Opening film | Citizen Kane directed by Orson Welles |
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Closing film | Late Autumn directed by Yasujirō Ozu |
Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Golden Leopard: Johnny Suede directed by Tom DiCillo |
Artistic director | David Strieff |
Festival date | Opening: 7 August 1991 Closing: 17 August 1991 |
Website | LFF |
The 44th Locarno Film Festival was held from 7 to 17 August 1991 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] Of the 19 film in competition, ten were world premieres, and eight were first pictures from directors, as Locarno has a focus on discovering new talent. [1]
The opening film was a brand new print of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and the closing film was a new print of Yasujiro Ozo's Late Autumn. Artistic director, David Strieff paid for the Ozo print personally as a parting gift to the festival. [1] This was his last year as head of the festival after over a decade in the role. [2] [3]
A surprise screening was held for A Brigther Summer Day directed by Edward Yang, which was a big get for the festival. Yang attended the festival along with every director in competition, apart from Sean Pean. [1]
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Johnny Suede directed by Tom DiCillo. [1] [4] [5]
The following films were screened in these sections: [6]
Feature Films
English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
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Barbed Wire | Alambrado | Marco Bechis | 1991 | Italy, Argentina |
Anna Göldin - Last Witch | Anna Göldin - Letzte Hexe | Gertrud Pinkus | 1991 | Switzerland, Germany |
Cheb | Rachid Bouchareb | 1991 | France, Algérie | |
Erwin and Julia | Erwin Und Julia | Götz Spielmann | 1990 | Austria |
H | Darrell Wasyk | 1990 | Canada | |
The Knot in the Tie | Il Nodo Alla Cravatta | Alessandro Di Robilant | 1991 | Italy |
Indian Runner | Sean Penn | 1991 | USA | |
Johnny Suede | Tom DiCillo | 1991 | USA | |
The Year of Awakening | L'Annee De L'Eveil | Gérard Corbiau | 1991 | France |
Cloud-Paradise | Oblako-Rai | Nikolaï Dostal | 1990 | Russia |
Ostkreuz | Michael Klier | 1991 | Germany | |
Hey, Lads and Lasses | Oy, Vy Gousi | Lidia Bobrova | 1991 | Russia |
Poison | Todd Haynes | 1991 | USA | |
Sprung Aus Den Wolken | Nancy Rivas, Stefan Schwieter | 1991 | Germany, Switzerland | |
Fire! | Ta Dona | Adama Drabo | 1991 | Mali, France |
Days of Doubt | Tage Des Zweifels | Bernhard Giger | 1991 | Switzerland |
The Dove's Lost Necklace | Tawk Al Hamama Al Mafkoud | Nacer Khemir | 1991 | Tunisia, France |
Tinpis Run | Pengau Nengo | 1990 | Papua New Guinea | |
The Funeral | Zazambo | Fumiki Watanabe | 1991 | Japan |
Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)
Program Number 1 | ||||
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Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
El Saad | El Sad | Saber Akeed | 1988 | Egypt |
Katok I Skripka | The Steamroller and the Violin | Andrei Tarkovsky | 1960 | Russia |
La Vie Des Morts | The Life of the Dead | Arnaud Desplechin | 1990 | France |
Program Number 2 | ||||
Fa Minor | André Tchernykh | 1991 | Russia | |
Koncert Zyczen | Wishes Concert | Krzysztof Kieślowski | 1967 | Poland |
