15th Locarno Film Festival

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15th Locarno Film Festival
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Sail: The Winner directed by François Reichenbach
Festival dateOpening: 18 July 1962 (1962-07-18)
Closing: 29 July 1962 (1962-07-29)
Website Locarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival

The 15th Locarno Film Festival was held from 18 to 29 July 1962 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] Retrospective screenings were held in tribute to King Vidor and Jean Vigo. [1]

Contents

The top prize at the festival, the Golden Sail, went to The Winner directed by François Reichenbach. while the second prize went to Reach for Glory . [2]

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections: [3]

Main Program

Feature Films In Competition

Highlighted title indicates winner of the Golden Sail

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Anni Ruggenti Roaring Years Luigi Zampa1962Italia
Baron Pasil The Fabulous Baron Munchausen Karel Zeman1961Czech Republic
Cudna DevojkaA Strange GirlJovan Zivanovic1962Yugoslavia
Dablova Past The Devil's Trap Frantisek Vlacil 1961Czech Republic
En El Balcon VacìoIn the Vacant BalconyJorni Garcia Ascot1961Mexico
Et Morte La MortAnd Died DeathVergnes Gilbert1962Morocco
Fils D'ImanaSon of IanaEric Weyemeersch1959Belgium
GongehovdingenThe GongehovdingHannelise Hovmand1961Denmark
KabuliwalaKabuliHemen Gupta1961India
Leoni Al Sole Lions in the SunVittorio Caprioli1961Italia
Lulu Rolf Thiele1962Austria
Moshi Moshi, Hallo JapanHello Hello, Hallo JapanHans H. Hermann, Walter Knoop1961Germany, Japan
Mörderspiel  [ de ]Murder Party Helmuth Ashely 1961Germany, France
NepalWilli NötzliSwitzerland
Reach For Glory Philip Leacock1962Great Britain
The Reluctant Saint Edward Dmytryk1962USA
Un Coeur Gros Comme Ça The Winner François Reichenbach 1962France
Un Singe En Hiver A Monkey in Winter Henri Verneuil1962France
Una Vita Difficile A Difficult Life Dino Risi1961Italia
Voskrezenie Resurrection Mikhail Chveitzer1960Russia
War Hunt Denis Sanders1962USA
WyrokJudgmentJerzy Passendorfer1962Poland

Short Films In Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
... Y Llegò La Cigüeña... and the Stork ArrivedCristino AnwanderSpain
Bijeli MisWhite MissIvo VrbanicYugoslavia
BiliarBileBretislav PojarCzech Republic
BiosBranco MarjanovicYugoslavia
Bolshoe SerdzeBig HeartMarianna SemenovaRussia
Cmentarz RemuRemu CemeteryEdward EtlerPoland
Crossing The DelawareArt BartschUSA
Erasmus, The Voice Of ReasonJan HulskerNetherlands
Gente Di TrasteverePeople of TrastevereMichele GandinItalia
Kineettisiä KuviaKinetic PicturesEino RuutsaloFinland
KrippenspielCrib GameWalter Marti, Reni MertensSwitzerland
KutterCutterMarcel FranziskusLuxembourg
La Femme Et L'AnimalThe Woman and the AnimalFèri FarzanehFrance
La TarantaThe TarantaGianfranco MingozziItalia
Laminas De AlmahueAlmahue SheetsSergio Bravo RamosChile
Le Jeu De L'HiverWinter GameJean Dansereau, Bernard GosselinCanada
Les Dayaks, Chasseurs De TetesDayaks, Head HuntersGeorges BourdelonFrance
Los ZamurosThe ZamurosJosé MartinVenezuela
Marrakech 51Guido FrancoSwitzerland
MonacoEugène DeslawMonaco
Ne Rasbrani IgriNot a Crucified GameJanosh VasocBulgaria
Ohne DatumWithout DateOttomar DomnickGermany
Our Feathered FriendGopalt DattIndia
Peanut BattleConnie RasinskyUSA
Regard Sur La FolieLook at MadnessMario RuspoliFrance
SinaiaRailIvan LengyelIsrael
The AppleGeorge DunningGreat Britain
The Barranca StoryLamberto AvellanaPhilippines
The ReturnHarles JonesGreat Britain
They Took Us To SeaJohn KrishGreat Britain
Une Nation Est NeeA Nation is NeePaulin Soumarou VieyraSenegal
Viale Dei PiopponiViale Dei PopponiGianfranco MingozziItalia
ÖszAutumnZsolt Kézdi-KovacsHungary

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)

Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Divorzio All'Italiana Divorce Italian Style Pietro Germi1961Italia
Do Widzenia Do JutraGoodbye until TomorrowJanusz Morgenstern1960Poland
El Angel ExterminadorThe Exterminating AngelLuis Buñuel1962Mexico
Les Jovenes ViejosYoung Young PeopleRodofo Kuhn1962Argentina
O Pagador De PromessasThe Promise PayerAnselmo Duarte1961Brazil
Salvatore GiulianoFrancesco Rosi1962Italia
Samos I En SpegelSamos in a MirrorIngmar Bergman1961Sweden
SanjuroAsideAkira KurosawaJapan
Voyage-SurpriseVoyagePierre Prévert1947France

Short Films Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)Production Country
RadiazioniRadiationErnesto TracatelliItalia
ZooBert HaanstraNetherlands

Special Sections - Tribute to

Tribute To Jean Vigo (1905-1934)
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
A Propos De NiceAbout Nice Jean Vigo 1929 France
L'AtalanteThe Atalante Jean Vigo France
Tasis Jean Vigo 1931 France
Zero De ConduiteDriving Zero Jean Vigo France
Tribute To King Vidor
Duel In The Sun King Vidor 1946 United States
Hallelujah King Vidor 1929 United States
Our Daily Bread King Vidor 1934 United States
Salomon And Sheba King Vidor 1959 United States
The Big Parade King Vidor 1925 United States
The Citadel King Vidor 1938 Great Britain
The Crowd King Vidor 1928 United States
Three Wise Fools King Vidor 1923 United States

Official Awards

International Jury, feature films

International Jury, short films

FIPRESCI Jury

Source: [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Moskowitz, Gene (8 August 1962). "Pictures: Locarno fest still ignored by U.S." Variety. Vol. 227, no. 11. p. 16. ProQuest   1017092608.
  2. ↑ Written at Locarno, Switerland. "'War hunt' given award at locarno festival". Boxoffice. Vol. 81, no. 17. New York. 13 August 1962. pp. E-4. ProQuest   1670978774.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "1962 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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