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Holocaust Theme of Berlin Prize Films

February 23, 1990
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Two films with strong allusions to the Nazi era won coveted prizes Tuesday at the Berlin International Film Festival.

The films — one American, the other West German — won the first and second prizes respectively at this festival, the first since the Berlin Wall was built 28 years ago to be held citywide, accessible to East and West Berliners.

The top prize, the Golden Bear, went to the American production, “Music Box,” which is about a daughter’s legal defense of her father, a Nazi war criminal.

The runner-up Silver Bear was won by the West German film “The Nasty Girl,” which deals with the way people repress memories of the Nazi period.

Both films had been praised by critics for their artistic and political values.

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