Life In A Day | Gerhard Schirlo | 1990 | Great Britain | |
That Burning Question | David Hamblin | 1990 | USA | |
Program Number 3 | ||||
Cadillac Dreams | Matia karrell | 1989 | USA | |
Ouagadougou | Idrissa Ouédraogo | 1984 | France | |
Palingenesis | Carlos Martinez | 1990 | USA | |
Pourquoi? | For What? | Idrissa Ouédraogo | 1981 | France |
The Thruth Game | Jeff Cole | 1990 | Great Britain | |
This & That | David Hamblin | 1990 | Great Britain | |
Program Number 4 | ||||
Eating The Last Supper | Alexandra Hooper | 1990 | Canada | |
Face Facts | Linda Hugues | 1990 | Great Britain | |
Last Year In Vietnam | Oliver Stone | 1970 | USA | |
Sparks | Robert Klenner | 1989 | Australia | |
Swimming | Belinda Chayko | 1990 | Australia | |
Program Number 5 | ||||
It'S Not Just You Murry | Martin Scorsese | 1964 | USA | |
Les Loukoums | Blaise Piguet | 1990 | Belgium | |
Pierwsza Projekcja Filmowa W Powszechnej Historii Kina | The First Film Screening in the Universal History of Cinema | Jaroslaw Falinski | 1990 | Poland |
The Brooch Pin And The Sinful Clasp | Jonna Woodward | 1989 | Great Britain | |
Program Number 6 | ||||
Demoniad | Yelena Yershova | 1989 | Russia | |
Janez Pavarotti | Pavarotti | Vinci Vogue Anžlovar | 1990 | Yugoslavia |
Koncert | Concert | István Szabó | 1961 | Hungary |
Mella'S Shoes | Pamela Falk | 1989 | USA | |
The Green Beret | Stephen Hillenburg | 1991 | USA | |
Transit | Igor Shkourine | 1990 | Russia | |
Program Number 7 | ||||
A Broken Horse | Mike Cahill | 1990 | USA | |
Electronic Labyrinth | George Lucas | 1967 | USA | |
Konservfilm | Conserved Film | Zlatin Radey | 1990 | Bulgaria |
Sezon Pokhoron | The Season of the Funeral | Gorgij Paradzanov | 1991 | Russia |
Sognando A Scatola Aperta | Dreaming of an Open Box | Sarah Webster | 1990 | Italy |
Program Number 8 | ||||
Balloon | Ken Lidster | 1991 | Great Britain | |
Divertissement Or An Isolated Apartment For Chorus Line Dancer | Nino Lapiashvili | 1988 | Russia | |
Elegie Bitterfeld | Horst Markgraf | 1991 | Germany | |
Honeymoon | Bernd Löhr, Mark Schlichter | 1991 | Germany | |
Kegyelmesek | Gracious | Klara Pöter | 1990 | Hungary |
Miriam | Daniel Schmid | 1967 | Germany | |
Program Number 9 | ||||
E.Q.Te | Stefano Argentero | 1991 | Italy | |
Ginepro Fatto Uomo | Juniper Made Man | Marco Bellocchio | 1962 | Italy |
Ragout | Thomas Bartels, Martin Hasen | 1990 | Germany | |
Sugarblues | Nadia Anliker | 1990 | USA | |
Teena And Simon | Ricardo Parilla | 1990 | Great Britain | |
Program Number 10 | ||||
Another Damaging Day | Stacy Cochran | 1990 | USA | |
Diplomafilm | Béla Tarr | Hungary | ||
Ellie | Gill Wilkinson | 1991 | Great Britain | |
Favagok | Wood Members | Istvan Szaladjak | 1989 | Hungary |
Hogyan Verekedett Meg Jappe Es Do Escobar Utan A Vilag | How Did you Fight Jappe and Do Escobar after the World | Gábor Bódy | 1974 | Hungary |
Toxic | Andrew McEwan | 1990 | Great Britain |
Out of Competition (Hors compétition)
Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
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Barton Fink | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | 1991 | USA | |
Bianzou Bianchang | Life on a String | Chen Kaige | 1991 | China |
