Berlinale 2014: Competition Titles Revealed

The organizers of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival have revealed the first seven titles for the Competition program. In addition to the already announced Grand Budapest Hotel and Monuments Men, the Berlinale will introduce new films by acclaimed director Alain Resnais, Claudia Llosa, Yann Demange, Dominik Graf, and Yannis Economides.

The Berlinale Special section of the prestigious festival will also introduce new films by Pascal Chaumeil, Dan Geller, and Hubert Sauper.

COMPETITION

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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