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31st Locarno Film Festival
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: The Idlers of the Fertile Valley directed by Nikos Panayotopoulos
Artistic directorJean-Pierre Brossard
No. of films108
Festival dateOpening: 3 August 1978 (1978-08-03)
Closing: 13 August 1978 (1978-08-13)
WebsiteLocarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival

The 31st Locarno Film Festival was held from 3 to 13 August 1978 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] The festival featured 22 films in competition from 18 countries, while 86 films were screened out of competition.[1][2] American films were well represented at the festival this year with John Cassavetes' Opening Night featuring and the Bronze Leopard, the festival's third prize, being awarded to Girlfriends directed by Claudia Weill.[2]

A key element this year was the retrospective for famed director and Locarno local Douglas Sirk,[2] who had often attended the festival in the past.[3][4] This was also the year Jean-Pierre Brossard became the new festival head, following the departure of artistic director Moritz de Hadeln.[2][1]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to The Idlers of the Fertile Valley directed by Nikos Panayotopoulos.[5][6]

Jury

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Official Sections

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The following films were screened in these sections:[7]

Main Program

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Main Program / Feature Films In Competition

Original Title English Title Director(s) Production Country
Baara Work Souleymane Cissé Mali
Bako, L'Autre Rive Bako, the Other Bank Jacques Champreux Senegal, France
Burlesk Queen Burlesque Queen Celso Ad. Castillo Philippines
Buyut Fi Dhalika Al-Zuqaq Bouthuut Fi Dhalika Al-Zuq Kassem Hawel Iraq
Cseplo Gyuri Pal Schiffer Hungary
Das Zweite Erwachen Der Christa Klages The Second Awakening of Christa Klages Margarethe Von Trotta Germany
Diamante Bruto Rough Diamond Orlando Senna Brazil
Fingers James Toback USA
Girlfriends Claudia Weill USA
Hoshizora No Marionette The Starry Sky's Marrione Hojin Hashiura Japan
I Tembelides Tis Eforis Kiladas The Idlers of the Fertile Valley Nikos Panayotopoulos Greece
Kleine Frieren Auch Im Sommer Small Freezes in Summer Peter von Gunten Switzerland
La Morte Al Lavoro Death at Work Gianni Amelio Italia
La Petite Ville D'Anara The Small Town of Anara Irakly Kvirikadzé Russia
La Tortue Sur Le Dos The Turtle on the Back Luc Béraud France
Le Toit The Roof Ivan Antonov Bulgaria
Miris Poljskog Cveca The Fragrance of the Polish Flowers Srdjan Karanovic Yugoslavia
Non Contate Su Di Noi Don't Count on Us Sergio Nuti Italia
On Efface Tout We Erase Everything Pascal Vidal France
Pokoj Z Widokiem Na Morze Room with a Sea View Janusz Zaorski Poland
Two Solitudes Lionel Chetwind Canada
Una Mujer, Un Hombre, Una Ciudad A Woman, a Man, a City Manuel Octavio Gomez Cuba

Special Sections

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Open Forum

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Open Forum
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
China 9, Liberty 37 Monte Hellman Italy
Die Allseitig Reduzierte Persönlichkeit-Redupers The all-Sided Reduced Personality Redupers Helke Sanders Germany
Fluchtweg Nach Marseille Escape Path to Marseille Ingemo Engstöm, Gerhard Theuring Germany
Harlan County Barbara Kopple United States
Il Regno Di Napoli The Kingdom of Naples Werner Schroeter Germany
L'Albero Degli Zoccoli The Clog Tree Ermanno Olmi Italy
Lulu Roland Chase United States
Olyan, Mint Otthon It's Like at Home Marta Meszaros Hungary
Opening Night John Cassavetes United States
Roberte Robert Pierre Zucca France
The Gardener'S Son Richard Pearce United States
Word Is Out Marisposa Film Group United States

Information

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Information Screenings
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Angel City Jon Jost United States
Docteur Poenaru Dinu Tanase Romania
Kanchana Sita Govindan Arivindan India
La Rabia The Rage Eugeni Anglada Spain
La Vie T'En As Qu'Une Life you Have One Jean-Pierre Etard, Abraham Ségal France
Last Chant Jon Jost United States
Le Prix De La Liberte The Price of Freedom Jean-Pierre Dikongué-Pipa Cameroon
Le Saut Du Toit The Roof Jump Vladimir Grigoriev Russia
Madame X - Eine Absolute Herrscherin Madame X - An Absolute Ruler Ulrike Ottinger Ottinger Germany

Young Authors On Italian Television (1977-1978)

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Young Authors On Italian Television (1977-1978) RAI Network
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Ancora Un Giorno One more Day Mimmo Rafele Italy
Aspetterò I will Wait Mario Foglietti Italy
Cantar Di Tempi Oscuri Sing of Dark Times Nino Bizzarri Italy
Figlioli Miei Marxisti Immaginari My Children's Imaginary Marxists Franco Albano Italy
Il Grande Bob He Big Bob Nanni Fabbri Italy
La Macchina Cinema The Cinema Machine Silvano Agosti, Marco Bellocchio Italy
Marcello Salvatore Piscicelli Italy
Metallurgic Disco Nereo Rapetti Italy
Michele Alla Ricerca Della Felicità Michele in Search of Happiness Alberto Grifi Italy
Morte Di Un Operatore Death of an Operator Faliero Rosati Italy
Nell'Agro Pontino In the Pontine Countryside Nicolò Ferrari Italy
Quasi Un Uomo Almost a Man Oddo Bracci Italy
Storia Senza Parole Story without Words Biagio Proietti Italy
Vent'Anni Di Tre Generazioni: L'Amore Twenty Years of Three Generations: Love Giuseppe Bellecca Italy

