27th Locarno Film Festival
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Leopard: 25 Fire Engine Street directed by Istvan Szabo. |
| Artistic director | Moritz de Hadeln |
| Festival date | Opening: 1 August 1974 Closing: 11 August 1974 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 27th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 August 1974 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The festival showcased films from 17 countries.[1] A retrospective of Swiss cinema was organized and sent by ex-artistic director Freddy Buache.[1] One film which received considerable attention was Die Rote Pest [The Red Plague] (1938), a Swiss film that, at the time, was considered anonymously created and was theorized to be produced by ultra-conservative bankers and Nazis.[1][2] Other films of note were Roland Klick's gay film Supermarket and John Waters' underground film Pink Flamingos.[1]
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to 25 Fire Engine Street directed by Istvan Szabo.[3][4].
Jury
International Competition
- Dominique Benichetti, French film director
- Robert Cordier, Belgium-U.S director.
- Simon Edelstein, Swiss director
- Ansano Giannarelli, Italian director
- Imre Gyoengyoessy, Hungarian director
- Yuli Raizman, Soviet director
- John Russel Taylor, British writer
- Krzysztof Zanussi, Polish director
Source:[1]
Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections:[4]
Main Program
Main Program / Feature Films In Competition
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Down Bombay-Varanasi Express | Awtar Krishna Kaul | 1974 | India | |
| A Bigger Splash | Jack Hazan | 1974 | Great Britain | |
| Al Yazerly | The Adventure | Kaiss Al-Zubaidi | Syria | |
| Aundar Anapu | Ignorant | Rafael Corkidi | 1974 | Mexico |
| Celine Et Julie Vont En Bateau | Celine and Julie Go Boating | Jacques Rivette | 1974 | France |
| Claudine | John Berry | 1974 | United States | |
| Contes Immoraux | Immoral Tales | Walerian Borowczyk | 1974 | France |
| Daisy Miller | Peter Bogdanovich | 1974 | United States | |
| Der Nackte Mann Auf Dem Sportplatz | The Naked Man on the Sports Field | Konrad Wolf | 1974 | Germany |
| Die Auslieferung | The Delivery | Peter van Gunten | 1974 | Switzerland |
| La Brigade | The Brigade | René Gilson | 1974 | France |
| La Gueule Ouverte | The Mouth Agape | Maurice Pialat | 1974 | France |
| Lyutyy | Fierce | Tolomouch Okeev | Russia | |
| Maa On Syntinen Laulu | The Earth is a Sinful Song | Rauni Mollberg | 1973 | Finland |
| Montreal Main | Frank Vitale | 1974 | Canada | |
| Mors Hus | Mother's House | Per Blom | 1974 | Norway |
| Mulungu | Week | Beat Kuert | Switzerland | |
| On N'Engraisse Pas Les Cochons A L'Eau Claire | Pigs Are Seldom Clean | Jean-Pierre Lefebvre | 1973 | Canada |
| Palec boży | Thumb Shoes | Antoni Krauze | 1974 | Poland |
| Prevroiavane Na Divite Zaitsi | Breadcrumbs | Edourad Zakhariev | 1973 | Bulgaria |
| Supermarkt | Supermarket | Roland Klick | 1974 | Germany |
| Tüzolto Utca 25 | 25 Fire Engine Street | Istvan Szabo | 1973 | Hungary |
Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jatun Auka | Jaitun Oka | Jorge Sanjinés | Bolivia | |
| La Paloma | The Dove | Daniel Schmid | 1974 | Switzerland |
| Le Milieu Du Monde | The Middle of the World | Alain Tanner | 1974 | Switzerland |
Critics Week
| FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Die Letzten Heimposamenter | The Last Home Posevia | Yves Yersin | Switzerland | |
| Giron | Manuel Herrera | 1972 | Cuba | |
| Kimen | The Germ | Erik Solbakken | Norway | |
| La Folle De Toujane | Nicole Le Garrec, René Vautier | France | ||
| La Victoria | The Victory | Peter Lilienthal | Germany | |
| Leben Mit Uwe | Life with Uwe | Lothar Warneke | Germany | |
Special Sections
Special Information Program
