The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991.

[2] The festival opened with Uranus by Claude Berri.

[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film The House of Smiles directed by Marco Ferreri.

[3] The retrospective dedicated to Cold War films was shown at the festival.

[4] The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5] The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1] The following films were shown in the retrospective:[7] The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]