49th Locarno Film Festival

49th Locarno Film Festival
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: Nénette and Boni directed by Claire Denis
Artistic directorMarco Mueller
Festival dateOpening: 8 August 1996 (1996-08-08)
Closing: 18 August 1996 (1996-08-18)
WebsiteLFF

The 49th Locarno Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 August 1996 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] There were seventeen films in competition and a retrospective of Egyptian director Youssef Chahine. This year the festival made a big change: the competition was no longer limited to first and second feature films from new directors.[1]

Festival chief, Marco Mueller wished to attract bigger-name established directors to the festival and get films from returning directors who made their mark at Locarno. Therefore the festival competition was open to films from all directors, not just new filmmakers. For example, this year saw the return of filmmaker Clara Law, who won a Golden Leopard in 1992, with a new film Floating Life in competition. The festival also saw films in competition from established directors like Claire Denis and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.[1] Additionally, some films in competition were screened on the Piazza Grande, rather the normal practice of showing all films in competition on the same screens.[2]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Nénette and Boni directed by Claire Denis

Jury

Official Sections 1996

The following films were screened in these sections:[3][1]

Piazza Grande

Piazza Grande

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Il Giorno Della Prima Di Close-Up The Day of the First of Close-Up Nanni Moretti 1996 Italia
Indian Summer Nancy Merckler 1996 Great Britain
James and the Giant Peach Henry Selick 1995 USA
La Seconda Volta The Second Time Mimmo Calopresti 1996 Italia
Le Violon De Rothschild Rothschild Violin Edgardo Cozarisnky 1996 France
Les Voleurs Thieves André Téchiné 1996 France
Libertarias Libertaria Vicente Aranda 1995 Spain, Egypt
Microcosmos Microcosm Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou 1996 France, Switzerland
Poussieres D'Amour - Abfallprodukte Der Liebe Poussieres d'Amour - Waste Products of Love Werner Schroeter 1996 France, Germany
Secrets And Lies Mike Leich 1995 Great Britain

International Competition

International Competition (Concorso Internazionale)

English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Phantoms of the Asphalt Afarit El-Asphalt Oussama Fawzi 1996 Egypt
Chalk Rob Nilsson 1996 USA
Choose a Friend ... Choisis-Toi Un Ami... Mama Keita 1996 France
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day Christopher Münich 1996 USA
Concert for a Rat Concert Dlia Krisi Oleg Kovalov 1995 Russia
Floating Life Clara Law 1996 Australia
Slaughter of the Cock I Sfagi Tou Kokora Andreas Pantzis 1996 Cyprus, Greece
Lilies John Greyson 1996 Canada
Marian Petr Václav 1996 Czech Republic, France
Honey and Ash Miel et Cendres Nadia Farès 1996 Switzerland, Tunisia
Nénette and Boni Nenette Et Boni Claire Denis 1995 France
Nerolio Aurelio Grimaldi 1996 Italia
Bread and Flour Nun Va Guldun Mohsen Makhmalbaf 1996 Iran
The Eye's of Asia Os Olhos Da Asia Joao Maria Grilo 1995 Portugal
Seven Servants Daryush Shokof 1995 Germany
Conspirators of Pleasure Spiklenci Slasti Jan Svankmajer 1996 Czech Republic, Switzerland
Tiburzi Paolo Benvenuti 1966 Italia

Filmmakers of the Present (Cineasti del Presente)

Filmmakers of the Present - Out of Competition

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
A Small Domain Britta Sjogren 1996 USA
Automatic Writing Ann Marie Fleming 1996 Germany
Bari - Zogon Fumiki Watanabe 1996 Japan
Hôtel Abyssinie Abyssinia Hotel Patricia Plattner 1996 France, Switzerland
Impressions D'Afrique & Du Sud Impressions of Africa & South Karim Dridi 1996 France
L'Uomo Di Carta The Paper Man Stefano Incerti 1996 Italia
La Fabrique De L'Homme Occidental The Factory of Western Man Gérald Caillat 1996 France
La Moindre Des Choses The Least of Things Nicolas Philibert 1996 France
La Rencontre Meeting Alain Cavalier 1996 France
Le Crur Fantôme The Ghost Crurve Philippe Garrel 1996 France
Le Fantôme De Longstaff The Longstaff Ghost Luc Moullet 1996 France
Le Ventre De L'Amerique America's Belly Luc Moullet 1996 France
Lo Specchio Di Diana Diana's Mirror Yervant Granikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi 1996 Italia
Lost Book Found Jem Cohen 1996 USA
Marseille Contre Marseille Marseille Against Marseille Jean-Louis Comolli 1996 France
Mes Dix-Sept Ans My Seventeen Philippe Faucon 1996 France
Obsessive Becoming Daniel Reeves Reeves 1995 Great Britain, USA
Par Un Jour De Violence Ordinaire, Mon Ami Michel Seurat... On a Day of Ordinary Violence, My Friend Michel Seurat ... Omar Amiralay 1996 France
Sa Vie À Elle Her Life Roman Goupil 1995 France
Si Bleu, Si Calme And Blue, and Calm Eliane de de Latour 1996 France
The Arena Of Murder Amos Gitai 1996 Israel
The Bloody Child Nina Menkes 1996 USA
The Present Robert Frank 1996 USA
The Willing Voyeur Richard Kerr 1996 Canada
Tino E Tano Sure that Applicable Giuseppe Bertolucci 1996 Italia, Switzerland
Utazas Az Alföldön Traveling in the Great Plain Béla Tarr 1995 Hungary
Vento 'E Terra Wind 'And Earth Antonietta De Lillo 1996 Italia
Walk The Walk Robert Kramer Kramer 1995 France, Switzerland

