21st Locarno Film Festival

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21st Locarno Film Festival
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: The Visionaries directed by Maurizio Ponzi
Artistic director Freddy Buache
Sandro Bianconi
Festival dateOpening: 26 September 1968 (1968-09-26)
Closing: 6 October 1968 (1968-10-06)
Website Locarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival

The 21st Locarno Film Festival was held from 26 September to 6 October 1968 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] [2]

Contents

There was fight on the festival jury this year. Due to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact countries, Czech director and jury member Jiri Menzel refused to vote on films from Warsaw Pact countries as he felt he could not fairly evaluate them. [3] [4] As a result, the five person jury voted to ask the distributors of films from the Soviet Union, Hungary and East Germany to remove them from competition at the festival. [3]

However, after the vote, two jury members, Michel Cournot and Alexander J. Seiler  [ de ], thought this was too extreme and threatened to resign, while jury members Puriša Đorđević and André Delvaux sided with Mezel. [4] [3] The result was the selection of an entirely new jury, pulled from the youth jury, and all films were again considered in the competition. [3] [5]

Also, like at other festivals this year, student protesters briefly interrupted the festival during the last night, but ultimately did not stop the festival for long. [6]

The festival's top prize, the Golden Leopard, was awarded to The Visionaries directed by Maurizio Ponzi. [7] [8]

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections: [9]

Main Program

Main Program / Feature Films In Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Anichti EpistoliOpen LetterGeorges Stamboulopoulos1967Greece
Cara A CaraFace to Face Júlio Bressane 1967Brazil
Eine EheA MarriageH.R. Strobel1968Germany
El Periodista TurnerThe Turner JournalistOscar Menendez1967Mexico
Eltavozzott Nap/CatiThe Girl Marta Meszaros 1968Hungary
Fantabulous Fantabulous Inc. Sergio Spina1967Italia
Grazie Zia Come Play with Me Salvatore Samperi 1968Italia
HaschischHashish Michel Soutter 1968Switzerland
HeadDopeSheldon Rochlin, Diane Rochlin1968USA
I Visionari The Visionaries Maurizio Ponzi 1968Italia
Il Gatto SelvaggioThe Wild CatAndrea Frezza1968Italia
Leben Zu Zweit Life in PairsHermann Zscoche1968East Germany
Medding El Az EmberHow Long Does Man Live? Judit Elek 1967Hungary
MokhtarBen Aicha Sadok1968Tunisia
Money-MoneyJosé VarelaFrance
No Tears For Ananse Sam Aryeetey 1968Ghana
Osennie SvadjbyAutumn WeddingsBoris Yashin1967Russia
Revolution Jack O'Connel 1968USA
Sasayaki No JoeWhispering Joe Koichi Saito 1968Japan
Soukroma VichriceWindstorm Hynek Bocan 1967Czech Republic
Yellow Submarine George Dunning 1968Great Britain
Tute CabreroEeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo Juan José Jusid 1968Argentina
Viagem Au Fim Do MundoVoyage to the End of the WorldFernando Campos1968Brazil

