The Beguiled's script was written by a European.
The 59th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 February to 15 February 2009 .. Berlin. Berlin. Berlin International Film Festival. Berlin International Film Festival. The opening film of the festival was Tom Tykwer 's The International , screened out of competition .. The International. The International ( 2009 film ). Tom Tykwer. Tom Tykwer. Costa-Gavras 's immigrant drama Eden Is West served as the closing night film at the festival .. Eden Is West. Eden Is West. Costa-Gavras. Costa-Gavras. The festival 's jury president was actress Tilda Swinton of the United Kingdom .. Tilda Swinton. Tilda Swinton. The Golden Bear was awarded to Peruvian film La Teta Asustada directed by Claudia Llosa .. Golden Bear. Golden Bear. La Teta Asustada. La Teta Asustada. Claudia Llosa. Claudia Llosa. The retrospective dedicated to the Golden Age of 70mm filmmaking from 1955 to 1970 , titled 70 mm - Bigger than Life was shown at the festival .. 70mm filmmaking. 70 mm film. Admission for the festival was reported to be among the highest in years , and it also set a record for ticket sales , with some 270,000 tickets sold by the halfway mark , compared to 240,000 sold for the entire run of the festival the previous year .. The final ticket tally was the largest in the festival 's 59-year history .