Boyz N The Hood | John Singleton | 1991 | USA | |
Caido Del Cielo | Fallen from Heaven | Francisco José Lombardi | 1990 | Spain, Peru |
Citizen Kane | Orson Welles | 1941 | USA | |
Dandan-E Mar | Download | Masoud Kimiai | 1990 | Iran |
Es Megis | It is Megis | Zsolt Dézdi-Kovacs | 1991 | Hungary |
Goudouldo Ouricherom | Goudouldo Uricherom | Park Kwang-su | 1990 | South Korea |
Il Portaborse | The Door Holder | Daniele Luchetti | 1991 | Italy, France |
Kohayagawa-Ke No Aki | Autumn in Kobayakawa | Yasujirō Ozu | 1961 | Japan |
L'Homme Qui A Perdu Son Ombre | The Man Who Lost His Shadow | Alain Tanner | 1991 | Spain, Switzerland |
La Belle Noiseuse | Jacques Rivette | 1991 | France, Switzerland | |
Nazar | Mani Kul | 1990 | India | |
Pegnij Pes Begushij Kraem Moria | Karen Guevorkian | 1990 | Russia | |
Riff-Raff | Ken Loach | 1991 | Great Britain | |
The Adjuster | Atom Egoyan | 1991 | Canada | |
Toto Le Heros | Toto the Hero | Jaco Van Dormael | 1991 | Belgium, France |
Roman Polanski in Łódź | ||||
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Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
Dwaj Ludzie Z Szafa | Two People with a Wardrobe | Roman Polanski | 1958 | Poland |
Kieidi Spadaja Anioly | When Angels Fall | Roman Polanski | 1958 | Poland |
Lampa | Lamp | Roman Polanski | 1959 | Poland |
Mordertswo | Morerttswo | Roman Polanski | 1957 | Poland |
Rozbijemy Zabawe | We will Break the Fun | Roman Polanski | 1957 | Poland |
Uzmiech Zebiczny | Zebo | Roman Polanski | 1957 | Poland |
Anka Schmid In Berlin (DFFB) | ||||
Die Reise Zur Südsee | The Trip to the South Pacific | Anka Schmid | 1986 | Germany |
Habibi - Ein Liebesbrief | Habibi - a Love Letter | Anka Schmid | 1986 | Germany |
Herzens-Freude | Heart Joy | Anka Schmid | 1986 | Switzerland |
Mailma - Eine Improvisation | Mailma - An Improvisation | Anka Schmid | 1988 | Germany |
Rondo - Gravitat | Rondo - Weights | Anka Schmid | 1986 | Germany |
Transparenz | Transparency | Anka Schmid | 1983 | Germany |
Christine Carrière In Paris (FEMIS) | ||||
Brouhaha | Christine Carrière | 1988 | France | |
Les Pieds Humides | The Damp Feet | Christine Carrière | 1990 | France |
Mariage Blanc | White Wedding | Christine Carrière | 1989 | France |
Entrants from Moscow (VGIK) | ||||
Le Jeu | The Game | Abderrahmane Sissako | 1990 | Mauritania |
Sanos Y Sanitarios | Healthy and Health | Xavier Berrios | 1990 | Cuba |
Örült De Angyal | Rejoiced De Angel | Tamas Toth | 1991 | Hungary |
New York Special | ||||
Amore Eterno | Eternal Love | Massimo Ciccioriccio | 1990 | USA |
Coyote Mountain | Stacy Cochran | USA | ||
Gold Mountain | Rachel Saltz, Kryssa Schemmerl | 1990 | USA | |
Red Herring | Isabel Henger | 1991 | USA | |
The Whole Latest Selection (La toute dernière sélection) | ||||
Desimt Municiu Pries Ikaro Skrydi | A Minute of a Minute Before the Icaro Flight | Arunas Mateils | 1990 | Russia |
Elossa | Alive | Jukka-Pekka Siili | 1990 | Finland |
Killers Connections | Olivier Zimmermann | 1991 | Switzerland | |
Malchik I Golub | Boy and Dove | Andrei Konchalovsky | 1962 | Russia |
Midnight Barbeque | Ruedi Gerber | 1991 | USA | |
Tanulmany A Fografiarol | Study is the Photografiarol | Vilmos Thernesz | 1990 | Hungary |
Aspects of the Formation (ESAV) | ||||
