Marriage Circle | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| The Smiling Lieutenant | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Three Women | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| Trouble in Paradise | Ernst Lubitsch | USA | |
| When Four Do the Same | Wenn vier dasselbe tun | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany |
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri:
| English title | Original title | Director | Country |
| Jules Dassin | USA | ||
| A Dream of Passion | Κραυγή Γυναικών Kravgi gynaikon | Jules Dassin | Greece, Switzerland |
| Brute Force | Jules Dassin | USA | |
| He Who Must Die | Celui qui doit mourir | Jules Dassin | France |
| Rififi | Du rififi chez les hommes | Jules Dassin | France |
| Not a random story. Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin | Keine zufällige Geschichte. Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin | Charlotte Kerr | West Germany |
| Never on Sunday | Ποτέ την Κυριακή Poté tin Kyriakí | Jules Dassin | Greece, USA |
| Night and the City | Jules Dassin | United Kingdom | |
| Phaedra | Φαίδρα Phaedra | Jules Dassin | Greece |
| The Naked City | Jules Dassin | USA | |
| The Rehearsal | Η Δοκιμή I dokimi | Jules Dassin | Greece, United Kingdom |
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:- Golden Bear: Love Streams by John Cassavetes
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: No habrá más penas ni olvido by Héctor Olivera
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Ettore Scola for Le Bal
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Inna Churikova for Voenno-polevoy roman
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Albert Finney for The Dresser
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Monica Vitti for Flirt
- Silver Bear:
- * Rembetiko by Costas Ferris
- * Morgen in Alabama by Norbert Kückelmann
- Honourable Mention: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet for Klassenverhältnisse
- FIPRESCI Award
- *Love Streams by John Cassavetes and No habrá más penas ni olvido by Héctor Olivera