| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Leopard: Bleak Moments directed by Mike Leigh |
| Artistic director | Moritz de Hadeln |
| Festival date | Opening: 3 August 1972 Closing: 13 August 1972 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 25th Locarno Film Festival was held from 3 to 13 August 1972 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] Moritz de Hadeln took over as artistic director of the festival with his wife Erica Hadeln. [1] [2] Egon Gunther served on the jury and as a result his new film Her Third was screened out-of competition. Critic were happy with the festival's awards while also highlighting Family Life directed by Ken Loach and Fritz the Cat directed by Ralph Bakshi as stand outs. [3] [1]
Some noteworthy attendees included Douglas Sirk, American director Dick Richards and the head of Nemo films, This Brunner , who would later work with Sirk on his foundation. [1]
The festival awarded its top prize, the Golden Leopard, to Bleak Moments directed by Mike Leigh. [4] [5] [6] A new special prize celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the festival went to the Syrian film Al Fahd[The Leopard] directed by Nabil Maleh. [3]
The five-man jury included Moritz de Hadeln, Gordon Hitchens, and Egon Gunther. [1]
The following films were screened in these sections: [7]
Main Program / Feature Films In Competition
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izpit | Examination | Gueorgui Dulguerov | 1971 | Bulgaria |
| Gola Savest | Milen Nikolov | 1971 | Bulgaria | |
| A Pozdravuji Vlavlovsky | And Give My Love to the Swallows | Jaromil Jires | 1972 | Czech Republic |
| Absences Repetees | Repeated Absences | Guy Gilles | 1972 | France |
| Al Fahd | The Leopard | Nabil Maleh | 1972 | Syria |
| Bleak Moments | Mike Leigh | 1971 | Great Britain | |
| Coup Pour Coup | Blow for Blow | Marin Karmitz | France | |
| Crush Proof | François de Menil | 1972 | USA | |
| Es Ist Eine Alte Geschichte | It's an Old Story | Lothar Warnecke | 1972 | Germany |
| Family Life | Ken Loach | 1971 | Great Britain | |
| Jelenido | Present Indicative | Peter Bacso | 1970 | Hungary |
| La Familia Unida Esperando La Llegada De Hallewyn | The Family Waiting Together for Hallewyn's Arrival | Miguel Bejo | 1971 | Argentina |
| Liebe Mutter, Mir Geht Es Gut | Dear Mother, I'm Fine | Christian Ziewer | 1972 | Germany |
| Nachtschatten | Nightshade | Klaus Schilling | 1972 | Germany |
| Nevestka | Daughter-In-Law | Khodjakuli Narliev | 1972 | Russia |
| Nocturno | Night | Hajo Gies | 1971 | Germany |
| Rak | Cancer | Charles Belmont | 1972 | France |
| Samskara | Funeral Rites | Pattabhi Rama Reddy | 1971 | India |
| Sharen Sviat | Gueorgui Dulguerov | Bulgaria | ||
| Stella Da Falla | Falla Star | Jacques Sandoz, Reto-Andrea Savoldelli | Switzerland | |
| The Culpepper Cattle Co. | Dick Richards | 1972 | USA | |
| වැලි කතර | Welikatara | D.B. Nihalsingha | Sri Lanka | |
| Yasashi Nipponjin | Those Quiet Japanese | Yoichi Higashi | 1971 | Japan |
| Zaraza | Infection | Roman Zaluski | 1972 | Poland |
Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Roublev | Andrej Tarkovskij | 1966 | Russia | |
| Baimao Nü | Sang Hu | China | ||
| Der Dritte | The Third | Egon Günther | 1972 | Germany |
| Fritz The Cat | Ralph Bakshi | 1972 | USA | |
| Hosekraemmeren | The Hosecraemmer | Knud Leif Thomsen | 1971 | Denmark |
| In Nome Del Popolo Italiano | In the Name of the Italian People | Dino Risi | 1971 | Italia |
| Les Arpenteurs | The Surveyors | Michel Soutter | 1972 | Switzerland |
| Madarkak | Madidak | Geza Böszörmenyi | 1971 | Hungary |
| Questa Specie D'Amore | This Species of Love | Alberto Bevilacqua | 1972 | Italia |
| Senza Famiglia - Nullatenenti - Cercano Affetto | Without a Family - Nulotenneent - They Seek Affection | Vittorio Gassman | 1972 | Italia |
