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UPDATE 2-Romanian film "Child's Pose" wins Berlin Golden Bear

February 16, 2013 15:30
* Romanian film "Child's Pose" takes top prize in Berlin * Extends Romania's remarkable success at film festivals * Big shock is best actor to non-professional Nazif Mujic (Adds quotes, details) By Mike Collett-White BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - "Child's Pose", a Romanian drama about a domineering mother using her social position to try to save her son from jail, won the Golden Bear for best picture at the Berlin film festival on Saturday.

Deneuve shines in Berlin contender 'On My Way'

February 15, 2013 15:15
French icon Catherine Deneuve's feel-good road movie "On My Way" ended the Berlin film festival competition on a high note Friday at an event that has highlighted fresh starts for older women. Deneuve plays Bettie, the owner of an ailing family restaurant in a small town in Brittany who, freshly dumped by her lover for a younger rival and driven to distraction by her elderly mother, pops out to buy cigarettes one day and just keeps driving.

UPDATE 1-Leading ladies dominate Berlin film awards buzz

February 15, 2013 15:00
* Berlin film festival ends Saturday with prize ceremony * Actresses in 40s, 50s and 60s dominate awards buzz * Post-Communist injustices explored by several directors * Iran's Jafar Panahi defies filmmaking ban to take part (Adds Deneuve film, Cage appearance) By Mike Collett-White
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