8th Locarno Film Festival

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8th Locarno Film Festival
Location Locarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
Festival dateOpening: 1 July 1954 (1954-07-01)
Closing: 11 July 1954 (1954-07-11)
Website Locarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival
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The 8th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 July to 11 July 1954 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] The Locarno Film Festival remained an official International Federation of Film Producers Associations, FIAPF, festival, and as such it gave out no official awards. [2] [3]

Contents

This was in light of the International Federation of Film Producers Association announcing its goal of reducing the number of competitive festivals each year to one and including Locarno in the D category of "festivals of national character." [3] [2] At Locarno, additional agreements were reached between the producers association and cultural organizations with an interest in Children's films. [4]

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections: [5]

Pre-Program

Pre-Program / Cinematographic News

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Actualites Françaises N. 26French News N. 26France
Cine Journal Suisse N. 630, N. 631Cine Journal Switzerland N. 630, N. 631Switzerland
Fox Movietone N. 442, N. 443USA
La Settimana Incom, N. 258, N. 259The Week In, N. 258, N. 259Italy
Neue Deutsche WochenschauNew German Weekly ShowGermany
No Do Color N. 2Spain
Noticiario No DoNo DoSpain
Pathe Journal N. 26, N. 27France

Programme Principal

Programme Principal

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Bad Boy Kurt Neumann 1949USA
Carnival Story Kurt Neumann 1954USA
Carosello Napoletano Neapolitan Carousel Ettore Gianini 1954Italy
Das Licht Der LiebeThe Light of Love R.A. Stemmle 1954Austria
Die Geschichte Vom Kleinen MuckThe Story of Little Muck Wolfgang Staudte 1953Germany
Egy Kerecsen Solyom TörteneteIstvan Homoki-Nagy1951Hungary
Eine Frau Von Heute A Woman of Today Paul Verhoeven 1954Germany
Jigoku-Mon Gate of Hell Teinosuke Kinugasa 1953Japan
Kein Hüsung Arthur Pohl 1954Germany
La Grande Speranza Submarine Attack Duilio Coletti 1954Italy
Latuko Edgar M. Queeny 1952USA
Le Mouton À Cinq Pattes The Sheep Has Five Legs Henri Verneuil 1954France
Les Etoiles Du Ballet RusseThe Stars of the Russian BalletRussia
Les Femmes S'En Balancent The Women Couldn't Care Less Bernard Borderie 1954France
Les Fruits Sauvages Wild Fruits Hervé Bromberger 1954France
Maddalena Augusto Genina 1954Italy
Mesic Nada RekouThe Moon Over the River Václav Krška 1953Czech Republic
Mr. Drake's Duck Val Guest 1951Great Britain
Musoduro In the Spring Giuseppe Bennati 1953Italy
Panique Panic Julien Duvivier 1946France
Princ Bajaja Prince Bayaya Jiří Trnka Czech Republic
Przygoda Na MariensztacieAdventure in Marienstadt Leonard Buczkowski 1954Poland
Rakoczi Hadnagya Rakoczy's Lieutenant Frigyes Ban 1954Hungary
Rotation Wolfgang Staudte 1949Germany
So Big Robert Wise 1953USA

Short Films - Preview Program

Avant-Programme Courts métrages

Pre-Program Short Films
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Amour Et ChimeresFrance
Die Kamera War Auch DabeiThe Camera Was There TooGermany
Donald's Diary Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts 1954USA
Donzère MondragonPierre Jallaud, François Villiers 1953France
Festival International Du Film De Locarno, 1946-1954Switzerland
Going, Going, Gosh Chuck Jones 1952USA
Helpless Hippo Connie Rasinski 1953USA
JalaIndia
Jerez Y Los CaballosJerez and the HorsesSpain
L'Homme Et La BeteThe Man and the Beast Marc de Gastyne France
L'Oeuvre De Wit StowszThe Work of Wit StowszPoland
L'Île Du BonheurThe Island of HappinessSpain
La Vire-CaillouxEvrard de Rouvre1954France
Land Of EnlightmentIndia
Le Chaton DesobeissantRussia
Le Hibou Et Le PivertPoland
Le Mystere De La LicorneThe Mystery of the UnicornJean-Claude SeeFrance
Le Pommier Aux Pommes D'OrCzech Republic
Le Verger De Pere LaurentThe Orchard of Pere LaurentPoland
Les Cornemusiers TchequesCzech Republic
Les Maìtres Du SportThe Master of SportRussia
Log RollersMannie Davis1953USA
Lone Chipmuck Jack Kinney, Jack Hannah 1954USA
Madrid PittoresquePicturesque MadridSpain
Music Of IndiaIndia
Prescription For PercyMannie Davis1954USA
Rugge Bear Jack Hannah1953USA
The Romance Of Transportation Colin Low 1952Canada
Troubadour De La JoieM. Omer Boucquey1951France
Una Goccia D'AcquaA Drop of WaterItaly
Uno Svizzero In ItaliaA Swiss in ItalyItaly
Water Every Hare Chuck Jones1952USA
Workiing For Pin UpUSA

Out of Program

Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Las Aguas Bajan Turbias Dark River Hugo del Carril1952Argentina

Special Sections

Special Sections / Aspects of Italian Neorealist Cinema
Original TitleEnglish TitleDirector(s)YearProduction Country
Ambienti E PersonaggiEnvironments and Characters Vittorio De Sica Italy
Ave Marie Fernando Cerchio 1947Italy
Barboni Dino Risi Risi 1946Italy
Canzoni Tra Due GuerreSongs Between Two WarsAntonio Marchi1951Italy
Colpa Del Sole Alberto Moravia 1951Italy
Fidanzate Di CartaPaper GirlfriendsRenzo Renzi1952Italy
I Bambini Ci Guardano The Children are Watching Us Vittorio De Sica1944Italy
Isole Della Laguna Luciano Emmer, Enrico Gras 1948Italy
L'Ospedale Del Delitto Luigi Comencini 1951Italy
La Terra Trema The Earth Trembles Luchino Visconti 1948Italy
Lungo BrentaCesare Ardolino, Gianluigi Polidori 1951Italy
Ossessione Obsession Luchino Visconti 1942Italy
Paisan Countryman Roberto Rossellini 1946Italy
Quando Il Po' È DolceRenzo Renzi1953Italy
Roma, Città Aperta Rome, Open City Roberto Rossellini 1945Italy
Sciuscià Shoeshine Vittorio De Sica 1946Italy

Awards

Jury of the Swiss Association of Film Journalists

International Critic's Jury

Source: [6]

References

  1. "International: Soviet countries send pix to locarno fete; no yank entries yet". Variety. Vol. 195, no. 5. 7 July 1954. p. 12. ProQuest   963295436.
  2. 1 2 "One Competitive Festival a Year Is International Federation Aim: COPYRIGHT, CHILD FILMS DISCUSSED IN LONDON". Kinematograph Weekly. Vol. 441, no. 2424. 10 December 1953. p. 9. ProQuest   2738578566.
  3. 1 2 Deane, Milton (14 December 1953). "London". The Hollywood Reporter. 127 (20): 3. ProQuest   2338239683.
  4. "AGREEMENT AT LOCARNO CONFERENCE". Kinematograph Weekly. Vol. 448, no. 2455. 15 July 1954. p. 8. ProQuest   2676990594.
  5. "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.
  6. "1954 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.