The 18th Locarno Film Festival was held from 21 July to 1 August 1965 in Locarno, Switzerland. No Hollywood films were shown at the festival this year, though American independent film Who's Crazy? was screened. It featured actors from the New York-based Living Theatre troupe when they were in Belgium. Some even hitchhiked in to be at the festival in Switzerland. This was the last year with long-time festival director Vincio Berretta.
The festival's top prize, the Golden Sail, was awarded to Four in the Morning directed by Anthony Simmons. Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections:
Main Program
Main Program / Feature Films In Competition English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country Ascending Aarohi Tapan Sinha 1965 India The Road Al Tarik Hossam El Dine Mostafa United Arab Emirates Age of Illusions Almodozasok Kora Istvan Szabo 1964 Hungary Havoc in Heaven Danao Tiangong Wan Laiming China The Distant Wind: 1. in the Deep Parco El Viento Distante: 1. En El Parco Hondo Salomon Laiter Mexico The Distant Wind: 2. August El Viento Distante: 2. Tarde De Agosto Manuel Michel Mexico The Distant Wind: 3. Meeting El Viento Distante: 3. Encuentro Sergio Véjar Mexico In this Town There are No Thieves En Este Pueblo No Hay Ladrones Alberto Isaac 1965 MexicoFour In The Morning Anthony Simmons 1965 Great Britain Fraternal Amazon Fraternelle Amazone Paul Lambert Switzerland, France People with Me Gente Conmigo Jorge Darnell 1965 Argentina Before Balevana Hor Balevana Uri Zohar 1964 Israel Fists in the Pocket I Pugni In Tasca Marco Bellocchio 1965 Italia The Possessed La Donna Del Lago Luigi Bazzoni, Francesco Rossellini 1965 Italia The Merry World of Leopold Z La Vie Heureuse De Leopold Z Gilles Carle 1965 Canada Grace Le Coup De Grace Jean Cayrol, Claude Durand 1965 France, Canada The Kiss O Beijo Flavio Tambellini 1965 BrazilThe Organ Štefan Uher 1965 Czech Republic The Girl and the Echo Paskutine Atostogu Diena Arünas Zebriünas 1964 Russia Pearls of the Deep Perlicki Na Dne Jiri Menzel, Jan Nemec, Věra Chytilová, Evald Schorm, Jaromil Jireš 1965 Czech RepublicTokyo Olympiad Kon Ichigawa 1965 Japan Run for Your Wife Una Moglie Americana Gian luigi Polidoro 1965 Italia, FranceWho's Crazy? Thomas White, Allan Zion USA Life Once Again Zcie Raz Jeszcze Janusz Morgenstern 1965 Poland
Main Program / Short Films In Competition Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country A Love Thing Barry Price USA Architecture U.S.A. Tibor Hirsch USA Aysa Austa Jorge Sanjinés Bolivia Derwent Runs Down To The Sea Don Anderson Australia Duckwood Short Term Sheriff Dave Tendlar USA Dunoyer De Segonzac Dominique Lepeuve, François Reichenbach France Face Of America Ed Emschwiller USA Gadmouse Apprentice Good Fairy Connie Rasinsky USA I Wonder Why... Fredric Abeles, Stephe Segal USA Il Mar Rosso, Paradiso Dei Pescatori The Red Sea, Paradiso Dei Pescatori Abdel Helim Nasr United Arab Emirates Kraftstoff Fuel Hugo Niebeling Germany Le Mystere Koumiko LE MYTHEROS KUMUM France Le Petite Port The Small Port Günter Sachs Germany Maly Osud A Little Fate Jiri Jirasek Czech Republic Mamma Undrar Hur Loppan Mar Mom Wonders How the Flea Mar Gustav Wiklund Sudan Metamorfoza Metamorphosis Vladimir Jutrisa, Aleksandar Marks Yugoslavia Niayes Ousmane Sembène Senegal Noi Insistiamo We Insist Gianni Amico Italia Operation Snowdrop O. H. Merchant Pakistan Parvat Mandir Mountain Temple Biren Das India Pas D'Autre Choix No Other Choice Krishna Singh Pierwsky, Drugi, Trzeci First, Second, Third Daniel Szczechura Poland Pink Pajamas Friz Freleng USA Plyna Tratwy Raft Wladyslaw Slesicki Poland Spitzberg Ernesto Laura Italia The Days Of Dylan Thomas Rollie Mc Kenna USA The Pink Phink Friz Freleng USA Trzy Po Trzy Three by Three Stefan Janik Poland Un Delitto A Crime Camillo Bazzoni Italia
Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso) Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country Casanova 70 Mario Monicelli 1965 Italia Reflejos Highlights Néstor Lovera Venezuela Tarahumara Luis Alcoriza 1965 Mexico The Knack And How To Get It Richard Lester 1965 Great Britain
Main Program / Short Films Out of Competition Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country Art Et Jeunesse (Exposition Nationale Suisse De Lausanne) Art and Youth (Swiss National Exhibition of Lausanne) Ciné-journal suisse Switzerland Locarno, Cite De La Paix Locarno, Quotes Peace Switzerland Sarabande Et Variations Sarabande and Variations Gilbert Vuillème Switzerland
Special Sections - Tribute To Tribute To Jiri Trnka Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country Archandel Gabriel A Pani Husa Archandel Gabriel and Mrs. Husa Jiri Trnka 1964 Czech Republic Arie Prerie ARIE PREIRIE Jiri Trnka 1949 Czech Republic Bajaja T Jiri Trnka 1950 Czech Republic Cisaruv Slavic Jiri Trnka 1948 Czech Republic Dobry Vojak Svejk Good Soldier Svojk Jiri Trnka Czech Republic Dva Mrazici Frost Jiri Trnka 1954 Czech Republic Kyberneticka Babicka Jiri Trnka 1962 Czech Republic Ruka Hand Jiri Trnka 1965 Czech Republic Sen Noci Svatojanske Midsn Reman's Dream Jiri Trnka 1959 Czech Republic Spalick Jiri Trnka 1947 Czech Republic Stare Povesty Ceske Old Jiri Trnka 1952 Czech Republic Vasen Left Jiri Trnka 1961 Czech Republic Vesely Cirkus Vesely Circus Jiri Trnka 1951 Czech RepublicTribute To Manoel De Oliveira A Caça Hunting Manoel de Oliveira 1964 Portugal Acto Da Primavera Act Gives Spring Manoel de Oliveira 1962 Portugal Aniki-Bóbó Bob Manoel de Oliveira 1942 Portugal Douro, Fiana Fluvial DOURO, FAINA FLUVIAL Manoel de Oliveira 1931 Portugal O Pao Go Manoel de Oliveira 1959 Portugal O Pintor E A Cidade The Painter and the City Manoel de Oliveira 1956 Portugal
Official Awards International Jury, feature films
Golden Sail: FOUR IN THE MORNING by Anthony Simmons Silver Sail: ALMODOZASOK KORA by Istvan Szabo, FISTS IN THE POCKET by Marco Bellocchio Silver Sail for the Mexican Selection: EN ESTE PUEBLO NO HAY LADRONES by Manuel Michel, Salomon Laiter, and Alberto Issac Majority’s Silver Sail: The Girl and the Echo by Arünas Zebriünas Silver Sail, special award: THE ORGAN by Stfan Uher International Jury, short films
Out of Competition Prize, short films: LE MYSTERE KOUMIKO by Chris Marker Golden Sail, Short Films: NON INSISTIAMO by Gianni Amico Silver Sail, short films: METAMORFOZA by Vladimir Jutrisa and Aleksandar Marks Mention for the young senegal cinema: NIAYES by Ousmane Sembène Interfilm Jury
Interfilm Award: AAROHI by Tapon Sinha FIPRESCI Jury
International critics award: PEARLS OF THE DEEP by Jiri Menzel, Jaromil Jires, Evald Schorm, Vera Chytilova and Jan Nemec Youth Jury
Pièce d’or (Grand Prix), feature films: FOUR IN THE MORNING by Anthony Simmons Perle (prix spécial du jury), feature films: PERLICKI NA DNE by Jiri Menzel, Jaromil Jires, Evald Schorm, Vera Chytilova and Jan Nemec Youth Jury Mention, feature films: HOR BALEVANA by Uri Zohar,L’AMOUR A LA MER by Guy Gilles Pièce d’or, short films: LA BRÛLURE DE MILLE SOLEILS by Pierre Kast Youth Jury Mention, short films: THE PINK PHINK by Fritz Freleng,NIAYES by Ousmane Sembène Source: References
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