Leopards of Tomorrow

Leopards of Tomorrow (Pardi di Domani)

Sacher Special Program
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Appunti Di Questi Giorni 1943-44 Notes of These Days 1943-44 Emanuela Gordano, Antonio Manzini Italia
Avant Le Soir Before Evening Pietro Antonio Rizzo Italia
La Place To Place Giovanni Maderna Italia
La Scala Lunga Poggiata Alla Luna The Long Scale Resting on the Moon Alberto Simone Italia
Silhouette Matteo Garrone Italia
French Short Films – In Competition
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Alger La Blanche Algiers La Blanche Cyril Collard 1985 France
Au Bord De L'Autoroute On the Edge of the Highway Olivier Jahan 1996 France
Bien Sous Tous Rapports Well in all Respects Marina de Van 1996 France
C'Est La Haine It's Hatred Ahmed Bouchaala 1993 France
Ce Qui Me Meut What Moves Me Cédric Klapisch 1989 France
Chien Noir Black Dog Gilles Adrien 1995 France
Classique Classic Christian Vincent 1986 France
Comme Les Autres Like the Others Didier Bivel 1995 France
Comme On Respire As We Breathe Myriam Aziza 1995 France
Des Filles Et Des Chiens Girls and Dogs Sophie Fillières 1991 France
Dimanche Soir Sunday Evening Solange Martin 1993 France
Dis-Moi Oui, Dis-Moi Non Tell Me Yes, Tell Me No Noémie Lvovsky 1990 France
Emilie Müller Yvon Marciano 1993 France
Entre Nous Between Us Juliette Senik 1995 France
Fierrot Le Pou Fierrot Le to Mathieu Kassovitz 1990 France
Film De Famille Family Movie Jean-Pierre Delattre 1995 France
Gorille, Mon Ami Gorilla, My Friend Emmanuel Malherbe 1996 France
Grandir To Grow Virginie Wagon 1995 France
Interim Jean-Pierre Améris 1988 France
Jeux De Plage Beach Games Laurent Cantet 1995 France
L'Enfant De La Ciotat The Child of La Ciotat Arnaud Debréek 1995 France
L'Etrangère The Strawberry Françoisz Chilowicz 1995 France
La Combine De La Girafe The Combination of the Giraffe Thomas Glou 1983 France
La Cuisinière The Cook Wanda Kujacz 1995 France
La Fille Et L'Amande The Girl and the Almond Bénédicte Brunet 1996 France
La Mère The Mother Caroline Bottaro 1995 France
La Pierre De L'Attente The Stone of Waiting Tran Ahn Hung 1991 France
La Première Journee De Nicolas Nicolas' First Day Manuel Poirier 1985 France
La Rue Ouverte The Open Street Michel Spinosa 1987 France
La Vie Parisienne Parisian Life Hélène Angel 1995 France
La Vie À Rebours Life in Reverse Gaël Morel 1994 France
Le Baiser Kiss Him Pascal Ferran 1990 France
Le Chien Qui Avait Soif The Dog Who Was Thirsty Philippe Rony 1996 France
Le Cochon The Pig Partho Gupta 1996 France
Le Livre De Minuit The Midnight Book Thierry Binisti 1996 France
Le Mariage Blanc White Marriage Christine Carrière 1990 France
Le Matou Our Xavier Beauvois 1986 France
Le Mesange The Mesange Catherine Corsini 1982 France
Le Ravin The Ravine Catherine Kelin 1995 France
Le Soleil A Promis De Se Lever Demain The Sun Has Promised to Get Up Tomorrow Fabienne Godet 1995 France
Les Deux Fragonard Both Fragonard Philippe Le Guay 1986 France
