33rd Locarno Film Festival

33rd Locarno Film Festival
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: To Love the Damned directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
Artistic directorJean-Pierre Brossard
Festival dateOpening: 1 August 1980 (1980-08-01)
Closing: 10 August 1980 (1980-08-10)
WebsiteLFF

The 33rd Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 10 August 1980 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The festival was shorter than in the past due to the reopening of the Venice film festival, which was held at a similar time.[1][2] The Locarno Festival secured an increased budget with more money coming from the government and private industry, including Swiss banks and Swissair.[1] However, after the central government failed to take into account inflation, the festival's budget was not given the full increase.[3][4][1]

Locarno screened several films from other festivals.[4] Among the highlights were Camera Buff directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Breaking Glass directed by Brian Gibson, with punk singer star Hazel O'Connor's press conference for the film drawing a crowd.[4][5] The winning pictures at the festival received prize money this year.[1]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to To Love the Damned directed by Marco Tullio Giordana.[6][7][8]

Jury

Two members of the Jury were Brazilian director Carlos Diegues and Italian screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico.[5]

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections:[9]

Main Program

Feature Films In Competition

English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Babylone XX Ivan Mykolaichuk 1979 Russia
On Fertile Lands Bereketli Topraklar Üezerinde Erden Kiral 1980 Türkiye
Breaking Glass Brian Gibson 1980 Great Britain
Clarence And Angel Robert Gardner 1980 USA
The Last Years of Childhood Die Letzten Jahre Der Kindheit Norbert Kückelmann 1979 Germany
Exterior Night Exterieur Nuit Jacques Bral 1980 France
Quilas, the Bad of the Picture Kilas, O Mau Da Fita José Fonseca e Costa 1980 Portugal
Kung-Fu Janusz Kijowski 1979 Poland
The Truth on the Savolta Affair La Verdad Sobre El Caso Savolta Antonio Drove 1980 Spain
Maybe Tomorrow Majd Holnap Judith Elek 1980 Hungary
To Love the Damned Maledetti Vi Amerò Marco Tullio Giordana 1980 Italia
Melodrama? Nikos Panayotopoulos 1980 Greece
Bitter Morsel Neem Annapurna Buddhadeb Dasgupta 1979 India
In for Treatment Opname Marja Kok, Erik van Zuylen 1979 Netherlands
Adventure Partners Parceiros De Aventura José Araujo de Medieros 1980 Brazil
Polenta Maya Simon 1980 Switzerland
Back to Marseille Retour A Marseille René Allio 1980 France
Semmelweis Gianfranco Bettetini 1980 Italia
As Far as the Eye Sees So Weit Das Auge Reicht Erwin Keusch 1980 Germany
A Man, Some Women Sëy Sëyeti Ben Diogaye Beye 1980 Senegal
Exit ... Just Don't Panic Exit...Nur Keine Panik Franz Novotny Austria*

Out of Competition

Feature Films Out of Competition
Original Title English Title Director(s) Production Country
Amator Amateur Krzysztof Kieslowski Poland
Amor De Perdiçao Sort Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
Bye Bye Brasil Carlos Diegues Brazil
Ekdin Pratidin One Day Every Day Mrinal Sen India
Merry Go Round Jacques Rivette France
Noroit Norot Jacques Rivette France
Palermo Oder Wolfsburg Palermo or Wolfsburg Werner Schröter Germany
Stalker Andrej Tarkovskij Russia

Special Sections

Panorama

Information - Outside Panorama
Original title English title Director(s) Year Production country
Aziza Azza Abdellatif Ben Ammar Tunisia
Deutschland Privat Germany Private Erwin Kneihsl, Robert Van Ackeren Germany
Er Quan Ying Yue Er Q U'anying Y UE Yan Zhou China
Fragments, Un Reste D'Images Fragments, a Remainder of Images Nabil Maleh Syria
Information - Panorama
A Confederacao Luis Galvåo Teles Portugal
Bruxelles Transit Samy Szlingerbaum Belgium
Dvonikat Swab Nikolaï Volev Bulgaria
Mueda-Memora E Massacre Ruy Guerra Mozambico
Notre Fille Our Daughter Daniel Kamwa Cameroon
Radiostacion Radio Station Rikard Ljarja Albanie
Surja Dighal Bari Teaching Bari Sheik Niamat Ali, Mashihuddin Shaker Bangladesh

French Cinémathèque

La Cinémathèque Française Present
Original title English title Director(s) Year Production country
El Dorado The Gold Marcel LHerbier 1921 France
L'Inondation Flooding Louis Delluc 1923 France
La Glace A Trois Faces Ice Has Three Faces Jean Epstein 1927 France

