# 32nd Berlin International Film Festival

The 32nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12–23 February 1982. The Golden Bear was awarded to Veronika Voss directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
The Honorary Golden Bear (Goldener Ehrenbär) was introduced for the first time in this edition to pay tribute to important figures in the world of film. The award has been presented for an exceptional artistic career and is given to the guest of honour of the Homage. In this edition it was awarded to American actor James Stewart.
A new section was introduced at the festival by Manfred Salzgeber, which was renamed Panorama in 1986. The retrospective dedicated to German film director Curtis Bernhardt titled Insurrection of Emotions along with East German children's films of the 50-70s in collaboration with the DEFA.

## Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

### Main Competition

* Joan Fontaine, American actress - Jury President
* Vladimir Baskakov, Soviet filmmaker, writer and politician
* Brigitte Fossey, French actress
* Joe Hembus, German film critic and film historian
* László Lugossy, Hungarian director
* Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian film critic
* Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, screenwriter and producer
* Mrinal Sen, Indian director, screenwriter and producer
* David Stratton, Australian film critic and film historian

## Official Sections
### Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Absence of Malice | Absence of Malice | Sydney Pollack | United States |
| An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Chris Petit | United Kingdom |
| Beirut the Encounter | Beyroutou el lika | Borhane Alaouié | Lebanon |
| Bürgschaft für ein Jahr | Bürgschaft für ein Jahr | Herrmann Zschoche | East Germany |
| Eine deutsche Revolution | Eine deutsche Revolution | Helmut Herbst | West Germany |
| Farewell to the Land | さらば愛しき大地 | Mitsuo Yanagimachi | Japan |
| The Girl with the Red Hair | Het meisje met het rode haar | Ben Verbong | Netherlands |
| The Killing of Angel Street | The Killing of Angel Street | Donald Crombie | Australia |
| L'amour des femmes | L'amour des femmes | Michel Soutter | Switzerland |
| Longing for My Native Country | 乡情 | Hu Bingliu, Wang Jin | China |
| Il Marchese del Grillo | Il Marchese del Grillo | Mario Monicelli | Italy |
| Muzhiki! | Muzhiki! | Iskra Babich | Soviet Union |
| Repeat Dive | צלילה חוזרת | Shimon Dotan | Israel |
| Requiem | Requiem | Zoltán Fábri | Hungary |
| Romance with Amelie | Romanze mit Amelie | Ulrich Thein | East Germany |
| Shivers | Dreszcze | Wojciech Marczewski | Poland |
| The Simple-Minded Murder | Den Enfaldige Mördaren | Hasse Alfredson | Sweden |
| Strange Affair | Une étrange affaire | Pierre Granier-Deferre | France |
| Veronika Voss | Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany |
| Willful Murder | 日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件 | Kei Kumai | Japan |

### Out of Competition

| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| A Thousand Billion Dollars | Mille milliards de dollars | Henri Verneuil | France |
| Butterfly | Butterfly | Matt Cimber | United States |
| Coup de Torchon | Coup de Torchon | Bertrand Tavernier | France |
| Großstadtzigeuner | Großstadtzigeuner | Irmgard von zur Mühlen | West Germany |
| High Society Limited | Feine Gesellschaft - beschränkte Haftung | Ottokar Runze | West Germany |
| Kraftprobe | Kraftprobe | Heidi Genée | West Germany |
| Liebeskonzil | Liebeskonzil | Werner Schroeter | West Germany |
| Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Whose Life Is It Anyway? | John Badham | United States |