Main Program / Short Films In Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
ArcheologiaArcheologyAndrzej BrzozowskiPoland
Ares Contre AtlasAres Against AtlasManuel OtéroFrance
AutomateChristian LiardetSwitzerland
Breakfast William Sachs Great Britain
Dans L'AmphitheatreIn the AmphitheaterJan WerberIsrael
Das SchlüsselkindThe Key ChildHelmut PfandlerAustria
Embassas Ivan Andonov Bulgaria
Faithful Departed Kieran Hickey Iceland
Flesh Stephen Weeks Great Britain
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We DanceLes BlankUSA
Hanno Detto Il Tuo NomeThey Said your NameGianni Aringoli, Claudio SestrieriItalia
Historia NaturaeHistory of Nature Jan Švankmajer Czech Republic
HobbyDaniel SzczechuraPoland
Impressions LivingDaniel FahriSwitzerland
IrreversioneGermano Olivotto, Gaetano PesceItalia
KoncertissimoConcertissimoJozsef GemesHungary
Le Retour D'Un AventurierThe Return of an AdventurerMustapha AlassaneNigeria
Les CorbeauxThe CrowsGisèle Ansorge, Ernest AnsorgeSwitzerland
Les MoghulsAruna VasudevIndia
Madur Of VerksmidjaMadur of WorkshopThorgeir ThorgeirssonIceland
Monsieur Jean-Claude VaucherinSONSERY Jean-Claude VaulinePascal AubierFrance
Notturno De GöldiNight De GöldiCarlos FredericoBrazil
NowCammell Hudson, Brown JohnGreat Britain
O Rupama I CepovimaAbout Holes and CeposAnte ZaninovikYugoslavia
Od 3 Do 22 (Zena)From 3 to 22 (a Woman) Krešo Golik Yugoslavia
OuvertureOpeningHungary
Pas De DeuxNo Two Norman McLaren Canada
Poslije PodneP.m Lordan Zafranović Yugoslavia
SotoIvan CroceVenezuela
SpindriftOxley Hughan, Geoffrey ScottNew Zealand
StairsGene BeuthUSA
TolerancijaToleranceZlato Grgic, Branko RanitovicYugoslavia
Underground New YorkGideon BachmanUSA
Unete PuebloUnete TownOscar MenendezMexico
UniversUniverseManuel OtéroFrance

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)

Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
CapituGet itPaulo Cezar Saraceni1968Brazil
Chronik Der Anna Magdalena BachDanièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub1968Germany
Escalation Roberto Faenza 1968Italia
La Hora De Los Hornos The Hour of the Furnaces Fernando Solanas 1968Argentina
Les Gauloises BleuesBlue Gauls Michel Cournot 1968France
Rozmarne LetoWhimsical Summer Jiri Menzel 1968Czech Republic
Un Soir, Un TrainOne Evening, a Train André Delvaux 1968Belgium

Main Program / Short Films Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
PublicitocJean Daniel BloeschSwitzerland
The Sailor And The Devil Richard Williams Great Britain

Special Sections

Feature Films Out of Competition
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
La Otra CiudadThe Other CityCheco Vejar1967Mexico
Les Petits SoldatsLittle Soldiers
Liebe Und So WeiterLove and so onGeorges Moorse1968Germany
Monterrey PopDon Alan Pennebaker1968USA
ValiSheldon Rochlin1967USA
Short Films Out of Competition
Fleur CarnivoreCarnivorous FlowerEtats généraux du cinémaFrance

Tribute To Satyajit Ray

Tribute To Satyajit Ray
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirectorYearProduction Country
Aparajito Untreated Satyajit Ray 1956India
Apur Sansar Satyajit Ray 1959India
Charulata Satyajit Ray 1964India
Devi Satyajit Ray 1960India
JalshagarJalasagar Satyajit Ray 1958India
Mahanagar Satyajit Ray 1963India
Paras PatharParas Stone Satyajit Ray 1957India
Pather Panchali Satyajit Ray 1955India
Rabindranath Tagore Satyajit Ray 1961India
Teen Kanya Satyajit Ray 1961India

Official Awards

Youth Jury

Source: [7] [8]

References

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  4. 1 2 "Pictures: Yodels at Swiss Festival". Variety. Vol. 252, no. 8. Los Angeles. 9 October 1968. p. 20. ProQuest   1505826838.
  5. "Pictures: SUBSTITUTE JURORS (STUDENTS) SEDATE". Variety. Vol. 252, no. 9. 16 October 1968. p. 22. ProQuest   1505851931.
  6. "Pictures: Boy revolutionaries show last nite; Locarno fate (not related) uncertain". Variety. Vol. 252, no. 8. 16 October 1968. p. 20. ProQuest   1505849128.
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