European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 b the stars and stripes tuesday february 25, 1992 faces n places grand Canyon named top film in Berlin by the associated press american writer director Lawrence Kasdan a grand Canyon which finds optimism amid chaos in los Angeles won the Golden Bear prize monday As the Best film at the International film festival in Berlin. The jury of 11 members All from different countries gave the Silver Bear prize for the runner up to one of the East european contenders Sweet Emma dear Bobe by director Istvan Szabo of Hungary. In Wenty five films contended for the main awards at the 11-Day festival which Drew some 9,000 participants from news Media and the movie business. Hundreds of films were shown in a Broad Range of categories and Side competitions. Kasdan a film was selected Oyer american produced entries bugs the gangster epic that took 10 Academy award nominations Gas food lodging by director Allison Anders Kenneth Branagh a dead again Paul Shraders Light Sleeper and Martin Scorsese a Kasdan Cape fear the remake of a 1962 thriller. A Strain of optimism marked Many of the films especially those from Eastern Europe. The last film shown in the main Competition monday morning. Rising to the bait by German director Vadim Glowna ended in a fireworks show celebrating the Triumph of former East germans in fending off rapacious Western German property speculators. Sweet Emma dear Bobe shows two Young women struggling valiantly to overcome a Handicap from years under communist Rule they were russian teachers. Kasdan said at a news conference last week when his film had its first european screening that he did not think grand Canyon Nad a straightforward Happy ending. Instead it closes with a Quot question Mark ,. But it shows there is a Chance that decency can create Hope in a bad situation a he said. There were mixed Boos and applause when the Golden Bear was announced for the american film. The Berlin festival now in its 42nd year and often culled the be Linale has often shunned . Films but grand Canyon was popular with festival goers. Its Story covers almost every potential american crisis except drought Black White tension earthquake the homeless robbery a marital infidelity teenage gangs violent movies and abandoned babies. Yet in the end the problems Are heading for solution through the metaphor of a visit to the spectacular grand Canyon. Kevin Kline left and Danny Glever in a scene from Quot grand Canyon Quot the . Film that took top honors monday night at the Berlin International film festival. Other Silver Bear prizes announced at the end of the festival a Best director Jan Troell for Al Capitano a swed ish finnish danish production. A Best actress Maggie Chueng in Ruan Ling you by Stanley Kwan a Hong Kong Taiwan production. A Best actor Annin Lueller Stahl in Utz by George soul scr a British German italian production. A Best cinematography Bel tenebrous by Spanish director Pilar Miro. A outstanding debut film the Frontier by Ricardo Larrain a production from Chile and Spain. Infinita by Marten Chuzles of Russia won the Alfred Bauer prize for opening new perspectives in cinematographic  says pact is void Warren Beatty says that for All practical purposes the pact he made with Burt Reynolds and David Frost 20 years ago not to marry is void. In an interview that airs on pcs on Friday Frost reminded Beatty the Only Bachelor of the three about the pact. The three had promised that if one decided to marry the others would get him drunk until the feeling passed. Quot Well i think for All practical purposes you should close the file because 1 consider myself the same person who has the same responsibilities that you have a said the 54-year-old Beatty. Beatty lives with actress Annette Bening the Mother of his Newborn  to us. Face to  s your Chance to meet with the editors a tomorrow at  editor Bern Zovistoski and other key staff of the stars and stripes newspaper in an open forum at the to Jelweh theater tomorrow at 1 . They will provide readers an Opportunity to voice comments and suggestions about the newspaper and what you think might be done to make Reading the stars and stripes More informative and entertaining. Keep talking. We re listening