| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Leopard: The Illumination directed by Krzysztof Zanussi |
| Artistic director | Moritz de Hadeln |
| Festival date | Opening: 2 August 1973 Closing: 12 August 1973 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 26th Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 August 1973 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] [2] Moritz de Hadeln's tenure as festival director was noted for shifting the festival away from its reputation as a festival for "young cinema" and students. [1] [3] The top three prizes were noted for all involving the stories of young men coming of age. [2]
The festival awarded its top prize, the Golden Leopard, to The Illumination directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. [4] [5] [2] The second prize went to Voyage with Jacob directed by Pal Gabor and the third prize, the Bronze Leopard, went to American Graffiti directed by George Lucas, which was the only American film awarded at the festival this year. [2] [6]
The jury was presided over by German film critic Ulrich Gregor , British director Thorold Dickinson, Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo, Syrian director Nabil Maleh and Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schmid. [2]
The following films were screened in these sections: [7]
Main Program / Feature Films In Competition
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abusuan | The Family | Henry Duparc | 1972 | Ivory Coast |
| American Graffiti | George Lucas | 1973 | USA | |
| Brannen | Fire | Haakon Sandoy | 1973 | Norway |
| England Made Me | Peter Duffell | 1973 | Great Britain | |
| Flugten | The Escape | Hans Kristensen | 1973 | Denmark |
| Harlis | The Sensuous Three | Robert Van Ackeren | 1972 | Germany |
| Iluminacja | The Illumination | Krzysztof Zanussi | 1973 | Poland |
| Injun Fender | Robert Cordier | 1973 | USA | |
| Je Cherche Les Miens | I'm Looking for Mine | Mikhail Boguine | Russia | |
| Johnny Vik | The Hunted | Charles Nauman | 1973 | USA |
| KLK an PTX – Die Rote Kapelle | KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra | Horst E. Brandt | 1971 | Germany |
| La Mansion De La Locura | The Mansion of Madness | Juan Lopez Moctezuma | 1973 | Mexico |
| Le Cousin Jules | The Cousin Jules | Dominique Benicheti | 1972 | France |
| Le Train Rouge | The Red Train | Petra Amann | 1972 | Switzerland |
| Les Vilaines Manieres | The Nasty Manners | Simon Edelstein | 1973 | Switzerland |
| Maya Darpan | Kumar Shahani | 1972 | India | |
| Storie Scellerate | Bawdy Tales | Sergio Citti | 1973 | Italia |
| Stregone Di Cittâ | Witch of Cittâ | Gianfranco Bettetini | 1973 | Italia |
| Thermoc | Claude Faraldo | France | ||
| Tschetan, Der Indianerjunge | Chetan, the Indian Boy | Hark Bohm | 1973 | Germany |
| Utazas Jakabbal | Voyage with Jacob | Pal Gabor | 1972 | Hungary |
Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltutlaemningen | Johan Bergenstähle | 1970 | Sudan | |
| L'Invitation | Claude Goretta | 1973 | Switzerland | |
| Sleuth | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 1972 | USA | |
| Tristan Et Iseult | Tristan and Iseult | Yvan Lagrande | 1972 | France |
Main Program / Short Films Out of Competition (Award -Winning Films)
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema | Sebastian C. Schroeder | 1972 | Switzerland | |
| Dan Vise | And Vise | Vlatko Gilic | 1972 | Yugoslavia |
| Für Ausländische Und Deutsche Arbeiter | For Foreign and German Workers | Kurt Rosenthal, Christine Trautmann | 1973 | Germany |
| In Continuo | Continuously | Vlatko Gilic | 1972 | Yugoslavia |
| Juda | Quite | Vlatko Gilic | 1972 | Yugoslavia |
| Mitläufer | Fellow Runner | Noscha Christian, Vlada Majic | 1972 | Germany |
| Sobre Un Primer Combate | About a First Fight | Octavio Cortazar | 1972 | Cuba |
