Retrospective 2017: Future Imperfect. Science · Fiction · Film. 67th Berlin International Film Festival

• Main Author: Dominic Topp
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University College Cork 2017-07-01
• Series: Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media
• Subjects: science fiction; genre versatility; society of the future; dystopian; 1984; thx 1138; kamikaze '89; on the silver globe; diversity; sonic innovation; stylistic experimentation; personal identity; invasion of the body snatchers; seconds; ghost in the shell; blade runner; soylent green
• Online Access: http://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue13/HTML/ReportTopp.html

Julian Stringer has noted that “[t]he international film festival circuit now plays a significant role in the recirculation and recommodification of ‘old’ and ‘classic’ movies” (82). The Berlin International Film Festival, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious, is no exception to this trend. Each year, its Retrospective section, organised in collaboration with the Deutsche Kinemathek, is dedicated to a particular director or film-historical theme, with screenings of prints sourced from a variety of archives and distributors, plus a number of recent digital restorations, along with related panels and talks.