Locarno Film Festival

Man in hooded jacket playing acoustic guitar on crowded bus.
Festivals

Out of Place at the Locarno Film Festival

by Esmé Holden

Esmé Holden offers a heartfelt reflection on the highs and lows of her first time attending the Locarno Film Festival.
Curly-haired person looking pensive in a crowded urban setting.
Festivals

Baan – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

In Leonor Teles's enigmatic second feature, spatial experimentation becomes geographic gap-bridging material.
A woman in a white coat stands in a dimly lit room, with others behind her wearing similar clothing.
Festivals

Sweet Dreams – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Ena Sendijarević hits the sweet spot with this offbeat, surreal period piece set on a remote Indonesian island.
Two women dancing in a nightclub, illuminated by colourful strobe lights.
Festivals

Animal – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Dimitra Vlagopoulou gives a knockout performance in Sofia Exarchou's resort-set second feature about a group of seasonal performers.
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Festivals

Human Flowers of Flesh – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Helena Wittman’s extraordinary seafaring anti-epic is a prime contender for the big prize at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival.
Three people, two women and a child, walking along a riverfront path. The women are wearing colourful clothing, and the child is seated in a shopping trolley.
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Little Ones – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Debut director Julie Lerat-Gersant offers up a vivid character study of a pregnant teen who’s adamant to give up her baby.
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Fairytale – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Alexander Sokurov offers a collegial walking tour through limbo with Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and Churchill. It’s completely mad.
Two young women, one with curly hair and the other with straight hair, smiling and embracing in front of a colourful graffiti wall.
Festivals

Five of the best films from the 74th Locarno Film Festival

by Josh Slater-Williams

The global pandemic seeped into this year’s programme in some unusual and surprising ways.
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Festivals

Vitalina Varela – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Pedro Costa returns with another gently moving study of life on the fringes of Portuguese society.
A group of people dancing and embracing in an autumnal forest setting, with a mix of vibrant colours and warm natural lighting.
Festivals

The 10 best films from the 2018 Locarno Film Festival

by Josh Slater-Williams

A smorgasbord of international cinematic treasures was on offer at this year's festival.
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Festivals

Exploring Brazilian cinema’s experimental side at the 70th Locarno Film Festival

by Matt Turner

Good Manners and Once it Was Brasilia were among the highlights of this year’s festival.
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Festivals

Why Jacques Tourneur is a filmmaker for our troubled modern times

by Justine Smith

The French master’s work mirrors today’s climate of social anxiety, as revealed in a recent retrospective.

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