14th Locarno Film Festival

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14th Locarno Film Festival
Opening film Blast of Silence directed by Allen Baron
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Sail: Fires on the Plain directed by Kon Ichikawa
Festival dateOpening: 19 July 1961 (1961-07-19)
Closing: 30 July 1961 (1961-07-30)
Website Locarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival

The 14th Locarno Film Festival was held from 19 to 30 July 1961 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] The festival opened with Allen Baron's film Blast of Silence, which went on to win the Swiss jury award. [2] [3] Julio Garcia Espinosa attended the festival with Cuba Dances, which according to him was the first picture from the newly nationalized Cuban film industry to compete at a "top-level" film festival in the "West". [4]

Contents

The main prize of the festival, the Golden Sail, was awarded to Fires on the Plain directed by Kon Ichikawa. [5] [6]

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections: [7]

Main Program

Feature Films In Competition

Highlighted title indicates winner of the Golden Sail

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Blast Of Silence Allen Baron 1961USA
Cuba BailaCuba DancesJulio Garcia Espinosa1961Cuba, Mexico
Die Zukunft Ist FälligThe Future is DueGünter Gräwert, Mauritz E. Houck1961Switzerland
Fantasmi A Roma Ghosts of Rome Antonio Pietrangeli1961Italia
La Pyramide Humaine The Human Pyramid Jean Rouch1961France
Ludzie Z PociaguPeople from the TrainKazimierz Kutz1961Poland
Moya TaiMyXu TaoChina
Mutter Courage Und Ihre KinderMother Courage and Her ChildrenPeter Palitzsch, Manfed Wekwerth1961Germany
Nobi Fires on the Plain Kon Ichikawa 1959Japan
Nocni HostNight HostOtakar Vavra1961Czech Republic
Odissea NudaNaked Odyssey Franco Rossi 1961Italia
Proshaite, GolubiPray, GolubiYakov Seguel1961Russia
Quand Nous Etions Petits EnfantsWhen We Were ChildrenHenry Brandt1961Switzerland
Scano BoaGood ScanoRenato Dall'Ara1961Italia
Schwarzer Kies Black Gravel Helmuth Käutner1961Germany
The Connection Shirley Clarke1961USA
The Greengage SummerLewis Gilbert1961Great Britain
Tire-Au-FlancFlankFrançois Truffaut, Claude de Givray1960France
Two Rode Together John Ford1961USA
Un Taxi Pour TobrouckA Taxi for TobrouckDenis de la Patellière1960France

Short Films In Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Amig A Tawasz Ujra EljönUntil Spring Comes AgainMihaly HarsHungary
Comme Un Poisson Dans L'EauLike a Fish in WaterG. Dubucq, A. LefertBelgium
D'Un Jour A L'AutreFrom One Day to the NextJean-Louis RoySwitzerland
Detza I GlaroussiDetzaGuéorgui AlaorkovBulgaria
KoncertConcertZbigniew CzerneleckiPoland
L'Oiseau En Papier JournalThe Newspaper BirdJulien PappeFrance
La Conquista Della Più Alta Vetta Del MondoThe Conquest of the Highest Peak in the WorldWu Chun, Hsiaoying YingChina
La Terra Che Non RideThe Land that Does not LaughGiuseppe FinaItalia
Le SignoreThe LadiesMichele GandinItalia
Le SilenceSilenceEdouard LuntzFrance
Malovani Pro KockuPaintBretislav PojarCzech Republic
Na Ozerakh KauakhstanaAleksandr ZguridiRussia
National Youth OrchestraRobert LapresleNew Zealand
Neposlouchnoto KoteUnidelineMarcela Dimitrova1961Bulgaria
Photo SouvenirSouvenir PhotoHenri FabianiFrance
Pratele Na SirkachPrattleJan KlugeCzech Republic
Rabindranath TagoreSatyajit RayIndia
Railroaded To FameDave TendlarUSA
Ramuz, Passage D'Un PoeteRamuz, Passage of a PoetAlain TannerSwitzerland
The First Fast MailDave Tendlar1961USA
The House Of TreasuresMushir AhmedIndia
The Temples Of Halebib And BelurRam GabaleIndia
Ucieczka TomaTom's EscapeJanusz NasfeterPoland
Xiaokedou Zhao Mamaξ AO Tadpole Zhao MamaJiajun Qian, Te WeiChina

Out of Competition

Feature Films - Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
El Brazo FuerteThe Strong ArmGiovanni Korporaal1958Mexico
Paris Nous AppartientParis Belongs to UsJacques Rivette1960France
Saturday Night And Sunday MorningKarel Reisz1960Great Britain
ViridianaLuis Buñuel1961Spain