| Main Program / Special Information Program | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Romans O Vljublennyh | Andrei Mikhalkov-Kontchalovsky | 1974 | Russia | |
| Steppenwolf | Fred Haines | 1974 | Switzerland | |
| Zagreb À Locarno | Zagreb in Locarno | |||
Tribute To Italian Cinema
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Circostanza | The Circumstance | Ermanno Olmi | 1973 | Italy |
Free Forum
| Free Forum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice In Den Städten | Alice in the Cities | Wim Wenders | Germany |
| Der Schwarze Engel | The Black Angel | Werner Schroeter | Germany |
| La Maman Et La Putain | The Mom and the Whore | Jean Eustache | France |
| Lancelot Du Lac | Robert Bresson | France | |
| Martha | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Germany | |
| Mean Streets | Martin Scorsese | United States | |
| Out One Spectre | Jacques Rivette | France | |
| Pink Flamingos | John Waters | United States | |
| San Michele Aveva Un Gallo | St. Michael Had a Rooster | Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani | Italy |
| Some Call It Loving | James B. Harris | United States | |
| Sweet Movie | Dušan Makavejev | France, Canada | |
| Yek Tefach E Sadeh | Sohrab Shahid-Saless | Iran | |
Swiss Cinema
| Swiss Cinema Retrospective (1920-1948) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| 13 Grand'Rue | Jean Brocher | 1934 | Switzerland | |
| Afrikaflug II | Africa Flight II | Walter Mittelholzer | 1930 | Switzerland |
| Die Rote Pest | The Red Plague | Franz Riedweg von Blomberg | 1938 | Switzerland |
| Kleine Scheidegg (Im Banne Der Jungfrau) | Little Scheidegg (in the Banna of the Virgin) | Richard Schwieizer | 1937 | Switzerland |
| L'Appel De La Montagne | The Mountain Call | Arthur Adrien Porchet | 1923 | Switzerland |
| Le Voyage Imprevu | Unplanned Journey | Jean de Limur | 1934 | Switzerland |
| Notre Armee | Our Army | Jacques Béranger, Arthur Adrien Porchet | 1939 | Switzerland |
| Petronella | Hannes Schwarz | 1927 | Switzerland | |
| Swiss Information | ||||
| Le Troisieme Cri | The Third Cry | Igaal Niddam | Switzerland | |
| Smog | Christian Mottier | Switzerland | ||
| Tag Der Affen | Day of the Monkey | Uli Meier | Switzerland | |
| Swiss Information - Special Projections Ticino Program | ||||
| Armand Schulthess - J'ai Le Telephone | Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf | Switzerland | ||
| Cerchiamo Per Subito Operai, Offriamo... | We Look for Workers for Immediately, We Offer... | Villi Hermann | Switzerland | |
| La Nuova Mappa | The New Map | Thomas Schütz, Balthasar von Schenk | Switzerland | |
Official Awards
International Jury
- Golden Leopard: TÜZOLTO UTCA 25 by Istvan Szabo
- International Jury Second Prize, Silver Leopard: A BIGGER SPLASH by Jack Hazan, PALEC BOZY by Antoni Krauze
- International Jury Prize: CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING by Jacques Rivette
- International Jury special Prize for the best first Feature: THE EARTH IS A SINFUL SONG by Rauni Molberg
- International Jury Mention: LYUTYY by Tolomouch Okeev, DIE AUSLIEFERUNG by Peter van Gunten
Oecumenical Jury
- Oecumenical Prize: 27 DOWN BOMBAY-VARANASI EXPRESS by Awtar Krishna Kaul, TÜZOLTO UTCA 25 by Istvan Szabo
- Oecumenic Jury recommendation: PREVROIAVANE NA DIVITE ZAITSI by Edourad Zakhariev, THE EARTH IS A SINFUL SONG by Rauni Molberg, KIMEN by Erik Solbakken, AUNDAR ANAPU by Rafael Corkidi
- Oecumenical Jury Special Mention: Alain Tanner
FIPRESCI Jury
- International Critic's Award: LA CIRCOSTANZA by Ermanno Olmi
- Cinegram Prize: A BIGGER SPLASH by Jack Hazan
References
- ^ a b c d e f von Joachim, Robin (23 September 1974). "Locarno Film Festival's Top Prize Is Captured by Hungarian Feature". Boxoffice. Vol. 105, no. 24. p. 12. ProQuest 1476095246.
- ^ "Die Rote Pest". «royalscandalcinema» (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ a b "1974 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.