Madame Jacques Sur La Croisette Madame Jacques on the Croisette Emmanuel Finkiel 1995 France
Menage Household Pierre Salvadori 1992 France
Never Twice Vincent Ravalec 1995 France
Paris-Ficelle Laurence Ferreira-Barbosa 1982 France
Poussiêre D'Etoiles Etoiles Chick Angès Merlet 1986 France
Presence Feminine Erich Rochant 1987 France
Romaine Et Les Filles Roman and Girls Agnès Obadia 1995 France
Sang D'Encre Ink Blood Laurent de Bartillat 1994 France
Soigneurs Dehors! Careers Outside! Pascal Deux 1995 France
Tout Doit Disparaître Everything Must Disappear Jean-Marc Moutout 1996 France
Une Femme Pour L'Hiver A Woman for Winter Manuel Flèche 1990 France
Une Robe D'Ete A Summer Dress François Ozon 1996 France
Une Visite A Visit Rhilippe Harel 1995 France
Vacances À Bleriot Holidays in Bleriot Bruno Bontzolakis 1995 France
Virage Turn Ludovic Cantais 1995 France
Xxy Jean-Charles Gaudin 1995 France
Yeti Philippe Bridou 1995 France
Zoe La Boxeuse Zoe the Boxer Karim Dridi 1992 France
Zohra À La Plage Zohra at the Beach Catherine Bernstein 1995 France
Short Swiss Films – In Competition
Bad Trip To Mars Fulvio Bernasconi 1996 Switzerland
Comme D'Habitude As per Usual Isabelle Balducchi 1996 Switzerland
D.U.M.B - Down Under Manhattan Bridge Laurent Kibrit 1995 Switzerland
Der Astronaut The Astronaut Pierre Mennel 1995 Switzerland
Dr. Younamis Sagt: Warum Eine Frau Einen Mann Hassen Sollte Dr. YOUNAMIS Says: Why a Woman Should Hate a Man Daniel Young 1996 Switzerland, USA
Dr. Younamis' Couch Igor Bauersima 1996 Switzerland, Germany
Endspur Final Lane Sabine Boss 1995 Switzerland
Entre Frère Et Soeur Between Brother and Sister Isabelle Blanc 1996 Switzerland
Excursion Romed Wyder 1996 Switzerland
Idyllische Landschaft Oder Die Erfindung Der Freiheit Idyllic Landscape or the Invention of Freedom Judith Rutishauser 1995 Switzerland
Mon Chère, L'Escabeau, La Dinde Et Le Cabot My Dear, the Stepladder, the Turkey and the Cabot Cèline Macherel 1996 Switzerland
Nascondiglio - Das Versteck Nascondiglio - The Hiding Place Roberto Di Valentino 1995 Switzerland
Nature Morte Death Lifes Isabelle Singer 1995 Switzerland
Orson & Welles Felix Schaad 1995 Switzerland
Soir De Fête Festive Night Hélène Faucherre 1996 Switzerland
Taxi Service Elie Kahlifé, Alexandre Monnier 1996 Switzerland
Une Semaine Plus Tard A Week Later Yakup Yilmaz 1996 Switzerland
À L'Abri Du Monde Out of the World Frank Preiswerk 1995 Switzerland

Tribute To – Mimmo Calopresti

Tribute To Mimmo Calopresti
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
A Proposito Di Sbavature Speaking of Smudges Mimmo Calopresti, Claudio Paletto 1984 Italia
Alla Fiat Era Così The Fiat Was Like that Mimmo Calopresti 1990 Italia
Oltre Il Confine Beyond the Border Mimmo Calopresti 1996 Italia
Pane Pace Libertà - 1943-1945 Mimmo Calopresti 1994 Italia
Paolo Ha Un Lavoro Paolo Has a Job Mimmo Calopresti 1991 Italia
Remzija Mimmo Calopresti 1992 Italia

