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Berlin Film Festival to honor Maurice Jarre

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 14:43
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Maurice (Alexis) Jarre

The French film composer Maurice Jarre will receive a Golden Bear at a ceremony in Berlin on February 12.

The Oscar-winning composer will receive the Golden Bear as a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin International Film Festival. The festival will run from February 5 till 15. The Berlinale will also screen a series of films featuring Jarre's compositions.

Jarre won Oscars with his arrangements for the famous films "Lawrence of Arabia," "Doctor Zhivago" and "A Passage to India."

[Source: www.reuters.com]

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