| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Leopard: The Herd directed by Zeki Okten |
| Artistic director | Jean-Pierre Brossard |
| Festival date | Opening: 2 August 1979 Closing: 12 August 1979 |
| Website | LFF |
The 32nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 August 1979 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] Eighteen films competed at the festival from thirteen nations. [2] Some interesting films at the festival were the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard competitor Les Petites Fugues directed by Yves Yersin and the symbolic insane asylum picture Hospital of the Transfiguration directed by Edward Zebrowski. [3]
On the last night of the festival, jury member and actress Bianca Jagger made an impromptu appeal for nations around the world to support her home country of Nicaragua through international aid. [2] [4]
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to The Herd directed by Zeki Okten. [2] [5] [6] Incarcerated screenwriter of The Herd , Yilmaz Güney, received a Special mention by the International Jury. [7] [5]
The following films were screened in these sections: [8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Stud Farm | A Menesgazda | Andras Kovacs | 1978 | Hungary |
| On the Move | Die Abfahrer | Adolf Winkelmann | 1978 | Germany |
| Distance | Dooratwa | Buddhadeb Dasgupta | 1978 | India |
| Elvis | John Carpenter | 1979 | USA | |
| Felicite | Christine Pascal | 1979 | France | |
| The Poignant Years | Gli Anni Struggenti | Vittorio Sindoni | Italia | |
| Zones | Grauzone | Fredi M. Murer | 1979 | Switzerland |
| Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy | Immacolata E Concetta | Salvatore Piscitelli | 1980 | Italia |
| Breakdown | Kvar | Miloš "Misa" Radivojević | 1979 | Yugoslavia |
| The Divorcee | Le Divorcement | Pierre Barouh | 1979 | France |
| Les Petites Fugues | Yves Yersin | 1979 | Switzerland | |
| Last Love | Letzte Liebe | Ingemo Engstöm | 1979 | Germany |
| Blood of the Railroad Workers | Rallarblod | Erik Solbakken | 1979 | Norway |
| Staromodnaya komediya | Tatyana Berezantseva, Elena Savelieva | 1978 | Russia | |
| Hospital of the Transfiguration | Szpital Przemienieniea | Edward Zebrowski | 1978 | Poland |
| The Herd | Sürü | Zeki Okten | 1978 | Türkiye |
| The Kirlian Witness | The Plants Are Watching | Jonathan Sarno | 1979 | USA |
| The Newcomer | Le Nouveau Venu | Richard de Medeiros | 1976 | Benin* |
| Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Miss from the Wolf | Panny Z Wilka | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| Wise Blood | John Huston | USA | |
| Free Forum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Albert, Warum? | Albert, Why? | Josef Rödl | 1978 | Germany |
| Angi Vera | Pal Gabor | 1978 | Hungary | |
| Armee Der Liebenden | Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts | Rosa von Praunheim (coordonné par) | 1979 | Germany |
| Assault On Precinct 13 | John Carpenter | 1976 | USA | |
| Bourbon Street Blues | Douglas Sirk | Germany | ||
| Dalla Nube Alla Resistenza | From the Clouds to the Resistance | Danielle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub | 1979 | Italia, Germany |
| Der Eintänzer | The Single Dancer | Rebecca Horn | 1978 | Germany |
| Geschichte Der Nacht | History of the Night | Clemens Klopfenstein | 1979 | Switzerland |
| Honeymoon | George Panoussopoulos | 1979 | Greece | |
| Kalte Heimat | Cold Home | W. Werner Schaeffer | 1979 | Germany |
| Le Destin Personnel | Personal Fate | Paul Seban | 1979 | France |
| Neskolko Interwju Po Litschny Woprosam | Several Interviews on Personal Issues | Lana Gogoberidze | Russia | |
| Retrospective Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Late Autumn | Akibiyori, 秋日和 | Yasujiro Ozu | 1960 | Japan |
| Late Spring | Banshun, 晩春 | Yasujiro Ozu | 1949 | Japan |
| There Was a Father | Chichi Ariki, 父ありき | Yasujiro Ozu | 1942 | Japan |
| Passing Fancy | Dekigokoro, 出来ごころ | Yasujiro Ozu | 1933 | Japan |
| Equinox Flower | Higanbana, 彼岸花 | Yasujiro Ozu | 1958 | Japan |
| The Only Son | Hitori Musuko, 一人息子, | Yasujiro Ozu | 1936 | Japan |
| The End of Summer | Kohayagawa Ke No Aki, 小早川家の秋 | Yasujiro Ozu | 1961 | Japan |
| The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice | Ochasuke No Aji, お茶漬の味 | Yasujiro Ozu | 1952 | Japan |
| An Autumn Afternoon | Samma No Aji, 秋刀魚の味 | Yasujiro Ozu | 1962 | Japan |
| Tokyo Story | Tokyo Monogatari, 東京物語 | Yasujiro Ozu | 1953 | Japan |
| Tokyo Chorus | Tokyo no kōrasu, 東京の合唱 | Yasujiro Ozu | 1931 | Japan |
| I Was Born, But... | 大人の見る絵本 生れてはみたけれど | Yasujiro Ozu | 1932 | Japan |
| Swiss Information - Feature Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Behinderte Liebe | Disabled Love | Marlies Graf | Switzerland | |
| Die Schweizermacher | The Swiss Makers | Rolf Lyssy | Switzerland | |
| Kleine Freiheit | Little Freedom | Hans Schlumpf | Switzerland | |
| Messidor | Alain Tanner | Switzerland | ||
| Swiss Information - Short Films | ||||
| Flash | Robi Engler | Switzerland | ||
| L'Eroe | The Hero | Armando Boneff - GC, Javier Martinez | Switzerland | |
| Mais Qu'Est-Ce Qui Peut Bien M'Angoisser Comme Ça? | But What can Worry Me Like That? | Martial Wannoz | Switzerland | |
| Ralf Die Ratte: Golf | Ralf the Gears: Wave | Gilbert Mayer | Switzerland | |
| FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Fagyöngyök | Mistletoe | Judit Ember | Hungary | |
| Kuznetchik | Kunnetchik | Boris Grigoriev | Russia | |
| Matriarcat | Matriarchy | Liudmil Kirkov | Bulgaria | |
| My Way Home | Bill Douglas | Great Britain | ||
| Plomenie | Plking | Ryszard Czekala | Poland | |
| Rove Khouliot | Ilan Moshenson | Israel | ||
| Schilten | Scary | Beat Kuert | Switzerland | |