| Open Forum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Makhdu Un | Tewfik Saleh | 1972 | Syria | |
| Alfred R | Georg Radanowicz | Switzerland | ||
| Berliner Bettwurst | Berlin Bedwurst | Rosa von Praunheim (coordonné par) | 1973 | Germany |
| Das War Der Wilde Westen | That Was the Wild West | George Dufaux | Switzerland | |
| Der Scharlochrote Buchstabe | The Scarlet Letter | Wim Wenders | 1973 | Germany |
| Die Bitteren Tränen Der Petra Von Kant | The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | 1972 | Germany |
| Heat | Paul Morissey | 1972 | USA | |
| Hollywood | Paul Morissey | USA | ||
| Les Anges | The Angels | Jean Desvilles | 1973 | France |
| Mecanica Nacional | National Mechanics | Luis Alcoriza | 1972 | Mexico |
| Soplo De Splendor | Splendor Breath | Carlos Benito Para | Spain | |
| Willow Springs | Werner Schroeter | 1973 | Germany | |
| Wrom | Wred | George Dufaux | Switzerland | |
| Year Of A Woman | Sandra Hochman | 1973 | USA | |
| Tribute To Hans Richter | ||||
| Dreams That Money Can Buy | Hans Richter | USA | ||
| Forty Years Of Experiment | Hans Richter | 1961 | USA | |
| FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Camera Sutra | The Sutra Room | Robbe de Hert | 1972 | Belgium |
| Die Wollands | The Wollands | Ingo Kratisch, Marianne Lüdcke | Germany | |
| Ras Le Bol | Fed Up | Michel Huisman | 1972 | France |
| Romantika | Romance | Zsolt Kézdi-Kovacs | 1973 | Hungary |
| Viggen - Ett Militaerplan Historie | Viggen - a Militaer Plan History | Maj Wechselmann | Sudan | |
| Swiss Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Der Tod Des Flohzirkusdiretores Oder Ottocaro Weiss Reformiert Seine Firma | The Death of the Flea Circus Director or Ottocaro Weiss Reforms His Company | Thomas Koerfer | 1973 | Switzerland |
| Le Retour D'Afrique | The Return of Africa | Alain Tanner | 1972 | Switzerland |
| Lo Stagionale | The Seasonal | Alvaro Bizzarri | 1973 | Switzerland |
| Naive Maler In Der Ostschweiz | Naive Painters in Eastern Switzerland | Richard Dindo | 1972 | Switzerland |
| Swiss Cinema Retrospective 1920-1944 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromophony | Charles Blanc-Gatti | 1939 | Switzerland | |
| Cine-Journal Suisse | Swiss Cine-Journal | Switzerland | ||
| Die Entstehung Der Eidgenossenschaft | The Formation of the Confederation | Emil Harder | 1924 | Switzerland |
| Die Letzte Chance | The Last Chance | Léopold Lindtberg | 1945 | Switzerland |
| Fusilier Wipf | WIPF Rifge | Léopold Lindtberg | 1938 | Switzerland |
| Histoire De Monsieur Vieux-Bois | History of Monsieur Vieux-Bois | Lortac , Cavé | 1922 | Switzerland |
| Il Neige Sur Le Haut-Pays | It Snows on the Upper | Charles-Georges Duvanel | 1944 | Switzerland |
| Kirmes In Hooywood | Julius Pinschewer | 1929 | Switzerland | |
| L'Annee Vigneronne | The Wine | Charles-Georges Duvanel | 1940 | Switzerland |
| L'Or Dans La Montagne | Gold in the Mountains | Max Haufler | 1939 | Switzerland |
| La Vocation D'Andre Carel | Jean Choux | 1925 | Switzerland | |
| Les Ailes En Susse | Wings in Switzerland | Charles-Georges Duvanel | 1929 | Switzerland |
| Manouche | Gypsy | Fred Surville | 1943 | Switzerland |
| Meunier Tu Dors | Meunier you Sleep | Jean Varé | 1930 | France |
| Märchen Vom Orient | Fairy Tale of the Orient | Julius Pinschewer | 1930 | Switzerland |
| Rapt | Dimitri Kirsanoff | 1934 | Switzerland | |
| Romeo Und Julia Auf Der Dorfe | Romeo and Julia on the Village | Valerian Schmidely, Hans Trommer | 1941 | Switzerland |
| Schweizersymphonie | Swiss Symphony | Julius Pinschewer | 1939 | Switzerland |
| Une Oeuvre, Un Peuple | A Work, a People | Robert Chessex, Charles-Georges Duvanel | 1940 | Switzerland |
| Waarken | Were Waiting | Julius Pinschewer | 1929 | Switzerland |