26th Locarno Film Festival
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Leopard: The Illumination directed by Krzysztof Zanussi |
| Artistic director | Moritz de Hadeln |
| Festival date | Opening: 2 August 1973 Closing: 12 August 1973 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 26th Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 August 1973 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1][2] Moritz de Hadeln's tenure as festival director was noted for shifting the festival away from its reputation as a festival for "young cinema" and students.[1][3] The top three prizes were noted for all involving the stories of young men coming of age.[2]
The festival awarded its top prize, the Golden Leopard, to The Illumination directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.[4][5][2] The second prize went to Voyage with Jacob directed by Pal Gabor and the third prize, the Bronze Leopard, went to American Graffiti directed by George Lucas, which was the only American film awarded at the festival this year.[2][6]
Jury
The jury was presided over by German film critic Ulrich Gregor, British director Thorold Dickinson, Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo, Syrian director Nabil Maleh and Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schmid.[2]
Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections:[7]
Main Program
Main Program / Feature Films In Competition
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abusuan | The Family | Henry Duparc | 1972 | Ivory Coast |
| American Graffiti | George Lucas | 1973 | USA | |
| Brannen | Fire | Haakon Sandoy | 1973 | Norway |
| England Made Me | Peter Duffell | 1973 | Great Britain | |
| Flugten | The Escape | Hans Kristensen | 1973 | Denmark |
| Harlis | The Sensuous Three | Robert Van Ackeren | 1972 | Germany |
| Iluminacja | The Illumination | Krzysztof Zanussi | 1973 | Poland |
| Injun Fender | Robert Cordier | 1973 | USA | |
| Je Cherche Les Miens | I'm Looking for Mine | Mikhail Boguine | Russia | |
| Johnny Vik | The Hunted | Charles Nauman | 1973 | USA |
| KLK an PTX – Die Rote Kapelle | KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra | Horst E. Brandt | 1971 | Germany |
| La Mansion De La Locura | The Mansion of Madness | Juan Lopez Moctezuma | 1973 | Mexico |
| Le Cousin Jules | The Cousin Jules | Dominique Benicheti | 1972 | France |
| Le Train Rouge | The Red Train | Petra Amann | 1972 | Switzerland |
| Les Vilaines Manieres | The Nasty Manners | Simon Edelstein | 1973 | Switzerland |
| Maya Darpan | Kumar Shahani | 1972 | India | |
| Storie Scellerate | Bawdy Tales | Sergio Citti | 1973 | Italia |
| Stregone Di Cittâ | Witch of Cittâ | Gianfranco Bettetini | 1973 | Italia |
| Thermoc | Claude Faraldo | France | ||
| Tschetan, Der Indianerjunge | Chetan, the Indian Boy | Hark Bohm | 1973 | Germany |
| Utazas Jakabbal | Voyage with Jacob | Pal Gabor | 1972 | Hungary |
Out of Competition
Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltutlaemningen | Johan Bergenstähle | 1970 | Sudan | |
| L'Invitation | Claude Goretta | 1973 | Switzerland | |
| Sleuth | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 1972 | USA | |
| Tristan Et Iseult | Tristan and Iseult | Yvan Lagrande | 1972 | France |
Main Program / Short Films Out of Competition (Award -Winning Films)
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema | Sebastian C. Schroeder | 1972 | Switzerland | |
| Dan Vise | And Vise | Vlatko Gilic | 1972 | Yugoslavia |
| Für Ausländische Und Deutsche Arbeiter | For Foreign and German Workers | Kurt Rosenthal, Christine Trautmann | 1973 | Germany |
| In Continuo | Continuously | Vlatko Gilic | 1972 | Yugoslavia |
| Juda | Quite | Vlatko Gilic | 1972 | Yugoslavia |
| Mitläufer | Fellow Runner | Noscha Christian, Vlada Majic | 1972 | Germany |
| Sobre Un Primer Combate | About a First Fight | Octavio Cortazar | 1972 | Cuba |
Special Sections
| Open Forum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Makhdu Un | Tewfik Saleh | 1972 | Syria | |
| Alfred R | Georg Radanowicz | Switzerland | ||
| Berliner Bettwurst | Berlin Bedwurst | Rosa von Praunheim (coordonné par) | 1973 | Germany |
| Das War Der Wilde Westen | That Was the Wild West | George Dufaux | Switzerland | |
| Der Scharlochrote Buchstabe | The Scarlet Letter | Wim Wenders | 1973 | Germany |
| Die Bitteren Tränen Der Petra Von Kant | The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | 1972 | Germany |
| Heat | Paul Morissey | 1972 | USA | |
| Hollywood | Paul Morissey | USA | ||
| Les Anges | The Angels | Jean Desvilles | 1973 | France |
| Mecanica Nacional | National Mechanics | Luis Alcoriza | 1972 | Mexico |
| Soplo De Splendor | Splendor Breath | Carlos Benito Para | Spain | |
