29th Locarno Film Festival

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29th Locarno Film Festival
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: The Big Night directed by Francis Reusser
Artistic director Moritz de Hadeln
Festival dateOpening: 5 August 1976 (1976-08-05)
Closing: 15 August 1976 (1976-08-15)
Website Locarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival

The 29th Locarno Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 August 1976 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] The Locarno open-air screenings were moved inside for five nights due to rain, at the cost of $2,000 each night in lost revenue for the festival. [1] The festival attracted controversial by screening the erotic film In the Realm of the Senses and the then recently deceased Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom . [1]

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Moritz de Hadeln, the festival's artistic director, also took an unusual step of paying for the American film Jackson County Jail, produced by Roger Corman, to be subtitled for Switzerland, with the belief that upon local sale the investment would pay off. [1] Famed director Douglas Sirk, a juror at the last festival and area local, also attended the festival. [1]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to The Big Night directed by Francis Reusser. [2] [3]

Jury

Source: [1]

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections: [4]

Main Program

Main Program / Feature Films In Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Angst Oddvar Bull Tuhus 1976Norway
Chin Chin El TeropochoChin Chin El Teporocho Gabriel Retes 1976Mexico
Der GehülfeThe Assistant Thomas Koerfer Switzerland
Happy Day Pantelis Voulgaris 1976Greece
Il N'Y A Pas D'OubliThere is No ForgetfulnessRodrigo Gonzales, Marilu Mallet1975Canada
Jackson County Jail Michael Miller1976USA
Juliette Et L'Air Du TempsJuliette and the Spirit of the TimesRenée Gibson1976France
L'Affiche RougeThe Red Poster Frank Cassenti 1976France
Le Grand Soir The Big Night Francis Reusser 1976Switzerland
Les Ambassadeurs The Ambassadors Naceur Ktai 1976Tunisia
Marcia Trionfale Victory March Marco Bellocchio 1976Italy
Mirt Sost Shi Amit Harvest: 3,000 Years Haile Gerima1975Ethiopia
PleasantvilleKenneth Locker, Vicki Polon1976USA
Ragazzo Di BorgataBorgata Boy Giulio Paradisi 1976Italy
Sebastiane Paul Humfree, Derek Jarman 1976Great Britain
Stay Hungry Bob Rafelson 1976USA
Vera Romeyke Ist Nicht TragbarVera Romeyke is not SustainableMax Willutzki1976Germany
Vörös RequiemRed RequiemFerenc Grunwalsky1976Hungary

Out of Competition

Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Афоня Afonya Guerguy Danélia1975Russia
Der Fangschuss Coup de Grâce Volker Schlöndorff 1976Germany
Jonas Qui Aura 25 Ans En L'An 2000 Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 Alain Tanner 1976Switzerland
M Der Mörder M Fritz Lang 1931Germany
Salò O Le Centoventi Giornate Di Sodoma Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. Pier Paolo Pasolini 1976Italy

Film Critics Week

FIPRESCI – International Federation of Film Critics Week
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
AwansPromotion Janusz Zaorski Poland
Der StummeThe SilentGaudenz MeiliSwitzerland
Es Herrscht Ruhe Im LandThere is Peace in the CountryPeter LilienthalGermany
Jesus Von OttakringJesus of OttakringWilhelm PellertAustria
LabirintusLabyrinthAndras KovacsHungary
Lasse & GeirLasse & GeirSvend WamNorway
Matches Du DimancheSunday MatchesTodor AndreikovBulgaria

Special Sections

Open Forum

Open Forum
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Der Starke FerdinandStrongman Ferdinand Alexander Kluge 1976Germany
Flocons D'Or Werner Schroeter France, Germany
Giliap Roy Andersson Sudan
Grey Gardens Albert Maysles, David Maysles 1975USA
L'Empire Des Sens In the Realm of the Senses Nagisa Oshima France, Japan
Mamma Roma Pier Paolo Pasolini 1962Italy
Ossessione Luchino Visconti 1943Italy
ReifezeitRipening Sohrab Shahid-Saless Germany
Rogopag, Episodio La RicottaRogopag, Episode La Ricotta Pier Paolo Pasolini 1963Italy
Shirins HochzeitShirin's Wedding Helma Sanders Germany
Son Nom De Venise Dans Calcutta DesertHis Name of Venice in Calcutta Desert Marguerite Duras France

Swiss Information

Swiss Information
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Die Erschiessung Des Landesverräters Ernst S.The Shooting of the Traitor Ernst S. Richard Dindo Switzerland
E Noialtri ApprendistiAnd Legal Apprentices Giovanni Doffini Switzerland
Schatten Der EngelShadow of the Angel Daniel Schmid Switzerland
The BusBay OkanSwitzerland

Tribute To Pietro Germi

Tribute To Pietro Germi (1914–1974)
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Divorzio All'Italyna Divorce Italyn Style Pietro Germi 1961Italy
Gelosia Jealousy Pietro Germi 1953Italy
Il Brigante Di Tacca Del Lupo The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo Pietro Germi 1951Italy
Il Cammino Della Speranza Path of Hope Pietro Germi 1951Italy
Il Ferroviere The Railroad Man Pietro Germi 1956Italy
In Nome Della Legge In the Name of the Law Pietro Germi 1949Italy
L'Uomo Di Paglia A Man of Straw Pietro Germi 1958Italy
La Presidentessa Mademoiselle Gobete Pietro Germi 1952Italy
Sedotta E Abbandonata Seduced and Abandoned Pietro Germi 1964Italy
Un Maledetto Imbroglio The Facts of Murder Pietro Germi 1959Italy

Official Awards

International Jury

FIPRESCI Jury

Oecumenical Jury

Source: [3] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pictures: On Location In Locarno". Variety. Vol. 284, no. 3. Los Angeles. 25 August 1976. p. 6. ProQuest   1401290788.
  2. 1 2 "The Festival – Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "1976 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  4. "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.