Members of the Berlinale International Film Festival jury pose after a news conference in Berlin Feb. 8, 2007. Pictured are ( L-R) actor Gael Garcia Bernal, editor and cutter Molly Malene Stensgaard, producer Shi Nansun, director Paul Schrader, actrors Hiam Abbass, Mario Adorf and Willem Dafoe. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Feb. 9 -- The 57th Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday night on a French note, with the world premiere of "La Vie en Rose," which tells the story of Edith Piaf's rise from seedy poverty to glory.

    Two Chinese movies, "Lost in Beijing" and "Tu Ya's Marriage," have entered the competition for the Golden Bear, competing with big movies such as George Clooney's "The Good German" and Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd."

    Hong Kong film producer Shi Nansun, who is director Tsui Hark's wife, is on the Berlinale jury headed by Paul Schrader, who is showing his thriller "The Walker" out of competition.

    Chinese competition entry "Lost in Beijing" is another film from young director Li Yu after her movie "Dam Street," which won several awards abroad. "Lost in Beijing" is about the bizarre relationships and conflicts between two couples and aims to shed light on ethical conflicts caused by differences between different social statuses.

    This movie was on track for its world premiere in Berlin on Feb. 16.

    The other Chinese entry, "Tu Ya's Marriage," is the latest work by director Wang Quanan featuring a uniquely female perspective on life. Lead actress Yu Nan plays a Mongolian woman who is urged to remarry by her husband after he becomes paralyzed. The story is touching as we see how the couple works out their divorce and the remarriage of the heroine.

    The prizes will be awarded on Feb. 17.

    The Berlinale vies with Venice for the title of Europe's second-largest cinema festival after Cannes.

    (Source: CRIENGLISH.com)