| Trotta | Trot | Johannes Schaaf | 1971 | Germany |
| Information: American Cinema | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Choice Chance Woman Dance | Ed Emshwiller | 1971 | USA | |
| Fable-Safe | Center for Mass Communications, Columbia University Press. | USA | ||
| Film With Three Dancers | Ed Emshwiller | 1970 | USA | |
| Hiroshima-Nagasaki, August 1945 | Center for Mass Communications, Columbia University Press. | USA | ||
| The Hollywood Ten | John Berry | 1950 | USA | |
| Marginal Projections | ||||
| Der Tod Der Maria Malibran | The Death of Maria Malibran | Werner Schroeter | Germany | |
| Heute Nache Oder Nie | Tonight or Never | Daniel Schmid | Switzerland | |
| L'Amour | Love | Paul Morrissey | 1972 | USA |
| Salome | Werner Schroeter | Germany | ||
| Award-winning Short Films (Pre-Program) | ||||
| Autobus Z Napisem Koniec | Bus with the Inscription End | Mariusz Walter | Poland | |
| But They Said It - Didn'T They? | Joe McCarthy | Iceland | ||
| Circle Of Light: The Photography Of Pamela Bone | Anthony Rowland | Great Britain | ||
| Crne Baste | Black Base | Petar Ljubolew | Yugoslavia | |
| Die Naegel | The Naegel | Kurt Aeschbacher | Switzerland | |
| Flyway | Robin Lehman, R.O. Lehman | Great Britain | ||
| Lang Nho Ben Song Tra | Nghiem Phu My | Vietnam | ||
| Le Petit Heros De Phu Dong | The Little Hero of Phu Dong | Studio d'animation de Hanoi | Vietnam | |
| Macka | Ztlatko Bourek | Yugoslavia | ||
| Maria Martinez Lopez | Dieter Glasmacher, Kurt Rosenthal | Germany | ||
| Meditation | Jordan Belson | USA | ||
| Nyugodtan Meghalni | To Die Calmly | Istvan Darday | Hungary | |
| Psychodrama | Marek Piwowski | Poland | ||
| The Hutsman | Doug Jackson | Canada | ||
| Umno Selo | Smart | Donio Donev | Bulgaria | |
| Vaters Grosse Liebe | Father's Great Love | Klaus Georgi | Germany | |
| Wznosze Pomnik | I will Raise the Monument | Jerzy Jaraczewski | Poland | |
| Retrospective of the 25th Anniversary of the Festival: Films Awarded In 1947 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Amiral Nakhimov | Vsevolod Poudovkine | 1947 | Russia | |
| Antoine Et Antoinette | Antoine and Antoinette | Jacques Becker | 1947 | France |
| Farrebique | Georges Rouquier | 1946 | France | |
| Gentleman'S Agreement | Elia Kazan | 1947 | USA | |
| La Perla | The Pearl | Emilio Fernandez | 1947 | Mexico |
| Les Maudits | The Cursed | René Clément | 1947 | France |
| Maria Candelaria | Emilio Fernandez | 1943 | Mexico | |
| Monsieur Vincent | Mr. Vincent | Maurice Cloche | 1947 | France |
| My Darling Clementine | John Ford | 1946 | USA | |
| Na Objedu | At a Meal | Vetik Hadzismajlovic | Yugoslavia | |
| Quai Des Orfevres | Orfevre Quai | Henri Georges Clouzot | 1947 | France |
| Sciuscià | You Scare | Vittorio De Sica | 1946 | Italia |
| Specijalni Vlakovi | Special Trains | Krsto Papic | Yugoslavia | |
| Swiss Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Arise Like A Fire | Hans Jakob Siber | 1972 | Switzerland | |
| Le Macaque | The Macaque | Daniel Suter | 1972 | Switzerland |
| Le Moulin Develey Sis A La Quielle | The Moulin Develey Sis a La Quielle | Claude Champion | Switzerland | |
| Murmure | Murmur | Marcel Schupbach | Switzerland | |
| Mädchenpensionat | Girls' Pension | Hannes Meier | Switzerland | |
| Ruzo | Trick | Marc Michel | Switzerland | |
| Tut Alles Im Fenstern, Eurem Herrn Das Licht Zu Ersparen | Do Everything in the Window to Save your Lord the Light | Daniel Schmid | Switzerland | |
| Unterschätzen Sie Amerika Nicht | Do not Underestimate America | Sebastian Schroeder | Switzerland | |
| Volksmund - Oder Man Ist Was Man Isst | Volksmund - Or you are What you Eat | Markus Imhoof | Switzerland | |
| Wieviel Erde Braucht Der Mensch? | How Much Earth Does Humans Need? | Alex Sadkowsky | Switzerland | |
| Zur Wohnungsfrage 1972 | On the Home Question 1972 | Hans Sturm | Switzerland | |