41st Locarno Film Festival

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41st Locarno Film Festival
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard:
Artistic directorDavid Strieff
No. of filmsOver 150 programed
In Competition: 18
Festival dateOpening: 4 August 1988 (1988-08-04)
Closing: 14 August 1988 (1988-08-14)
Website LFF
Locarno Film Festival

The 41st Locarno Film Festival was held from 4 to 14 August 1988 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] [2] Over 150 films were shown at the festival, with 18 in competition, 18 out-of-competition, and the rest were split between various sections, including a retrospective of Alberto Cavalcanti and a national section dedicated to British cinema. [3] [2]

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The opening film was also a British film A World Apart directed by Chris Menges. However, the British Embassy refused hold it's reception on the same day as they did not want to be connected to a film that dealt with anti-apartheid activism. Festival director David Strieff described the position of the British Embassy as "outrageous". [1]

The television movie section was merged with the main program as David Strieff said the distinction between TV and theatrical movie was no longer relevant for the festival. [2] The Piazza Grande, the open-air theater, was only rained on for one night, but it forced director Nikos Panayotopoulos's highly anticipated film, The Woman Who Dreamed (I Yineka Pou Evlepe Ta Onira), to a indoor screening. [4] [5]

The festival closing ceremony was briefly interrupted by Swiss anti-apartheid activists protesting Swiss Bank Union (UBS), a festival sponsor, for doing business with apartheid South Africa. [3] [6]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to two film this year: Schmetterlinge directed by Wolfgang Becker, and Distant Voices, Still Lives directed by Terence Davies. [7] [8]

Juries

International Jury – Main Competition

Official Sections 1988

The following films were screened in these sections: [10]

International Competition

Feature Films

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
36 Fillette Junior Size 36Catherine Breillat1988France
Distant Voices, Still Lives Terence Davies 1988Great Britain
Domani Accadrà It's Happening Tomorrow Daniele Luchetti 1988Italia
Dzusovy RomanA Juicy NovelFero Fenic1984Czech Republic
Eden MiseriaChristine Laurent1988France
FilouTakehiro Nakajima1988Switzerland
GostVisitorAlexandre Kaïdanovski1988Russia
Haitian CornerRaoul Peck1987Germany, France
Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai The Catastrophe Jahnu Barua 1987India
HotrealIldiko Szabo1988Hungary
KyôshûMemoryTakehiro Nakajima1987Japan
Macao Oder Die Rücksteite Des MeeresMacao or the Back of the SeaClemens Klopfenstein1988Switzerland
Nakhoda Khorshid Captain Khorshid Nasser Taghvai 1987Iran
SamaThe Trace Néjia Ben Mabrouk 1982Tunisia, Belgium
Schlaflose NächteSleepless Nights Marcel Gisler 1988Switzerland, Germany
Schmetterlinge Butterflies Wolfgang Becker 1986Germany
Stesso SangueSame BloodSandro Cecca, Egidio Eronico1988Italia
Family Viewing Atom Egoyan 1987Canada [11]

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)

Out of Competition

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
A Winter TanJackie Burroughs, Louise Clark1987Canada
A World Apart Chris Menges 1988Great Britain
Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam Bill Couturié 1987USA
Doc's Kingdom Robert Kramer 1987France
Hai Zi WangH AI Zi Wang Chen Kaige 1987China
Hong GaoliangHong GA o Beautiful Zhang Yimou 1987China
Hotel Terminus - The Life And Times Of Klaus BarbieMarcel Ophuls1988USA
I Yineka Pou Evlepe Ta OniraThe Woman Who Dreamed Nikos Panayotopoulos 1988Greece
Komissar Commissar Aleksandr Askoldov 1967Russia
Krotki Film O Zabijaniu A Short Film About Killing Krzysztof Kieślowski 1987Poland
Les Noces BarbaresBarbaric Wedding Marion Hänsel 1987France, Belgium
Pelle Erobreren Pelle the Conqueror Bille August 1987Denmark
Phera Buddhadeb Dasgupta 1986India
Salaam Bombay! Mira Nair 1988India, France
SurOn Fernando Solanas 1988Argentina
Una Donna SpezzataA Broken Woman Marco Leto 1988Italia

Special Program

Special Program
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Amore A Cinque StelleFive Star LoveRoberto Giannarelli1988Italia
Cuore Di LadroThief's HeartFabrizio Giordani1988Italia
De Bruit Et De FureurOf Noise and FuryJean-Claude Brisseau1986Switzerland
Der Schuh Des PatriarchenThe Patriarch's ShoeBruno Moll1988Switzerland
Der Wilde MannThe Wild ManMatt Zschokke1988Switzerland
FernandaRicky Tognazzi1988Italia
Il Mitico GianlucaThe Legendary GianlucaFrancesco Lazotti1988Italia
Imago Meret OppenheimPamela Robertson Pearce, Anselm Spoerri1988Switzerland
La VacanzaThe HolidayRoger Guillot1988Italia
Le Retour De L'Enfant PauvreThe Return of the Poor ChildMartin Pierlot1987France
LiebeserklärungDeclaration of LoveUrsula Bischof Scherer, Georg Janett1988Switzerland
O SambaThe SambaDaniele Costantini1988Italia
Pour Ecrire Un MotTo Write a WordWalter Marti, Reni Mertens1988Switzerland
Reisen Ins LandesinnereTravel InlandMatthias von Gunten1988Switzerland
TillFelix Tissi1988Switzerland, Germany

