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Locarno 2017


46 articles available in total starting from 29/06/2017. Last article published on 16/08/2017.

Meteors: Preserving a memory that is fragmented but never forgotten

Meteors: Preserving a memory that is fragmented but never forgotten

LOCARNO 2017: Turkish documentarist Gürcan Keltek makes a political statement with his observation of one of the largest militant actions to take place against the citizens of his own country  

07/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Filmmakers of the Present

Favela Olímpica, a peaceful yet desperate struggle to defend identity

Favela Olímpica, a peaceful yet desperate struggle to defend identity

LOCARNO 2017: Swiss director Samuel Chalard’s film, presented at the International Critic's Week, invites us to discover a reality that has remained hidden in the shadows  

07/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Critics' Week

Let the Corpses Tan: Cattet and Forzani’s new psychedelic delusion

Let the Corpses Tan: Cattet and Forzani’s new psychedelic delusion

LOCARNO 2017: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani return with a highly psychedelic and hallucinatory film about cops and corrosive thuggery  

07/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Piazza Grande

A Skin So Soft: Delving into the daily lives of a group of “supermen”

A Skin So Soft: Delving into the daily lives of a group of “supermen”

LOCARNO 2017: The latest feature by Denis Côté is being presented in the international competition at Locarno, taking us on an intimate journey with some modern-day gladiators  

04/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Competition

Lola Pater: "You can very well see that your father isn’t here"

Lola Pater: "You can very well see that your father isn’t here"

LOCARNO 2017: A touching and insightful film by Nadir Moknèche about family life, roots and identity, with the exceptional Fanny Ardant as the transsexual Lola  

04/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Piazza Grande

Freedom: When the benefits of being free can utterly imprison you

Freedom: When the benefits of being free can utterly imprison you

LOCARNO 2017: German filmmaker Jan Speckenbach explores the limits of freedom and the desires behind the pursuit of it in the unsatisfactory social environment of a lost generation  

03/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Competition

Welcome to Switzerland: The bitter aftertaste of acceptance

Welcome to Switzerland: The bitter aftertaste of acceptance

LOCARNO 2017: Following her documentary Yalom's Cure, Sabine Gisiger returns to Locarno with her latest effort, Welcome to Switzerland, a journey between the walls of an impenetrable nation  

03/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Out of competition

Tomorrow and Thereafter: A cruel but magnificent fairy tale

Tomorrow and Thereafter: A cruel but magnificent fairy tale

LOCARNO 2017: World-premiered in the awe-inspiring Piazza Grande, Noémie Lvovsky’s Tomorrow and Thereafter warms the most difficult-to-reach parts of our hearts  

03/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Piazza Grande

Review: Winter Brothers

Review: Winter Brothers

LOCARNO 2017: Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason delivers a solid cinematographic debut that is both visually and narratively remarkable  

03/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Competition

Scary Mother: Family as an incubator of monsters

Scary Mother: Family as an incubator of monsters

LOCARNO 2017: In her debut feature, screening at the Swiss gathering, Georgian director Ana Urushadze tackles the restrictions that society and families force upon women, mothers and wives  

03/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Filmmakers of the Present

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