Short Films Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Amadeo De Souza-CardosoArmando da Silva BrandaoPortugal
AndacolloJorge Di Lauro, Nieves YankovicChile
Arraial Do CaboPaulo SareceniBrazil
BazanI'm N'tRamiro TamayoArgentina
Dagen Mijne JarenDays My YearsMax de HaasNetherlands
Tetes BlanchesWhite HeadsGuy L. CotéCanada

Special Sections - Tribute to

Tribute To Fritz Lang
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Das Testament Der Dr. MabuseThe Testament of Dr. Mabuse Fritz Lang Germany
Der Müde TodThe Tired Death Fritz Lang 1921Germany
Die NibelungenThe Nibelungen Fritz Lang Germany
Dr. Mabuse, Der SpiegelDr. Mabuse, the Mirror Fritz Lang Germany
Frau Im MondWoman in the Moon Fritz Lang Germany
Hangmen Street Fritz Lang 1942USA
LiliomLily Fritz Lang France
M. Eine Stadt Sucht Einen MorderM. a City is Looking for a Murderer Fritz Lang Germany
Metropolis Fritz Lang 1926Germany
Scarlet Street Fritz Lang 1945USA
Secret Beyond The Door Fritz Lang 1945USA
SpioneSpies Fritz Lang Germany
You Only Live Once Fritz Lang 1936USA
Die SpinneThe Spider Fritz Lang 1919Germany
Tribute To Georges Méliès (1861-1938)
A La Conquete Du PoleAt the Pole Conquest Georges Méliès 1912France
Barbe-BleueBluebeard Georges Méliès 1901France
Eruption Volcanique A La MartiniqueVolcanic Eruption in Martinique Georges Méliès 1902France
Hydrotherapie FantastiqueFantastic Hydrotherapy Georges Méliès 1909France
L'Affaire DreyfusThe Dreyfus Affair Georges Méliès 1898France
L'Aquarium Aux Poissons D'Or (?)The Goldfish Aquarium (?) Georges Méliès France
L'Homme A La Tête De CaoutchoucThe Man Has the Rubber Head Georges Méliès 1902France
Le Banquet De MesmerMesmer's Banquet Georges Méliès 1905France
Le Brahmane Et Le PapillonThe Brahmane and the Butterfly Georges Méliès 1901France
Le Chevalier Des NeigesThe Snow Knight Georges Méliès 1912France
Le Locataire DiaboliqueThe Diabolical Tenant Georges Méliès 1909France
Le MagicienThe Magician Georges Méliès 1898France
Le MelomaneThe Melobe Georges Méliès 1903France
Le Merveilleux Eventail VivantThe Wonderful Living Event Georges Méliès 1904France
Le Palais Des Mille Et Une NuitsThe Palais of Thousand and One Nights Georges Méliès 1905France
Le Royaume Des FeesThe Kingdom of Fees Georges Méliès 1903France
Le Tunnel Sous La MancheThe Channel Tunnel Georges Méliès 1907France
Le Voyage A Travers L'ImpossibleThe Journey Through the Impossible Georges Méliès 1904France
Les Bulles De Savon ViviantesViviant Soap Bubbles Georges Méliès 1906France
Les Hallucinations Du Baron De MünchenhausenLES HALCUCIZATIONS YOU BUCH BARNING the MUNSTENDHER Georges Méliès 1911France
Les Rose MagiquesMagic Rose Georges Méliès 1903France
Professeur Lusticus (?)Professor Lusticus (?) Georges Méliès France
Trouble Apres Whisky (?) Georges Méliès France
Voyage Dans La LuneMoon Trip Georges Méliès 1902France

Official Awards

International Jury, feature films

International Jury, short films

Swiss critics Jury

FIPRESCI Jury

Source: [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "BRITISH CHOICES FOR LOCARNO. (1961)". Kine Weekly. Vol. 529, no. 2800. 1 June 1961. p. 7. ProQuest   2859070345.
  2. ↑ "'Blast of silence' opens film festival in locarno. (1961)". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 166, no. 12. p. 3. ProQuest   2339646612.
  3. ↑ "'Blast of silence' wins at Locarno". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 166, no. 25. p. 11. ProQuest   2339658509.
  4. ↑ Moskowitz, Gene (2 August 1961). "Cuba's film industry under Castro explained by director at Locarno". Variety. Vol. 223, no. 10. pp. 1, 101. ProQuest   1017058466.
  5. 1 2 "1961 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Locarno Film Festival · All the films of the Locarno Film Festival..." Locarno Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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