| Willow Springs | Werner Schroeter | 1973 | Germany | |
| Wrom | Wred | George Dufaux | Switzerland | |
| Year Of A Woman | Sandra Hochman | 1973 | USA | |
| Tribute To Hans Richter | ||||
| Dreams That Money Can Buy | Hans Richter | USA | ||
| Forty Years Of Experiment | Hans Richter | 1961 | USA | |
Film Critics Week
| FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Camera Sutra | The Sutra Room | Robbe de Hert | 1972 | Belgium |
| Die Wollands | The Wollands | Ingo Kratisch, Marianne Lüdcke | Germany | |
| Ras Le Bol | Fed Up | Michel Huisman | 1972 | France |
| Romantika | Romance | Zsolt Kézdi-Kovacs | 1973 | Hungary |
| Viggen - Ett Militaerplan Historie | Viggen - a Militaer Plan History | Maj Wechselmann | Sudan | |
Swiss Cinema
Swiss Information
| Swiss Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Der Tod Des Flohzirkusdiretores Oder Ottocaro Weiss Reformiert Seine Firma | The Death of the Flea Circus Director or Ottocaro Weiss Reforms His Company | Thomas Koerfer | 1973 | Switzerland |
| Le Retour D'Afrique | The Return of Africa | Alain Tanner | 1972 | Switzerland |
| Lo Stagionale | The Seasonal | Alvaro Bizzarri | 1973 | Switzerland |
| Naive Maler In Der Ostschweiz | Naive Painters in Eastern Switzerland | Richard Dindo | 1972 | Switzerland |
Swiss Cinema Retrospective 1920-1944
| Swiss Cinema Retrospective 1920-1944 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromophony | Charles Blanc-Gatti | 1939 | Switzerland | |
| Cine-Journal Suisse | Swiss Cine-Journal | Switzerland | ||
| Die Entstehung Der Eidgenossenschaft | The Formation of the Confederation | Emil Harder | 1924 | Switzerland |
| Die Letzte Chance | The Last Chance | Léopold Lindtberg | 1945 | Switzerland |
| Fusilier Wipf | WIPF Rifge | Léopold Lindtberg | 1938 | Switzerland |
| Histoire De Monsieur Vieux-Bois | History of Monsieur Vieux-Bois | Lortac , Cavé | 1922 | Switzerland |
| Il Neige Sur Le Haut-Pays | It Snows on the Upper | Charles-Georges Duvanel | 1944 | Switzerland |
| Kirmes In Hooywood | Julius Pinschewer | 1929 | Switzerland | |
| L'Annee Vigneronne | The Wine | Charles-Georges Duvanel | 1940 | Switzerland |
| L'Or Dans La Montagne | Gold in the Mountains | Max Haufler | 1939 | Switzerland |
| La Vocation D'Andre Carel | Jean Choux | 1925 | Switzerland | |
| Les Ailes En Susse | Wings in Switzerland | Charles-Georges Duvanel | 1929 | Switzerland |
| Manouche | Gypsy | Fred Surville | 1943 | Switzerland |
| Meunier Tu Dors | Meunier you Sleep | Jean Varé | 1930 | France |
| Märchen Vom Orient | Fairy Tale of the Orient | Julius Pinschewer | 1930 | Switzerland |
| Rapt | Dimitri Kirsanoff | 1934 | Switzerland | |
| Romeo Und Julia Auf Der Dorfe | Romeo and Julia on the Village | Valerian Schmidely, Hans Trommer | 1941 | Switzerland |
| Schweizersymphonie | Swiss Symphony | Julius Pinschewer | 1939 | Switzerland |
| Une Oeuvre, Un Peuple | A Work, a People | Robert Chessex, Charles-Georges Duvanel | 1940 | Switzerland |
| Waarken | Were Waiting | Julius Pinschewer | 1929 | Switzerland |
Official Awards
International Jury
- Golden Leopard: THE ILLUMINATION by Krzysztof Zanussi
- Silver Leopard: VOYAGE WITH JACOB by Pal Gabor
- Bronze Leopard: AMERICAN GRAFFITI by George Lucas
- International Jury special Prize: LE COUSIN JULES by Dominique Benicheti
- International Jury Mention: JE CHERCHE LES MIENS by Mikhail Boguine, INJUN FENDER by Robert Cordier, MAYA DARPAN by Kumar Shahani, STREGONE IN CITTÀ by Gianfranco Bettetini, TSCHETA, DER INDIANERJUNGE by Hark Bohm
FIPRESCI Jury
- Vinicio Beretta (1922-1972) Prize: THE ILLUMINATION by Krzysztof Zanussi
Youth Jury
- Youth Jury Prize: NAÏVE MALER IN DER OSTSCHWEIZ by Dindo Richard, LE TRAIN ROUGE by Petra Amann, ROMANTIKA by Zsolt Kézdi-Kovacs, DAN VISE by Vlatko Gilic, JUDA by Vlatko Gilic, LE COUSIN JULES by Dominique Benicheti, IN CONTINUO by Vlatko Gilic
Oecumenical Jury
- Oecumenical Jury Prize: THE ILLUMINATION by Krzysztof Zanussi
- Oecumenical Jury special Mention: LE COUSIN JULES by Dominique Benicheti
References
- ^ a b "Pictures: Moritz De Hadeln Guides Two Fests, Locarno & Nyon". Variety. Vol. 271, no. 6. Los Angeles. 20 June 1973. p. 7. ProQuest 963276495.
- ^ a b c d e f Moskowitz, Gene (22 August 1973). "Pictures: Zanussi's Locarno Prize For Polski; 'American Graffiti' (U) Takes Bronze". Variety. Vol. 272, no. 2. Los Angeles. p. 5. ProQuest 1014878988.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "1973 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "'Graffiti' Awarded Film Fest Honor". The Hollywood Reporter (Archive: 1930-2015), 227(34), 13. Vol. 227, no. 34. Hollywood, CA. 15 August 1973. p. 13. ProQuest 2932001024.
- ^ "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.