Location | Moscow, Russia |
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Founded | 1959 |
Awards | Grand Prix |
Festival date | 21–30 June 2001 |
Website | Website |
The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2001. [1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film The Believer directed by Henry Bean.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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The Believer | The Believer | Henry Bean | United States |
Unfair Competition | Concorrenza sleale | Ettore Scola | Italy, France |
Keep Away from the Window | Daleko od okna | Jan Jakub Kolski | Poland |
Detector | Detektor | Pål Jackman | Norway |
Inheritance | Herencia | Paula Hernández | Argentina |
Love Story by Tea | Love Story by Tea | Jin chen | China |
Mademoiselle | Mademoiselle | Philippe Lioret | France |
My Sweet | Mi dulce | Jesús Mora | Spain, Italy |
Victims and Murderers | Oběti a vrazi | Andrea Sedláčková | Czech Republic, France, Switzerland |
The Quickie | The Quickie | Sergei Bodrov | Germany |
Real Fiction | Shilje sanghwangg | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
Blind Guys | Vakvagányok | Péter Tímár | Hungary |
Wings of Glass | Vingar av glas | Reza Bagher | Sweden |
Wild Mussels | Wilde Mossels | Erik de Bruyn | Netherlands |
Peony Pavilion | Youyuan jingmeng | Yonfan | Hong Kong |
Under the Skin of the City | Zir-e poost-e shahr | Rakhshan Bani-E'temad | Iran |
The Believer is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Henry Bean in his feature directorial debut, based on a story by Bean and Mark Jacobson. Starring Ryan Gosling, Billy Zane, Theresa Russell, and Summer Phoenix, the film follows Daniel Balint, a Jew who becomes a neo-Nazi. The film is loosely based on the true story of Dan Burros, a member of the American Nazi Party and the New York branch of the United Klans of America who died by suicide after being revealed as Jewish by a reporter from The New York Times.
Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2003 he was the President of the Jury at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.
Ettore Scola was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Henry Bean is an American screenwriter, film director, film producer, novelist, and actor.
Ilian Djevelekov is a Bulgarian film director and producer.
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