32nd Locarno Film Festival

32nd Locarno Film Festival
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: The Herd directed by Zeki Okten
Artistic directorJean-Pierre Brossard
Festival dateOpening: 2 August 1979 (1979-08-02)
Closing: 12 August 1979 (1979-08-12)
WebsiteLFF

The 32nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 August 1979 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] Eighteen films competed at the festival from thirteen nations.[2] Some interesting films at the festival were the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard competitor Les Petites Fugues directed by Yves Yersin and the symbolic insane asylum picture Hospital of the Transfiguration directed by Edward Zebrowski.[3]

On the last night of the festival, jury member and actress Bianca Jagger made an impromptu appeal for nations around the world to support her home country of Nicaragua through international aid.[2][4]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to The Herd directed by Zeki Okten.[2][5][6] Incarcerated screenwriter of The Herd, Yilmaz Güney, received a Special mention by the International Jury.[7][5]

International Jury

Source:[2][7]

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections:[8]

Main Program

Feature Films In Competition

English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country
The Stud Farm A Menesgazda Andras Kovacs 1978 Hungary
On the Move Die Abfahrer Adolf Winkelmann 1978 Germany
Distance Dooratwa Buddhadeb Dasgupta 1978 India
Elvis John Carpenter 1979 USA
Felicite Christine Pascal 1979 France
The Poignant Years Gli Anni Struggenti Vittorio Sindoni Italia
Zones Grauzone Fredi M. Murer 1979 Switzerland
Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy Immacolata E Concetta Salvatore Piscitelli 1980 Italia
Breakdown Kvar Miloš "Misa" Radivojević 1979 Yugoslavia
The Divorcee Le Divorcement Pierre Barouh 1979 France
Les Petites Fugues Yves Yersin 1979 Switzerland
Last Love Letzte Liebe Ingemo Engstöm 1979 Germany
Blood of the Railroad Workers Rallarblod Erik Solbakken 1979 Norway
Staromodnaya komediya Tatyana Berezantseva, Elena Savelieva 1978 Russia
Hospital of the Transfiguration Szpital Przemienieniea Edward Zebrowski 1978 Poland
The Herd Sürü Zeki Okten 1978 Türkiye
The Kirlian Witness The Plants Are Watching Jonathan Sarno 1979 USA
The Newcomer Le Nouveau Venu Richard de Medeiros 1976 Benin*

Out of Competition

Main Program / Feature Films Out of Competition
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Miss from the Wolf Panny Z Wilka Andrzej Wajda Poland
Wise Blood John Huston USA

Special Sections

Open Forum

Free Forum
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Albert, Warum? Albert, Why? Josef Rödl 1978 Germany
Angi Vera Pal Gabor 1978 Hungary
Armee Der Liebenden Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts Rosa von Praunheim (coordonné par) 1979 Germany
Assault On Precinct 13 John Carpenter 1976 USA
Bourbon Street Blues Douglas Sirk Germany
Dalla Nube Alla Resistenza From the Clouds to the Resistance Danielle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub 1979 Italia, Germany
Der Eintänzer The Single Dancer Rebecca Horn 1978 Germany
Geschichte Der Nacht History of the Night Clemens Klopfenstein 1979 Switzerland
Honeymoon George Panoussopoulos 1979 Greece
Kalte Heimat Cold Home W. Werner Schaeffer 1979 Germany
Le Destin Personnel Personal Fate Paul Seban 1979 France
Neskolko Interwju Po Litschny Woprosam Several Interviews on Personal Issues Lana Gogoberidze Russia

Retrospective - Yasujiro Ozu

Retrospective Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963)
English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Late Autumn Akibiyori, 秋日和 Yasujiro Ozu 1960 Japan
Late Spring Banshun, 晩春 Yasujiro Ozu 1949 Japan
There Was a Father Chichi Ariki, 父ありき Yasujiro Ozu 1942 Japan
Passing Fancy Dekigokoro, 出来ごころ Yasujiro Ozu 1933 Japan
Equinox Flower Higanbana, 彼岸花 Yasujiro Ozu 1958 Japan
The Only Son Hitori Musuko, 一人息子, Yasujiro Ozu 1936 Japan
The End of Summer Kohayagawa Ke No Aki, 小早川家の秋 Yasujiro Ozu 1961 Japan
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice Ochasuke No Aji, お茶漬の味 Yasujiro Ozu 1952 Japan
An Autumn Afternoon Samma No Aji, 秋刀魚の味 Yasujiro Ozu 1962 Japan
Tokyo Story Tokyo Monogatari, 東京物語 Yasujiro Ozu 1953 Japan
Tokyo Chorus Tokyo no kōrasu, 東京の合唱 Yasujiro Ozu 1931 Japan
I Was Born, But... 大人の見る絵本　生れてはみたけれど Yasujiro Ozu 1932 Japan

Swiss Information

Swiss Information - Feature Films
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Behinderte Liebe Disabled Love Marlies Graf Switzerland
Die Schweizermacher The Swiss Makers Rolf Lyssy Switzerland
Kleine Freiheit Little Freedom Hans Schlumpf Switzerland
Messidor Alain Tanner Switzerland
Swiss Information - Short Films
Flash Robi Engler Switzerland
L'Eroe The Hero Armando Boneff - GC, Javier Martinez Switzerland
Mais Qu'Est-Ce Qui Peut Bien M'Angoisser Comme Ça? But What can Worry Me Like That? Martial Wannoz Switzerland
Ralf Die Ratte: Golf Ralf the Gears: Wave Gilbert Mayer Switzerland

Parallel Sections

Film Critics Week

FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics Week
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Fagyöngyök Mistletoe Judit Ember Hungary
Kuznetchik Kunnetchik Boris Grigoriev Russia
Matriarcat Matriarchy Liudmil Kirkov Bulgaria
My Way Home Bill Douglas Great Britain
Plomenie Plking Ryszard Czekala Poland
Rove Khouliot Ilan Moshenson Israel
Schilten Scary Beat Kuert Switzerland

Official Awards

International Jury

FIPRESCI Jury

Women’s Jury

Oecumenical Jury

Source:[6][5]

References

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  3. ^ "Pictures: If 1979 not best, locarno fest nonetheless had much merit". Variety. Vol. 296, no. 3. 22 August 1979. p. 28. ProQuest 1401355275.
  4. ^ "Confessions of a FILM FOX". Creem. Los Angeles: Cambray Publishing. 1 November 1979. p. 58. ProQuest 2678462084.
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  7. ^ a b "Pictures: Yodels from locarno. (1979, Aug 22)". Variety. Vol. 296, no. 3. 22 August 1979. p. 32. ProQuest 1401355326.
  8. ^ "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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