Retrospective – Youssef Chahine

Feature Films / Youssef Chahine
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Awat El-Ibn El-Dall Youssef Chahine 1976 Egypt, Algérie
Bab El-Hadid Iron Door Youssef Chahine 1958 Egypt
Baba Amin Baba Amen Youssef Chahine 1950 Egypt
Bein Idek Youssef Chahine 1960 Egypt
Biya El-Khawatim Youssef Chahine 1965 Lebanon
Chaitan El-Sahara Youssef Chahine 1954 Egypt
El Naas Wa El-Nil L People and the Nile Youssef Chahine 1968 Egypt, Russia
El-Ard Youssef Chahine 1969 Egypt
El-Ikhtiyar Youssef Chahine 1970 Egypt
El-Mouhaguer Youssef Chahine 1994 Egypt, France
El-Mouhareg El-Kebir The Big Clown Youssef Chahine 1952 Egypt
El-Nasser Salah Eddine Youssef Chahine 1963 Egypt
El-Ousfour Youssef Chahine 1973 Egypt, Algérie
El-Wada Ya Bonaparte The-Wada and Bonaparte Youssef Chahine 1984 Egypt, France
El-Youm El-Sadis Youssef Chahine 1986 France, Egypt
Fagr Youm Guedid Youssef Chahine 1964 Egypt
Gamila El-Gazaeriya Gamilal-Gazaria Youssef Chahine 1958 Egypt
Haddouta Misriya Haberize Misriya Youssef Chahine 1982 Egypt
Houbb Ila El-Abad Youssef Chahine 1959 Egypt
Ibn El-Nil Youssef Chahine 1951 Egypt
Inta Habibi While Habibi Youssef Chahine 1957 Egypt
Iskanderiya Kaman Wa Kaman Iskanderiya Save for Soking Youssef Chahine 1989 Egypt, France
Iskanderiya Leh? Iskedria Leh? Youssef Chahine 1978 Egypt, Algérie
Nida El-Ochak Nada Lovers Youssef Chahine 1961 Egypt
Nissa Bila Rigal When Rigal Youssef Chahine 1953 Egypt
Ragoul Fe Hayati A Man in My Life Youssef Chahine 1961 Egypt
Rimal Min Dahab Rimmer from Gold Youssef Chahine 1966 Lebanon
Sayidat El-Qitar Youssef Chahine 1952 Egypt
Sera Fi El-Wadi It will be the-Wadi Youssef Chahine 1954 Egypt
Seraa Fi El-Mina It will be Fi-Mina Youssef Chahine 1956 Egypt
Wadaa Hobbak To Hobbak Youssef Chahine 1957 Egypt
Short Films / Youssef Chahine
Eid El-Amyroun Meron Eid Youssef Chahine 1967 Egypt, Algérie
El-Kahira Menawara Bi Ahlaha Cairo is Enlightened by Her Family Youssef Chahine 1991 Egypt, Algérie
Intelak Intelk Youssef Chahine 1973 Egypt, Algérie
Lumière Et Compagnie Light and Company Youssef Chahine 1966 Egypt, Algérie
Salwa Youssef Chahine 1970 Egypt, Algérie
Sans Titre Unit Youssef Chahine 1945 Egypt, Algérie

Cinema/Cinemas

Cinema/Cinemas
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Cinema, De Notre Temps: Alain Cavalier - 7 Chapitres, 5 Jours, 2 Pièces-Cuisine Cinema, of Our Time: Alain Cavalier - 7 Chapters, 5 Days, 2 -Rooms -Kitchen Jean-Pierre Limosin 1995 France
Kenwin Véronique Goël 1996 Switzerland
Les Annees Arruza The Years Arruza Emilio Maillö 1996 France
Ma'S Sin My Sin Serge Saguenail 1996 Portugal
Ninetto, Le Messager Ninetto, the Messages Jean-André Fieschi 1995 France
Red Hollywood 1995 USA
Ritratti D'Autore - Deuxième Serie Play the Author - Deux d'Seri Cristiano Bortone, Ricky Tognazzi 1996 Italia
Ritratti D'Autore - Première Serie Author Pictures - Series Premiière Cristina Comencini, Alessandro D'Alatri 1996 Italia
Shooting On The Nile - Voices From The Egyptian Cinema Barbara Melega 1996 Italia
The Typewriter, The Rifle And The Movie Camera Adam Simon 1995 Great Britain
Un Africain Nommé Cinema: Djibril Diop Mambety An African Named Cinema: Djibril Diop Mambety Jean-Pierre Bekolo 1996 France, Cameroon

Film Surprise

Original Title English Title Director(s) Production Country
Gonin 2 Takashi Ishii Japan

Montecinemaverità Fondation

Original Title English Title Director(s) Production Country
Macadam Tribu Macadam Tribe José Laplaine Zaire, France
Po Di Sangui Flora Gomes Guinea Bissau, France
Un Ete À La Goulette One Summer in La Goulette Férid Boughedir Tunisia, France

Out of Program

Original Title English Title Director(s) Production Country
Ma Le Parole Sono Importanti But Words are Important Armando Ceste, Alex Vitagliano Italia
Storia Di Un Ufficiale Di Carriera History of a Career Officer Gabriella Rosaleva Switzerland