### Retrospective and Homage

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Insurrection of Emotions: Curtis Bernhardt":
| English title | Original title | Director | Production Country |
| A Stolen Life | A Stolen Life | Curtis Bernhardt | United States |
| Beau Brummell | Beau Brummell | Curtis Bernhardt | United Kingdom, United States |
| Conflict | Conflict | Curtis Bernhardt | United States |
| The Last Fort | Das letzte Fort | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| The Man Who Murdered | Der Mann, der den Mord beging | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| The Rebel | Der Rebell | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| The Tunnel | Der Tunnel | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| Devotion | Devotion | Curtis Bernhardt | United States |
| The Woman One Longs For | Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| The Last Company | Die letzte Kompagnie | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| Orphan of Lowood | Die Waise von Lowood | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| Gaby | Gaby | Curtis Bernhardt | United States |
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| Children's Souls Accuse You | Kinderseelen klagen euch an | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| Kisses for My President | Kisses for My President | Curtis Bernhardt | United States |
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| The Tunnel | Le Tunnel | Curtis Bernhardt | France, Germany |
| Million Dollar Baby | Million Dollar Baby | Curtis Bernhardt | United States |
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| The Prince of Rogues | Schinderhannes | Curtis Bernhardt | Germany |
| Sirocco | Sirocco | Curtis Bernhardt | United States |
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The following films were shown in the retrospective "East German Children's Films":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Heart of Stone | Das kalte Herz | Paul Verhoeven | East Germany |
| Das Pferdemädchen | Das Pferdemädchen | Egon Schlegel | East Germany |
| Der tapfere Schulschwänzer | Der tapfere Schulschwänzer | Heiner Carow | East Germany |
| Die Fahrt nach Bamsdorf | Die Fahrt nach Bamsdorf | Klaus Georgi and Otto Sacher | East Germany |
| Die Reise nach Sundevit | Die Reise nach Sundevit | Heiner Carow | East Germany |
| The Sons of Great Bear | Die Söhne der großen Bärin | Josef Mach | East Germany |
| Ehret die Frauen | Ehret die Frauen | Klaus Georgi and Otto Sacher | East Germany |
| Ikarus | Ikarus | Heiner Carow | East Germany |
| Mohr und die Raben von London | Mohr und die Raben von London | Helmut Dziuba | East Germany |
| Philipp, der Kleine | Philipp, der Kleine | Herrmann Zschoche | East Germany |
| Sie nannten ihn Amigo | Sie nannten ihn Amigo | Heiner Carow | East Germany |
| Vater als Studienhilfe | Vater als Studienhilfe | Otto Sacher | East Germany |
| Vaters große Liebe | Vaters große Liebe | Klaus Georgi | East Germany |
| Vater und die Mathematik | Vater und die Mathematik | Otto Sacher | East Germany |
| Wie heiratet man einen König? | Wie heiratet man einen König? | Rainer Simon | East Germany |
The following films were shown in the homage to James Stewart:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| Anatomy of a Murder | Anatomy of a Murder | Otto Preminger | United States |
| Born to Dance | Born to Dance | Roy Del Ruth | United States |
| Call Northside 777 | Call Northside 777 | Henry Hathaway | United States |
| Destry Rides Again | Destry Rides Again | George Marshall | United States |
| It's a Wonderful Life | It's a Wonderful Life | Frank Capra | United States |
| The Glenn Miller Story | The Glenn Miller Story | Anthony Mann | United States |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | John Ford | United States |
| The Naked Spur | The Naked Spur | Anthony Mann | United States |
| The Philadelphia Story | The Philadelphia Story | George Cukor | United States |
| The Shop Around the Corner | The Shop Around the Corner | Ernst Lubitsch | United States |
| The Spirit of St. Louis | The Spirit of St. Louis | Billy Wilder | United States |
| The Stratton Story | The Stratton Story | Sam Wood | United States |
| Winchester '73 | Winchester '73 | Anthony Mann | United States |
The film Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt by Walter Ruttmann was also shown in the retrospective.

## Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
* Golden Bear: Veronika Voss by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
* Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Shivers by Wojciech Marczewski
* Silver Bear for Best Director: Mario Monicelli for Il Marchese del Grillo
* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Katrin Saß for Bürgschaft für ein Jahr
* Silver Bear for Best Actor:
** Michel Piccoli for Strange Affair
** Stellan Skarsgård for The Simple-Minded Murderer
* Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Zoltán Fábri for Requiem
* Honourable Mention:
** Muzhiki!
** Absence of Malice
** The Killing of Angel Street

### Honorary Golden Bear

* James Stewart

## Independent Awards
### FIPRESCI Award

* Dreszcze by Wojciech Marczewski