Tribute To – Five Ticino Film Stars

Tribute To Five Ticino Stars
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Die Ehe Der Maria Braun The Marriage of Maria Braun Rainer Werner Fassbinder1978Germany
La Merveilleuse Vie De Jeanne D'ArcThe Wonderful Life of Joan of Arc Marco de Gastyne 1928France
The Good Earth Sidney Franklin 1937USA
The Women George Cukor 1939USA
VoruntersuchungPreliminary ExaminationRobert Siodmark1931Germany

Retrospective – Alberto Cavalcanti

Retrospective Alberto Cavalcanti
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Alice In SwitzerlandGeorges Alexath, Alberto Cavalcanti1942Great Britain
Au Pays Du ScalpIn the Country of ScalpMarquis de Wavrin1932Belgium
Champagne Charlie Alberto Cavalcanti 1944Great Britain
Coalface Alberto Cavalcanti 1936Great Britain
Coralie Et Cie Alberto Cavalcanti 1933France
Dead Of Night Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer 1945Great Britain
Die WindroseThat WindrosisJoris Ivens1956Germany
En RadeA Rade Alberto Cavalcanti 1927France
Film And Reality Alberto Cavalcanti 1942Great Britain
For Them That Trespass Alberto Cavalcanti 1949Great Britain
Herr Puntila Und Sein Knecht MattiMr. Puntila and His Servant Matti Alberto Cavalcanti 1955Austria
La Galerie Des Monstres The Monster Gallery Jaque Catelain 1924France
La Prima NotteThe First Night Alberto Cavalcanti 1958India, France
Le Truc Du BresilienThe Brazilian Thing Alberto Cavalcanti 1932France
Line To Tcherva Hut Alberto Cavalcanti 1936Great Britain
Men Of The Alps Alberto Cavalcanti 1939Great Britain
Message From Geneva Alberto Cavalcanti 1937Great Britain
Midsummer Day'S Work Alberto Cavalcanti 1939Great Britain
Mulher De VerdadeReal Woman Alberto Cavalcanti 1954Brazil
New Rates Alberto Cavalcanti 1934Great Britain
Night MailHarry Watt, Basil Wright1936Great Britain
North Sea Harry Watt 1938Great Britain
O Canto Do MarThe Canto of the Sea Alberto Cavalcanti 1954Brazil
Pett And Pott Alberto Cavalcanti 1934Great Britain
Plaisir DefendusDisable Pleasure Alberto Cavalcanti 1933France
Rien Que Les HeuresJust Hours Alberto Cavalcanti 1926France
Simao, O CaolhoSimao, Alberto Cavalcanti 1952Brazil
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby Alberto Cavalcanti 1947Great Britain
The Little PeopleGeorg Pearson1926Great Britain
They Made Me A Fugitive Alberto Cavalcanti 1947Great Britain
Tour De ChantSinging Tower Alberto Cavalcanti 1933France
Trois Chants Pour La FranceThree Songs for France Alberto Cavalcanti 1942Great Britain
Um Homem E O CinemaA Man and Cinema Alberto Cavalcanti 1976Brazil
We Live In Two Worlds Alberto Cavalcanti 1937Great Britain
Went The Day Well? Alberto Cavalcanti 1942Great Britain
Yellow Caesar Alberto Cavalcanti 1941Great Britain
Yvette Alberto Cavalcanti 1927France

British National Cinema Week

British Week / Feature Films
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Business As UsualLezli-Ann Barrette1987Great Britain
Dreaming RiversMartina Attile1988Great Britain
Drowning By NumbersPeter Greendway1988Great Britain
Fire RaiserSu Braden, Trudi Davies1988Great Britain
Framed YouthLesbian and Gay Youth Video Project1983Great Britain
Friendship'S DeathPeter Wollen1987Great Britain
Further And ParticularStephen Dwoskin1987Great Britain
Girl ZoneCarola Klein1986Great Britain
Handsworth Song John Akomfrah 1986Great Britain
Out Of Order Jonnie Turpie 1988Great Britain
RocinanteAnn Gudes, Eduardo Guedes1986Great Britain
Soursweet Mike Newell 1988Great Britain
Stormy Monday Mike Figgis 1988Great Britain
T. Dan SmithAmber Film1988Great Britain
The Last Of EnglandDerek Jarman1987Great Britain
The Raggedy Rawney Bob Hoskins 1988Great Britain
This Is Not An Aids AdIsaac Julien1987Great Britain
Tumbledown Richard Eyre 1987Great Britain
When The Dog Bites Penny Woolcock 1988Great Britain
Short Films
Behind Closed DoorsAnna Thew1987Great Britain
Deep Red Instant LoveRik Lander1988Great Britain
Lo Pay No WayVulture Video1984Great Britain
Taxi Driver IiGeorge Barber1986Great Britain
The Hidden WisdomPatricia Diaz, Michelle McIntosh1987Great Britain
Uranium HexSandra Lahire1987Great Britain
Water WorksTony Hill1987Great Britain

