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REPORT: Locarno 2023

Cineuropa is covering the 76th Locarno Film Festival live with reviews, interviews, news...

REPORT: Locarno 2023

74 articles available in total starting from 16/09/2022. Last article published on 28/09/2023.

Review: Of Living Without Illusion

Review: Of Living Without Illusion

Katharina Lüdin’s first feature examines the dangerous yet reassuring grey zone separating love from hate and affection from contempt  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del Presente

Review: Mimì – Prince of Darkness

Review: Mimì – Prince of Darkness

Brando De Sica’s feature-length directorial debut is an extreme teen romance focusing on misfits, set against the backdrop of Naples  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

Review: Critical Zone

Review: Critical Zone

Ali Ahmadzadeh’s third film defies Iran’s authoritarian regime, painting the portrait of a tired and unpredictable society which now believes in nothing but artificial paradises  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Sofia Exarchou  • Director of Animal

Interview: Sofia Exarchou • Director of Animal

“I like to start with reality, but then I want to create my own universe, one that will serve my story”

The Greek director, whose film plunges into the rarely seen universe of hotel and resort animators, discusses her approach, her research and her cast  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Review: The Human Surge 3

Review: The Human Surge 3

Argentinian director Eduardo Williams’ second feature, whose title is a wink at the notion of chronology, is a dazzling and curious piece of experimental filmmaking  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Ena Sendijarević  • Director of Sweet Dreams

Interview: Ena Sendijarević • Director of Sweet Dreams

“It's my job to learn, to educate myself and to try to understand more about this world through cinema”

The Amsterdam-based Bosnian director gives us the low-down on how she made her idiosyncratic period film and discusses the role of the past in the present  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Review: 5 Hectares

Review: 5 Hectares

French director Émilie Deleuze follows a 50-year-old in search of his own private Eden and stubborn to the point of jeopardising everything  

09/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

Review: Baan

Review: Baan

A gentle portrait of pulsating hearts, Leonor Teles’ first fiction feature is an invitation to embark on a timeless journey through the intricacies of human connections  

09/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2023

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2023

We take a closer look at some of the Caribbean and Latin American projects co-produced with European partners taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

09/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Locarno Pro

Review: Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, Anywhere

Review: Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, Anywhere

Sylvain George sets his gaze on a group of young migrants on the border between the African continent and Europe, shining a light on a daily existence rife with persistence, hope and painful utopias  

09/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

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