Nine titles have been added to the Berlinale line up, competing for the festival’s Golden and Silver Bear Awards. Joining the eight titles previously announced are: “Feuerherz” (Heart of Fire) by Luigi Falomi, based on the bestselling novel by Senait Mehan; “Julia” by Erick Zonca starring Tilda Swinton; “Lady Jane” by Robert Guediguian; “Caos calmo” (Quiet Chaos) by Antonello Grimaldi (International premiere); “Happy-Go-Lucky” by Mike Leigh; “Restless” by Amos Kollek; “Elegy” by Isabel Coixet, starring Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley and Dennis Hopper; “Sparrow” by Johnnie To; and “Kabei” by Japanese filmmaker Yoji Yamada (International premiere). The 2008 Berlin International Film Festival takes place February 7 – 17 in the German capital. [Brian Brooks]
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