Carte Blanche to Ettore Scola

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
La Prise Du Pouvoir Par Louis Xiv The Taking of Power by Louis XIV Roberto Rossellini 1966France
Miracolo A Milano Miracle in Milan Vittorio De Sica 1950Italia
Federico Fellini 1962Italia
The KidCharlie Chaplin1921USA
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre John Huston 1948USA
Totò A ColoriTotò in ColorSteno Stefano Vanzina1952Italia

Out of Program

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Double BandeDouble BandChristiane KollaSwitzerland

Independent Sections

Swiss Information (Information Suisse)

Swiss Ticino - Short Films
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
La Toilette De VenusVenus ToiletAdriano Kestenholz1988Switzerland
Ladro Di VociVoices ThiefAndrea Canetta1987Switzerland
Mah&Amp;DonnaLinda Della Casa1987Switzerland
SaxDaniel de Ritis1988Switzerland
Un Uomo In Un FossoA Man in a DitchDolores Camenisch1988Switzerland
VerdemareUnemployedAntonio Mariotti1988Switzerland
Swiss - Feature films
AndreasPatrick Lindenmaier1988Switzerland
Arnold Böcklin 1827-1901Bernhard Raith1981Switzerland
Aus Allem Raus Und Mitten DrinOut of Everything Out and in the Middle of itPius Morger1988Switzerland
Courir Les RuesRun the StreetsDominique Comtat Comtat1988Switzerland
DeshimaDES HiBeat Kuert1987Switzerland
Erzählung Für SandraNarrative for Sandra1988Switzerland
Gemini, The Twin StarsJacques Sandoz1988Switzerland
Happy EndMarcel Schüpbach1987Switzerland
Kampf Ums GlückFight for LuckBernhard Giger1987Switzerland
La Dame De ParisThe Lady of ParisAnne Theurillat1987Switzerland
La Loi SauvageWild Law Francis Reusser 1987Switzerland
La MeridienneThe Meridienne Jean-François Amiguet 1988Switzerland
La Vallee FantômeThe Ghost Vallee Alain Tanner 1987Switzerland
Mario Botta Senza Luce Nessuno SpazioMario Botta without Light No SpaceAndres Pfäffli1988Switzerland
SchlachtzeichenSlaughterhouse Thomas Imbach 1987Switzerland
Si Le Soleil Ne Revenait PasIf the Sun Was not Coming Back Claude Goretta 1987Switzerland
UmbruchUpheavalHans-Ulrich Schlumpf1987Switzerland
Zimmer 36Markus Fischer1988Switzerland
Swiss - Animated Films
Douce NuitSweet NightMartial Wannaz1987Switzerland
Ds Nüüni TramMarc Sanz1986Switzerland
Exercice D'AttenteWaiting ExerciseMarc Sanz1988Switzerland
Herzens-FreudeHeart Joy Anka Schmid 1987Switzerland
HungryClaudius Gentinetta1988Switzerland
Le GastronauteThe Gart ZorgiaDerek White, Dutch With1988Switzerland
Question D'OptiquesOpticsClaude Luyet1986Switzerland
ReflexAlexis Berset1987Switzerland

Official Awards

Official Jury of the International Competition

Youth Jury

Ecumenical Jury

Cicae Jury

FIPRESCI Jury

Source: [8] [7] [12]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "LOCARNO: Keeping Up the Locarno Reputation". Screen International. 6 August 1988. p. 13.
  3. 1 2 Fainaru, Edna (24 August 1988). "Pictures: Protesters spice locarno fest". Variety. Vol. 332, no. 5. p. 6.
  4. Grivas, Alexis (6 August 1988). ""International News: New Panayotopoulos Film to Premiere at Locarno Festival."". Screen International. No. 644. p. 11.
  5. 1 2 "Pictures: LOCARNO - LOCARNO CHATTER". Variety. Vol. 332, no. 4. 17 August 1988. p. 7.
  6. Roddick, Nick (20 August 1988). "News: Locarno fest begins and ends in SA controversy". Screen International. No. 666. p. 4.
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  12. ""Pictures: LOCARNO - LOCARNO FESTIVAL AWARDS."". Variety. Vol. 332, no. 4. 17 August 1988. p. 7.