GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL directed by Wes Anderson
The first seven films have been selected for the Competition program of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival taking place February 6 to 16, 2014. Joining opening film GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL directed by Wes Anderson, and George Clooney’s MONUMENTS MEN screening in out-of-competition, are ‘71 by Yann Demange, LIFE OF RILEY by Alain Resnais, ALOFT by Claudia Llosa and starring Jennifer Connelly, DIE GELIEBTEN SCHWESTERN by Dominik Graf, and STRATOS by Yannis Economides. As part of the official program, an additional four films have been invited to screen in the Berlinale Special program
Competition
‘71
United Kingdom
By Yann Demange (Top Boy – TV series)
With Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, Richard Dormer
World premiere
AIMER, BOIRE ET CHANTER (LIFE OF RILEY)
France
By Alain Resnais (Smoking/No smoking, On connaît la chanson)
With Sabine Azéma, Sandrine Kiberlain, Caroline Silhol, André Dussolier, Hippolyte Giradot, Michel Vuillermoz
World premiere
ALOFT
Spain / Canada / France
By Claudia Llosa (The Milk of Sorrow)
With Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent
World premiere
DIE GELIEBTEN SCHWESTERN
Germany
By Dominik Graf (In Face of the Crime, Lawinen der Erinnerung)
With Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius
World premiere
STRATOS
Greece / Germany / Cyprus
By Yannis Economides (Matchbox, Soul Kicking)
With Vangelis Mourikis, Vicky Papadopoulou, Petros Zervos
World premiere
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
United Kingdom / Germany
By Wes Anderson (Moonrise Kingdom, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou)
With Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody
World premiere – Opening film
THE MONUMENTS MEN
Germany / USA
By George Clooney (The Ides of March; Good Night, and Good Luck.)
With George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, Cate Blanchett
International premiere – Out of competition
Berlinale Special
A LONG WAY DOWN
United Kingdom
By Pascal Chaumeil (HeartBreaker)
With Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots
World premiere
ENTENTE CORDIALE (WE COME AS FRIENDS) – documentary
France / Austria
By Hubert Sauper (Darwin‘s Nightmare)
European premiere
THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR: SATAN CAME TO EDEN – documentary
USA
By Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller (Ballets Russes)
With the voices of Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Thomas Kretschmann, Sebastian Koch, Josh Radnor, Connie Nielsen, Gustaf Skarsgård
European premiere
THE TURNING – anthology film
Australia
By Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Anthony Lucas, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Tony Ayres, Claire McCarthy, Stephen Page, Shaun Gladwell, Mia Wasikowska, Simon Stone, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Ian Meadows
With Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, Hugo Weaving
International premiere