Au Fond Du Couloir | At the Bottom of the Corridor | Atelier A. Arnold | 1990 | Switzerland |
Deux Frères | Two Brothers | Olivier Moeckli Moeckli | 1990 | Switzerland |
Face Detector | Vidéo-atelier M. Kaufmann | 1990 | Switzerland | |
Heroic Death By Smoking | Travail collectif dirigé par K. Jacobs | 1989 | Switzerland | |
La Belle Au Bois Dormant | Sleeping Beauty | Sybille Bühler, Catrina Ganzoni | 1991 | Switzerland |
Neuf Fois Saint-Antoine | Nine Times Saint-Antoine | Atelier D. Comtat | 1990 | Switzerland |
Situation General | Richard Vetterli | 1990 | Switzerland | |
Mona Hoel in Stockholm | ||||
Blue | Mona Hoel | 1987 | Sudan | |
Brief Encounters Ii | Mona Hoel | 1986 | Sudan | |
Huset | The House | Mona Hoel | 1989 | Sudan |
Luciana'S Morning | Mona Hoel | 1984 | Sudan | |
Nora'S Secret | Mona Hoel | 1985 | Sudan |
Les Films Du Losange | ||||
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Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
Celine Et Julie Vont En Bateau | Celine and Julie Go by Boat | Jacques Rivette | 1974 | France |
La Marquise D'O | The Marquise d'O | Éric Rohmer | 1975 | France |
Le Jour Des Rois | Kings Day | Marie-Claude Treilhou | 1991 | France |
Une Sale Histoire | A Dirty Story | Jean Eustache | 1977 | France |
Riccardo Freda | ||||
Beatrice Cenci | Riccardo Freda | 1956 | Italy | |
I Miserabili | The Miserable | Riccardo Freda | 1947 | Italy |
I Mosaici Di Ravenna | The Mosaics of Ravenna | Riccardo Freda | Italy | |
Il Cavaliere Misterioso | The Mysterious Knight | Riccardo Freda | 1948 | Italy |
Lo Spettro | The Spectrum | Riccardo Freda, Robert Hampton | 1963 | Italy |
Teodora Imperatrice Di Bisanzio | Teodora Imperatrice of Byzantium | Riccardo Freda | 1954 | Italy |
Vittorio Cottafavi | ||||
I Cento Cavalieri | The Hundred Knights | Vittorio Cottafavi | 1965 | Italy |
La Donna Libera | The Free Woman | Vittorio Cottafavi | 1954 | Italy |
La Fiamma Che Non Si Spegne | The Flame that Does not Turn Off | Vittorio Cottafavi | 1949 | Italy |
Maria Zeef | Maria Seef | Vittorio Cottafavi | 1981 | Italy |
Traviata '53 | Vittorio Cottafavi | 1953 | Italy |
Retrospective Jacques Becker | ||||
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Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
Ali Baba Et Les Quarante Voleurs | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Jacques Becker | 1954 | France |
Antoine Et Antoinette | Antoine and Antoinette | Jacques Becker | 1947 | France |
Casque D'Or | Gold Helmet | Jacques Becker | 1952 | France |
Dernier Atout | The Trump Card | Jacques Becker | 1942 | France |
Edouard Et Caroline | Edward and Caroline | Jacques Becker | 1951 | France |
Falbalas | Paris Frills | Jacques Becker | 1945 | France |
Goupi-Mains Rouges | Red Goupi-Mayors | Jacques Becker | 1943 | France |
L'Or Du Cristobal | Cristobal's Gold | Jacques Becker | 1940 | France |
La Grande Esperance | The Great Expense | Jacques Becker | 1936 | France |
La Vie Est À Nous | Life is Us | Jean Renoir | 1936 | France |
Le Commissaire Est Bon Enfant | The Commissioner is Good Child | Jacques Becker | 1935 | France |
Le Trou | The Hole | Jacques Becker | 1960 | France |
Les Aventures D'Arsene Lupin | The Adventures of Arsene Lupine | Jacques Becker | 1957 | France |
