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The Golden Bear winners of the 1990s

The top 3 according to 87 votes from people: Music Box · Larks on a String · The House of Smiles. (Updated Jun 29, 2024.)

The films that won the Berlinale's Golden Bear between 1990 and 1999, with the shared prizes of 1990 and 1993.

filmriss_hannover · · 12 items · 87 votes · 20 comments

Automatically translated (original in Deutsch). See the original

Top 12

  1. 1

    Music Box

    Costa-Gavras, 1990 (shared). A lawyer defends her father against war-crimes charges.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 0

    12
  2. 2

    Larks on a String

    Jiří Menzel, 1990 (shared). A Czech film about a labour camp, banned in 1969.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 1

    11
  3. 3

    The House of Smiles

    Marco Ferreri, 1991. Love in an old people's home.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 1

    10
  4. 4

    Woman Sesame Oil Maker

    Xie Fei, 1993 (shared). A businesswoman in rural China.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 1

    9
  5. 5

    Grand Canyon

    Lawrence Kasdan, 1992. Chance encounters in Los Angeles.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 1

    8
  6. 6

    The Wedding Banquet

    Ang Lee, 1993 (shared). A gay Taiwanese man fakes a wedding.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 1

    7
  7. 7

    In the Name of the Father

    Jim Sheridan, 1994. Daniel Day-Lewis as one of the Guildford Four.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  8. 8

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

    Miloš Forman, 1997. The Hustler publisher in court.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  9. 9

    The Thin Red Line

    Terrence Malick, 1999. Guadalcanal as a philosophical meditation.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  10. 10

    Central Station

    Walter Salles, 1998. Fernanda Montenegro and a boy in the Brazilian sertão.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 2

    1
  11. 11

    Fresh Bait

    Bertrand Tavernier, 1995. Young Parisians who lure men into a trap.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  12. 12

    Sense and Sensibility

    Ang Lee, 1996. Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, after Jane Austen.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1

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Comments (20)

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cineast_ruhrpott · Deutsch

Das Haus des Lächelns, auch sehr sehenswert.

lisa.koeln · Deutsch

Die Berlinale hatte in den 90ern einen tollen Geschmack.

Florian Beck · Deutsch

Die Frauen vom See der duftenden Seelen, schöner chinesischer Film.

Anna M. · Deutsch

Der Lockvogel von Bertrand Tavernier.

plattenkiste_hanseat · Deutsch

Lerchen am Faden, ein tschechischer Film, der 20 Jahre verboten war.

Emily Schuster · Deutsch

Im Namen des Vaters mit Daniel Day-Lewis, großartig.

Michael Koch · Deutsch

Ich muss mehr Berlinale-Filme schauen.

Sebastian Schulz · Deutsch

Music Box von Costa-Gavras, starkes Gerichtsdrama.

bakeaholic_curious · Deutsch

Central Station von Walter Salles, ein wunderschöner Film.

boxoffice79 · Deutsch

Tolle Liste für Filmfans.

Hannah Z. · Deutsch

Es fehlen die Doppelgewinner, z. B. 1990 gab es zwei Bären.

reiselust_hamburg · Deutsch

Die stehen beide drin, Music Box und Lerchen am Faden.

Johanna Winkler · Deutsch

Das Hochzeitsbankett von Ang Lee, sehr berührend.

Lena F. · Deutsch

Super Liste 👍

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