The 23rd Locarno Film Festival was held from 24 September to 4 October 1970 in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival continued its unique trend of only allowing first or second pictures from directors to compete. The festival also featured a UNESCO meeting on Literature, Film, and Television.
Some festival organizers expressed a desire to move it back to its tradition summer schedule to increase tourism for the city, which was the main funder of the festival. This was opposed by festival head Sandro Bianconi and program director Freddy Buache, head of the Swiss Film Archive in Lausanne, who both felt that the shift would make the festival too commercial. This was their last year as organizers. Following the festival, both resigned.
As usual for the time period at film festivals, youths clashed with some directors over the political importance of film and spectators argued in open panels with some directors, including actor Michal Simon over his film La Maison which dealt with aging.
Four Golden Leopards, the festival's top prize, were awarded at the festival to four films: This Transient Life directed by Akio Jissoji, Lilika directed by Branko Piesa, Soleil O by Med Hondo, End of the Road directed by Aram Avakian.
Jury Jury consisted of filmmakers , Alain Tanner, Desire Ecare, Matjaz Klopcic, Vladimir Naumov.
Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections:
Main Program
Feature Films In Competition / Main Program Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country Biladi - Une Revolution Biladi - A Revolution Francis Reusser Switzerland Dr. Med. Sommr Ii Dr. Med. Summer II Lothar Warneke 1970 Germany Ecce Homo Homolka Behold Homolka Jaroslav Papousek 1969 Czech Republic El Mumiaa The Night of Counting the Years Chadi Abdel Salam United Arab Emirates Elitetroupe: Fleur De Marie Oimel Mai Germany Gradiva Material Giorgio Albertazzi 1970 Italia Iconostatis Todor Dinov 1969 Bulgaria La Hora De Los Niños The Children's Hour Arturo Ripstein 1969 Mexico La Maison The House Gérard Brach France Le Fou The Madman Claude Goretta 1970 Switzerland Le Portrait De Marianne The Portrait of Marianne Daniel Dolgenberg 1970 France Lilika Lilies Branko Piesa 1970 Yugoslavia Memoria De Helena Helena Memory David E. Neves 1969 Brazil Mersekelt Egöv Temperate Zone Zsolt Kézdi-Kovacs 1970 Hungary MujoThis Transient Life Akio Jissoji 1970 Japan Olimpia Agli Amici Olimpia to Friends Adriano Aprà 1970 Italia Pre Mic Pentru Um Razboi Atit De Mare Too Little for Such a Big War Radu Gabrea 1969 Romania Saint-Denis Dans Le Temps Saint-Denis in Time Marcel Carrière 1970 Canada Sarah Akash The Whole Sky Basu Chatterji 1969 India Skzice Warszawskie Warsaw Sketches Henryk Kluba 1970 Poland Smil Emil Smile, Emil Jesper Hom 1969 Denmark Soleil O Med Hondo 1967 France, Mauritania The End Of The Road Aram Avakian USA ThomasThomas and the Bewitched Pupi Avati Italia Vludlennye Vlver Elio Ishmuhamedov Russia
Short Films In Competition / Main Program Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country A Mozi The Cinema Bela Vajda Hungary A Note From Above Deren Philips Great Britain A Retired Love Allen Kates Canada A Tojas The Egg Bela Vajda Hungary Airport Deren Philips Great Britain Aleph Ernst Reinboth, Michael Schwarze Germany Alunissons Gisèle et Ernest Ansorge, Ernest Ansorge Switzerland Ars Gratia Artis Technique of Trade Dušan Vukotić Yugoslavia Atmospheres Ernst Reinboth Germany Bieg Run Bohdan Kosinski Poland Capriccio Whim Zoltán Huszárik Hungary Centipede Jules Engel USA Continents Sans Visa: Addicts Christian Mottier Switzerland El Desafio The Challenge Enrique Juarez Argentina Hello Hell Esam El Magraby United Arab Emirates Hidavata Bélai Istavan Hungary Icaus Borivoj Dounikovic Yugoslavia Jabuka Apple Milan Blazekovic Yugoslavia Jagger Stuart Monro Great Britain L'Armoire The Wardrobe J.P. Moulin France La Vista The View David Amitin Argentina Les Lapins Zaiko Et Baiko Rabbits Zaiko and Baiko Gueorgui Tchavdarov Bulgaria Link Derek Boshier Great Britain Los Buenos Sentimientos Good Feelings Bernardo Borenholtz Argentina Maboule Coe Hoedemann Canada Mexican 1000 Jack Copferman USA Monajhara Monjhra Dominique Dubosc France Monstrum Monster Rajko Ranfi Yugoslavia On The Back Side Eva Lurati France Orator Dragutin Vunac Yugoslavia Ormenis 199 + 69 Ornamed 199 + 69 Markus Imhoof Switzerland Per Aspera Ad Astra For ATTERA in Astra Nedeliko Dragic Yugoslavia Politicals Portraits Grigori Markopoulos Germany Sand Or Peter And The Wolf Caroline Leaf USA The Hoarder Evelyn Lambart Canada Toilettes Pour Le Bal Ball Toilet Jean-Marie Deconinck Belgium Yes, If You Like Richard Meyrik Great Britain
Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso) Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country A Nous Deux France To Us Two France Désiré Ecaré 1970 Ivory Coast Black Out Jean-Louis Roy 1970 Switzerland Equinozio Equinox Maurizio Ponzi 1970 Italia James Ou Pas James or not Michel Soutter 1970 Switzerland Ondata Di Calore Heat Wave Nelo Risi 1970 Italia Szerelmesfilm Lovefilm Istvan Szabo 1970 Hungary Wie Zwei Fröhliche Luftschiffer Like Two Happy Airmen Karl Dieter Briel Germany
Main Program / Short Films Out of Competition Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country 24 Su 24 24 are 24 Villi Hermann Switzerland 79 Primaveras 79 Spring Santiago Alvarez Cuba Château De Sable Sand Castle A. Vidouguiris Russia Coup De Feu Shot Didier Baussy France Die Landschaftsgärtner The Landscape Gardeners Kurt Gloor Switzerland Dissonante Zeitreihen Dissonant Time Series Hans Peter Kochenrath Germany Ego Bruno Bozzetto Italia El Problema De La Carne The Meat Problem Mario Handler Uruguay Expression Biren Dass India Film Film Film Movie Movie Movie Fédor Khitrouk Russia Inwazja Invasion Stefan Schabenbeck Poland Kad Sam Bio Mali Bio Sam Zdrav I Veseo When I Was Little I Was Healthy and Cheerful Joze Pagacnik Yugoslavia Liber Arce /Lieberarse Mario Handler, Mario Jacob Uruguay Me Gustan Los Estudiantes I Like Students Mario Handler Uruguay Panopticum Miroslaw Kijowicz Poland She Is Like A Rainbow Anton Kotuys Netherlands
Special Sections Off-Program Films Off-Program Films Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country 1933 Joyce Wieland Canada Alone Bob Cowan 1969 Canada Cinetude Ii Keith Rodan 1969 Canada Des Corps Nus Ou La Vie Est Ronde Naked Bodies where Life is Round Hugues Tremblay 1970 Canada Earth Song Bob Cowan 1970 Canada Inauguration Al Razoutis 1969 Canada Jangleflex Bob Cowan 1969 Canada Maltese Cross Movement Keewatin Dewdney 1967 Canada Surfacing On The Thames David Rimmer 1970 Canada Tercer Mundo - Tercera Guerra Mundial Third World - Third World War Julio García Espinosa Cuba The Dance David Rimmer 1970 Canada Variations On A Cellophane Wrapper David Rimmer 1970 Canada Vroom Clovis Durand 1970 Canada
Tribute To Claude Autant-Lara Tribute To Claude Autant-Lara Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country Ciboulette Claude Autant-Lara 1933 France Douce Gentle Claude Autant-Lara 1943 France En Cas De Malheur In Case of Misfortune Claude Autant-Lara 1958 France Fait-Divers Diverse Claude Autant-Lara 1923 France L'Auberge Rouge The Red Auberge Claude Autant-Lara 1951 France La Jument Verte The Green Mare Claude Autant-Lara 1959 France La Traversée de Paris The Crossing of Paris Claude Autant-Lara 1956 France Le Ble En Herbe The Grass Ble Claude Autant-Lara 1953 France Le Bois Des Amants The Wood of Lovers Claude Autant-Lara 1960 France Le Diable Au Corps The Devil to the Body Claude Autant-Lara 1946 France Le Journal D'Une Femme En Blanc The Newspaper of a Woman in White Claude Autant-Lara 1965 France Le Rouge Et Le Noir Red and Black Claude Autant-Lara 1954 France Les Patates Potatoes Claude Autant-Lara 1969 France Les Sept Peches Capitaux, Sixième Sketch: L'Orgueil The Seven Capital Features, Sixth Sketch: Pride Claude Autant-Lara 1952 France Marguerite De La Nuit Night Marguerite Claude Autant-Lara 1955 France Occupe-Toi D'Amelie Take Care of Amelie Claude Autant-Lara 1949 France Tu Ne Tueras Point You Won't Kill Claude Autant-Lara France Une Famme En Blanc Se Revolte A Woman in White Revolts Claude Autant-Lara 1966 France
Official Awards International Jury
Golden Leopard, feature films: This Transient Life by Akio Jissoji, LILIKA by Branko Piesa, SOLEIL O by Med Hondo, THE END OF THE ROAD by Aram Avakian International Jury Mention, feature films: BILADI – UNE REVOLUTION by Francis Reusser Silver Leopard, feature films: MERSEKELT EGÖV by Zsolt Kézdi-Kovacs Silver Leopard, shorts films: MONSTRUM by Rajko Ranfi
Youth Jury
Youth Jury Award, feature films: MERSEKELT EGÖV by Zsolt Kézdi-Kovacs, PRE MIC PENTRU UM RAZBOI ATIT DE MARE by Radu Gabrea, THIS TRANSIENT LIFE by Akio Jissoji, ICONOSTATIS by Todor Dinov Youth Jury Mention, feature films: BILADI – UNE REVOLUTION by Francis Reusser, LA HORA DE LOS NIÑOS by Arturo Ripstein Youth Jury Award, short films: LA VISTA by David Amitin,ARS GRATIA ARTIS by Dusan Vukotic,PER ASPERA AD ASTRA by Nedeliko Dragic,ORATOR by Dragutin Vunac,EL DESAFIO by Enrique Juarez
International Cinema Encounters of Sorrento Jury
Golden Cameo: Giorgio Albertazzi in GRADIVA,LE FOU by Claude Goretta Source:
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