Montparnasse 19 | Jacques Becker | 1958 | France | |
Rendez-Vous De Juillet | July Meeting | Jacques Becker | 1949 | France |
Rue De L'Estrapade | T | Jacques Becker | 1953 | France |
Touchez Pas Au Grisbi | Do not Touch Grisbi | Jacques Becker | 1954 | France |
The Trump Card |
Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
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Family Express | George Nicolas Hayek | 1990 | Switzerland, France | |
Le Film Du Cinema Suisse | The Film of the Swiss Cinema | Jean-Francois Amiguet, Ernest Ansorge | 1991 | Switzerland |
Visages Suisses | Swiss Faces | Matteo Bellinelli, Simon Edelstein | 1991 | Switzerland |
Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
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Roma Intorno A Roma | Rome Around Rome | Carlo Sparanero | Italy |
Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
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Guling Jie Shaonian Sharen Shijian | A Brighter Summer Day | Edward Yang | Taiwan |
The Semaine de la Critique is an independent section, created in 1990 by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists in partnership with the Locarno Film Festival. [7]
Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
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Arthur Rimbaud, Une Biographie | Arthur Rimbaud, a Biography | Richard Dindo | 1991 | Switzerland |
Dar Koutche-Haye Eshgh | Quqshhhi House I Was | Khosro Sinaie | 1991 | Iran |
Face Value | Johan van der van der Keuken | 1991 | Netherlands | |
Privilege | Yvonne Rainer | 1990 | USA | |
Schmetterlingsschatten | Butterfly Shadow | Anne Kasper Spoerri | 1991 | Switzerland |
Trois Jours En Grèce | Three Days in Greece | Jean-Daniel Pollet | 1991 | France |
New Swiss Films / Feature Films | ||||
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Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
Adolf Dietrich, Kunstmaler | Adolf Dietrich, Painter | Friedrich Kappeler | 1991 | Switzerland |
Chartres | Heinz Bütler | 1991 | Switzerland | |
Chronique Paysanne En Gruyère | Peasant Chronicle in Gruyère | Friedrich Kappeler | 1990 | Switzerland |
Der Berg | The Mountain | Markus Imhoof | 1990 | Switzerland |
Hinter Verschlossenen Türen | Behind Closed Doors | 1991 | Switzerland, Germany | |
Immer & Ewig | Always & Forever | Heinz Bütler | 1991 | Switzerland |
Jacques & François | Francis Reusser | 1991 | Switzerland, France | |
Le Cri Du Lezard | Bertrand Theubet | 1990 | Switzerland, France | |
Les Carnets De Sandor | Sandor's Notebooks | Mark Hunyadi, Hugues Ryffel | 1991 | Switzerland |
Männer Im Ring | Men in the Ring | Erich Langjahr | 1990 | Switzerland |
Palaver, Palaver | Alexander J. Seiler | 1990 | Switzerland | |
Point De Vue | Point of View | Bernhard Lehner, Andres Pfäffli | 1991 | Switzerland |
Seriat | Urs Graf, Marlies Graf Dätwyler | 1991 | Switzerland | |
Witschi Geht | Witschi Goes | Paolo Poloni Poloni | 1990 | Switzerland |
New Swiss / Short Films | ||||
Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
A Busy Woman Like Me | Bianca Conti Rossini | 1990 | Switzerland | |
Le Bol | The Bowl | Nicolas Wadimoff | 1990 | Switzerland |
Liberation | Michael Peterli | 1990 | Switzerland |