Special Projection

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Raza José Luis Saenz de Heredia 1941 Spain

Treasures of the Swiss Cinematheque

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
La Peine Du Talion Talion Sentence Gaston Velle 1906 France
La Poule Aux Rufs D'Or The Hen with Golden Rufs Gaston Velle 1905 France
Le Scarabee D'Or The Golden Scarabee Segundo de Chomón 1907 France
Metamorphose D'Un Papillon Metamorphosis of a Butterfly Gaston Velle 1904 France
Rapsodia Satanica Satanic Rapsody Nino Oxilia 1915 Italia

Independent Sections

Critics Week

The Semaine de la Critique is an independent section, created in 1990 by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists in partnership with the Locarno Film Festival.[4]

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Around The Block Alain Klarer 1996 France, Switzerland
Attwengerfilm Wolfgang Mürmberger 1995 Austria
Materiale Resistente Resistant Material Guido Chiesa, Davide Ferrario 1996 Italia
Soul In The Hole Danielle Gardner 1996 USA
Störung Ost East Disorder Schneider, Mechthild Katzorke 1996 Germany
Tabu, Dernier Yoyage Tabu, Last Trip Yves De Peretti 1996 France, Germany
Une Saison Au Paradis A Season in Paradise Richard Dindo 1996 Switzerland, France

Swiss Cinema

Swiss Cinema Rediscovered
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Borderline Kenneth Macpherson 1930 Switzerland
Die Ewige Maske The Eternal Mask Werner Hochbaum 1935 Switzerland
Menschen, Die Vorüberziehen& People Who Pass & Max Haufler 1942 Switzerland
Swiss Perspectives '96 / Competition
Blue Mountain Thomas Tanner 1996 Switzerland
Capitaine Au Long Cours Long -Term Captain Bianca Conti Rossini 1996 Switzerland
Erhöhte Waldbrandgefahr Increased Risk of Forest Fire Matt Zschokke 1996 Switzerland
Markus Jura Suisse - Der Verlorene Sohn Markus Jura Suisse - The Lost Son Edgar Hagen 1996 Switzerland
Nacht Der Gaukler Night of the Jugglers Michael Steiner, Pascal Walder 1996 Switzerland
Pessoa Person Heinz Bütler 1996 Switzerland
Schwarze Tage Black Days Benno Maggi 1996 Switzerland
They Teach Us How To Be Happy Peter von Gunten 1996 Switzerland
Swiss Perspectives '96 / Outside Competition
A Tickle In The Heart Stefan Schwieter 1996 Germany, Switzerland
Al Centro Dell'Area Di Rigore At the Center of the Penalty Area Bruno Garbuglia, Ivano Orano 1995 Italia, Switzerland
Besser Und Besser Better and Better Alfredo Knuchel, Norbert Wiedmer 1996 Switzerland
Fourbi Alain Tanner 1995 Switzerland, France
Il Girasole - Una Casa Vicino A Verona Il Girasole - A House Near Verona Christoph Schaub 1995 Switzerland
Jean Ziegler, Le Bonheur D'Être Suisse Jean Ziegler, the Happiness of Being Swiss Ana Ruiz 1996 Belgium, Switzerland
Kräuter & Kräfte Herbs & Forces Jürg Neuenschwander 1995 Switzerland
Les Agneaux The Lambs Marcel Schüpbach 1995 Switzerland
Noel Field - Der Erfundene Spion Noel Field - The Invented Spy Werner Schweizer 1996 Switzerland
Oh! Quel Beau Jour Oh! What a Beautiful Day Ricky Tognazzi 1995 Switzerland
Take Off From The Sand Wageh Georg 1996 Switzerland

Official Awards

Official Jury

Oecumenical Jury

CICAE Jury

  • Prize: Choisis-Toi Un AMI... directed by Mama Keit

FIPRESCI Jury

  • International critics prize: Marian directed by Petr Vaclav
  • Special Mention: Tabu directed by Yves De Peretti

Source:[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "FESTIVAL LOCARNO: LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL LINE-UP". Screen International. No. 1070. 9 August 1996. p. 14.
  2. ^ Elley, Derek (29 July 1996). "Film/International: Euro pix lead locarno lineup". Variety. Vol. 12. p. 12 – via 363.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Semaine de la Critique". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "1996 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  6. ^ "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  7. ^ Elly, Deborah (26 August 1996). "Film/International: THE FESTS - 'boni' bonnie at Locarno". Variety. Vol. 364. p. 14.
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