22nd Locarno Film Festival

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22nd Locarno Film Festival
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard:
Artistic director
Festival dateOpening: 2 October 1969 (1969-10-02)
Closing: 12 October 1969 (1969-10-12)
Website Locarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival

The 22nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 October 1969 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] The festival was highlighted for its continued focus on first and second films from directors and for bringing a bigger audience to the Czech New Wave. [1]

Contents

Four Golden Leopards were awarded at the festival, meaning the top prize was shared by four films: Charles, Dead or Alive directed by Alain Tanner, No Path Through Fire directed by Gleb Paniflov, Three Sad Tigers directed by Raúl Ruiz, and Those Who Wear Glasses directed by Sàndor Simò. [2] [3] [4]

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections: [5]

Main Program

Main Program / Feature Films In Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
AbschiedFarewell Egon Günther 1968 Germany
Charles mort ou vif Charles, Dead or Alive Alain Tanner1969 Switzerland
Cuba No KoibitoCuban Lover Kazuo Kuroki 1969 Japan, Cuba
Fuori CampoOut of Frame Peter Del Monte Italy
HoroskopHoroscope Boro Draskovic 1969 Yugoslavia
I due Kennedy Gianni Bisiach 1969Italy
Invasión Hugo Santiago 1969 Argentina
Jagdszenen Aus Niederbayern Hunting Scenes from Bavaria Peter Fleischmann 1969Germany
L'Arche The Arch Cecille, T'ang Shu Shuen 1968 Hong Kong
La femme au couteau The Woman with the Knife Timité Bassori 1969 Ivory Coast
MoloWharfWojciech Solarsz1969 Poland
Natum PataBorn PataDiden Gupta1969 India
Nejkrasnejsi VekThe Most Beautiful Age Jaroslav Paousek 1968 Czech Republic
Nous N'Irons Plus Au BoisWe will No Longer Go to Wood Georges Dumoulin 1969 France
O QuartoThe Bedroom Rubem Biafora 1968 Brazil
Otley Dick Clement 1968 Great Britain
Où Êtes-Vous Donc?Where Are You Then? Gilles Croulx 1970 Canada
Pano Ne Passera PasPano Will Not Be ShownDanielle Jaeggi, Ody Roos1969 Luxembourg
Paris N'Existe PasParis Does not Exist Robert Benayoun 1968France
GamjaPotatoSoong Ok Kim South Korea
Ptizi I HrutkiBirds and GreyhoundsGeorgi Stoianov1969 Bulgaria
Szemüvgesek Those Who Wear Glasses Sàndor Simò 1969 Hungary
Tres Tristes Tigres Three Sad Tigers Raul Ruiz 1968 Chile
V Ogne Broda Net No Path Through Fire Gleb Panfilov 1967 Russia

Main Program / Short Films In Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
22 Fragen An Max Bill22 Wives and Max BillGeorg RadanowiczSwitzerland
A JaulaTo CageT. RussoBrazil
A Sekat DobrotuAnd Cut the Goodness Peter Solan Czech Republic
A Test Of Violence Stuart CooperGreat Britain
AkceleraceAccelerationPavel ProhaskaCzech Republic
BlinkAlison SchwalmGreat Britain
Carski DanImperial DayMlutin KosovacYugoslavia
ClovnulClownVirgil MonacuRomania
Couronne D'EpinesEpine Crown Nabil Maleh Syria
Ein Theater Der Neuen ZeitA Theater of the New TimeTheo GallehrGermany
ExplorerP. PatiIndia
EyesEhrahim VahidzadehIran
FantasmaticGisèle Ansorge, Ernest AnsorgeSwitzerland
Film Des Morts SourissiensSourissian Dead FilmEva LuratiFrance
Fotografovanie Obyvaetelov DomuPhotographing the Inhabitants of the HouseDusan TrancikCzech Republic
Free To Do WhatBart PhillipsGreat Britain
Gdanska Sztuka KuznickaGdanska Kuznicka ArtJadwiga ZukowskaPoland
Izvor ZivotaSource of LifeNikola Najdak, Borislav SaitinacCzech Republic
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge Et La Bombe A RetardementThe Little Red Riding Hood and the Bomb Has DelayedGuido HenderickxBelgium
Les Bonnes Soirees De MadameMadame's Good EveningsBernard GesbertFrance
MostMidhat MutadpicYugoslavia
Oops!Derel PhillipsGreat Britain
Pehacik V ZooePehacik in the ZooGarik SekoCzech Republic
ResonantRichard M. ShirleyUSA
Round TripAhmed MareyUnited Arab Emirates
San FranciscoAnthony SternGreat Britain
SoloMisha DonatGreat Britain
SpiraleSpiralGérard SamsonFrance
Stefano JuniorMaurizio PonziItaly
The LockerBarry TomblinGreat Britain