Polish Week

Polish Week
Original title English title Director(s) Year Production country
Aktorzy Prowincjonalni Provincial Actors Agnieszka Holland 1979 Poland
Aria Dla Atlety Aria Dla Athletes Filip Bajon 1979 Poland
Barwy Ochronne Protective Colors Krzysztof Zanussi 1977 Poland
Pelnia FREEMIA Andrzej Kondratiuk 1979 Poland
Umarla Klasa The Class Died Andrzej Wajda 1978 Poland
Wodzierej Water Feliks Falk 1978 Poland

Swiss Information

Swiss Information - Feature Films
Original title English title Director(s) Year Production country
Das Gefrorene Herz The Frozen Heart Xavier Koller Switzerland
Le Chemin Perdu The Lost Path Patricia Moraz Switzerland
Quand Il N'Y A Plus D'Eldorado When There is No more Eldorado Claude Champion Switzerland
Ritorno A Casa Return Home Nino Jacusso Switzerland
Un Homme En Fuite A Man on the Run Simon Edelstein Switzerland
Uramai Mero Giovanni Doffini Switzerland
Swiss Information - Short And Medium-Length Films
Au Bord Du Lac By the Lake Michel Rode Switzerland
Onore E Riposo Honor and Rest Fernando Raffaeli Colla Switzerland
Play 28/29 HHK Schönherr Switzerland
Rich And Famous Heinz Schmid, Gro Ström Switzerland
Space Gambler Georges Dufaux Switzerland

Tribute To - Marcel L'Herbier

Tribute To Marcel L'Herbier (1888-1979)
Original title English title Director(s) Year Production country
Adrienne Lecouvreur Marcel L'Herbier 1938 France
Autour De L'Argent Around Money Jean Dréville 1928 France
El Dorado The Gold Marcel L'Herbier 1921 France
Feu Mathias Pascal Marcel L'Herbier 1925 France
L'Argent Money Marcel L'Herbier 1929 France
L'Enfant De L'Amour The Child of Love Marcel L'Herbier 1930 France
L'Homme Du Large The Man of the Sea Marcel L'Herbier 1920 France
L'Inhumaine Inhuman Marcel L'Herbier 1924 France
La Comedie Du Bonheur The Comedy of Happiness Marcel L'Herbier 1940 France
La Mode Revee Revee Fashion Marcel L'Herbier 1939 France
La Nuit Fantastique Fantastic Night Marcel L'Herbier 1942 France
La Revolte To Riots Marcel L'Herbier 1949 France
La Vie de bohème Boheme Life Marcel L'Herbier 1945 France
Le Bonheur Happiness Marcel L'Herbier 1935 France
Le Parfum De La Dame En Noir The Scent of the Lady in Black Marcel L'Herbier 1931 France
Nuits De Feu Fire Nights Marcel L'Herbier 1937 France
Rose France Marcel L'Herbier 1919 France

Film Critics Week

FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics Week
Original title English title Director(s) Year Production country
Anthracite Edouard Niermans France
Balada Pro Banditu The Pro of the Force Arrived Vladimir Sis Czech Republic
Boomerang Ivan Nitchev Bulgaria
Das Höchste Gut Einer Frau Ist Ihr Schweigen The Highest Asset of a Woman is Her Silence Gertrud Pinkus Switzerland
Der Willi Busch Report The Willi Busch Report Klaus Schilling Germany
Hungerjahre Hunger Jutta Brückner Germany
P.S Roland Gräf Germany
Szansa Chance Feliks Falk Poland

Official Awards

International Jury

FIRPESCI Jury

  • International critics prize: MAJD HOLNAP by Judith Elek, KUNG-FU by Janusz Kijowski
  • Prize of 2’500 fr.: RITORNO A CASA by Nino Jacusso

Source:[6][7][8]

References

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  2. ↑ Van Laer, Robert (16 April 1980). "80 European Film Festivals Take Up Entire Summer". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 261, no. 18. Hollywood, CA. pp. C-12. ProQuest 2598192433.
  3. ↑ "Pictures: BROSSARD DUE IN U.S.; DEPLORES U.S. SNUB OF LOCARNO FEST". Variety. Vol. 300, no. 3. 20 August 1980. p. 28. ProQuest 1505840409.
  4. 1 2 3 Moskowitz, Gene (20 August 1980). "Pictures: Locarno's problem: Better films". Variety. Vol. 300, no. 3. p. 32. ProQuest 1505842066.
  5. 1 2 "Pictures: Locarno Fest Personals". Variety. Vol. 300, no. 3. 20 August 1980. p. 28. ProQuest 1505842752.
  6. 1 2 "1980 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Pictures: Prizes at locarno fest. (1980, Aug 20)". Variety. Vol. 300, no. 3. 20 August 1980. p. 28. ProQuest 1505843005.
  9. ↑ "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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