Retrospective - Douglas Sirk

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Retrospective Douglas Sirk
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Accord Final Douglas Sirk, Ignacy Rosenkranz Bay 1939 France, Switzerland
All I Desire Douglas Sirk 1953 USA
All That Heaven Allows Douglas Sirk 1955 USA
Das Hofkonzert The Court Concert Douglas Sirk 1936 Germany
Das Mädchen Von Moorhof The Girl from Moorhof Douglas Sirk 1935 Germany
Hitler'S Madman Douglas Sirk 1942 USA
Imitation Of Life Douglas Sirk 1958 USA
Lured/Personal Column Douglas Sirk 1946 USA
No Room For The Groom Douglas Sirk 1952 USA
Schlussakkord Final Chord Douglas Sirk 1936 Germany
Sprich Zu Mir Wie Der Regen Speak to Me Like the Rain Douglas Sirk 1975 Germany
Summer Storm Douglas Sirk 1944 USA
Sylvesternacht Sylvestern Night Douglas Sirk 1977 Germany
The Tarnished Angels Douglas Sirk 1957 USA
Written In The Wind Douglas Sirk 1956 USA

Film Critics Week

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FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics Week
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
A Scandal In Paris Douglas Sirk 1945 USA
Entends Le Coq Hear the Rooster Stéphane Dimitrov Bulgaria
Filmroman Movie Novel Istva Darday, Yörgyi Szalai Hungary
In Alle Stilte In all of Them Ralf Boumans Belgium
La Lutte Des Aveugles The Struggle of the Blind Marie Hadzimichalis-Papalios Greece
La Mort Du Grand-Père Ou Le Sommeil Du Juste The Death of the Grandfather or the Sleep of the Just Jacqueline Veuve Switzerland
Ruzove Sny Ruzova Dreams Dusan Hanak Czech Republic
Sous-Ets Sub-Statements Yaky Yosha Israel

Swiss Information

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Swiss Information - Feature Films
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Alzir Oder Der Neue Kontinent Alzir or the New Continent Thomas Koerfer Switzerland
Chronik Von Prugiasco Chronicle of Prugiasco Remo Legnazzi Switzerland
Das Blut An Den Lippen Des Liebenden The Blood on the Lovers' Lips Christian Schocher Switzerland
Le Desert Des Mediocres The Desert of Mediocres Hank Vogel Switzerland
Reperages Reperes Michel Soutter Switzerland
Stillleben Still Life Elisabeth Gujer Switzerland
Südseereise South Seed Sebastian C. Schroeder Switzerland
Tauwetter Markus Imhoof Switzerland
Swiss Information - Medium-Length Films
Eiskalte Vögel Ice Cold Birds Urs Egger Switzerland
Horizonville Alain Klarer Switzerland
Hotel Locarno Locarno Hotel Bernard Weber Switzerland
Mir Si Ir Glicheschtrass Ufgwachse I Like the Remo Legnazzi Switzerland
Palm Beach Michel Bory Switzerland
Swiss Information - Short Animation Films
Anima Ernst Ansorge, Gisèle Ansorge Switzerland
Aventures Adventures Otmar Gutmann Switzerland
Das Kleine Trickfilmbrevier The Small Cartoon Brevivier Dany Hummel, Jörg Stadler Switzerland
Die Nummer The Number Peter Haas Switzerland
Elzeard Roberto Ostinelli Switzerland
Etude De La Biologie Animale Study of Animal Biology Robi Engler Switzerland
Fitness Gilbert Mayer Switzerland
Hors-Jeu Offside Georges Schwizgebel Switzerland
La Cage Du Loup The Wolf Cage Martial Wannaz Switzerland
Made In Hong-Kong Georges Dufaux Switzerland
Marche Noir Black Market Claude Luyet Switzerland
One Of Those Quiet Days In The Tube Factory Heinz Schmid Switzerland
Smile 1 + 2 + 3 Giisèle Ansorge, Ernst Ansorge Switzerland
Swiss Graffiti Monique Renault, Jacqueline Veuve Switzerland
The Four Seasons Hans Glanzmann Switzerland

Official Awards

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International Jury

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Oecumenical Jury

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  • Oecumenical Jury’s honor diploma: CSEPLO GYURI by Pal Schiffer, BAKO, L’AUTRE RIVE by Jacques Champreux, BAARA by Souleymane Cissé

FIPRESCI Jury

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  • International Critics mention: LA PETITE VILLE D’ANARA by Irakly Kvirikadzé, POKOJ Z WIDOKIEM NA MORZE by Janusz Zaorski, LA MORTE AL LAVORO by Gianni Amelio

Women’s Jury

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  • Women’s Jury Prize: FLUCHTWEG NACH MARSEILLE by Ingemo Engstöm and Gerhard Theuring

Source:[6][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Film Reviews: Yodels From Locarno". Variety. Vol. 292, no. 3. 23 August 1978. p. 36. ProQuest 1401335706.
  2. ^ a b c d Van Cottom, Joe (25 August 1978). "Locarno International Film Festival grows in stature". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 253, no. 2. Hollywood, CA. p. 50. ProQuest 2598190075.
  3. ^ "Pictures: On Location In Locarno". Variety. Vol. 284, no. 3. Los Angeles, CA. 25 August 1976. p. 6. ProQuest 1401290788.
  4. ^ Von JOACHIM, Robin (16 October 1972). "Varied selection of features, shorts win prizes at locarno film festival". Boxoffice. Vol. 102, no. 1. New York. pp. E2. ProQuest 1476083363.
  5. ^ a b "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b "1978 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. ^ "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.
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