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)

Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Feldobott KöTossed Circle Sandor Sara 1969Hungary
Lucia Humberto Solas 1968Cuba
ZertCert Jaromil Jires 1969Czech Republic

Main Program / Short Films Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
A Nap'Es A Hold Erlablasa Sándor Reisenbüchler Hungary
DragamGabor KenyeresHungary
Man And His WorldMichael Collyer, Albert FischerUSA
U KafaniIn a CafeVetik HadzismajlovicYugoslavia
Une Bombe Par HasardOne Bomb by Chance Jean-François Laguionie France

Special Sections - Swiss Information

Swiss Information - Short and Medium-length Films
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Im Schönsten WiesengrundeIn the Most Beautiful Meadow Group Peter von Gunten Switzerland
Le SouvenirThe MemoryJacques SandozSwitzerland
LeaSamuel MürySwitzerland
LydiaReto-Andrea SavoldelliSwitzerland
MetroHans StürmSwitzerland
Mondo KariesWorld Karies Kurt Gloor Switzerland
Nach RioTo RioClemens KlopfensteinSwitzerland
Swiss Information - Feature Films
La PommeThe Apple Michel Soutter 1969Switzerland
Swiss Made 1. 1980 - Celui Qui Dit NonSwiss Made 1. 1980 - The One Who Says No Yves Yersin Switzerland
Swiss Made 2. AlarmFritz E. MaederSwitzerland
Swiss Made 3. 2069 Oder Dort, Wo Sich Futurologen Und Archaeologen Gutenacht SagenSwiss Made 3. 2069 or where Futurologists and Archaeologists Say Good Night Fredi M. Murer Switzerland
Vive La MortLong Live Death Francis Reusser 1969Switzerland
Yvon YvonneClaude ChampionSwitzerland

Tribute To Luchino Visconti

Tribute To Luchino Visconti
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Bellissima Beautiful Luchino Visconti 1951Italy
Boccaccio 70 Boccaccio 70 Luchino Visconti 1962Italy
Giorni Di Gloria Days of Glory Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Serandrei 1945Italy
Il gattopardo The Leopard Luchino Visconti 1963Italy
La terra trema The Earth Will Tremble Luchino Visconti 1948Italy
Le notti bianche White Nights Luchino Visconti 1957Italy
Le streghe The Witches Luchino Visconti 1967Italy
Lo straniero The Stranger Luchino Visconti 1967Italy
Ossessione Obsession Luchino Visconti 1942Italy
Rocco e i suoi fratelli Rocco and His Brothers Luchino Visconti 1960Italy
Senso Senso or The Wanton Countess Luchino Visconti 1954Italy
Siamo donne We, the Women Luchino Visconti 1953Italy
Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa Sandra Luchino Visconti 1965Italy

Official Awards

International Jury

Majority’s International Jury Mention, feature films: PARIS N’EXISTE PAS by Robert Benayoun, INVASIÓN by Hugo Santiago

Youth Jury

International Cinema Encounters of Sorrento Jury

Source: [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pictures: Locarno stays afloat, shows broad spectrum of okay product; too 'left' for swiss of north". Variety. Vol. 256, no. 10. 22 October 1969. pp. 7, 33. ProQuest   964077092.
  2. Moskowitz, Gene (22 October 1969). "Pictures: TROUBLE WITH PRIZES: JURORS". Variety. Vol. 265, no. 10. pp. 7, 29. ProQuest   964092384.
  3. 1 2 "1969 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. "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.