42nd Locarno Film Festival

42nd Locarno Film Festival
Opening filmGone With The Wind directed by Victor Fleming
Closing filmMystery Train directed by Jim Jarmusch
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Leopard: Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? directed by Yong-Kyun Bae
Artistic directorDavid Strieff
Festival dateOpening: 3 August 1989 (1989-08-03)
Closing: 13 August 1989 (1989-08-13)
WebsiteLFF

The 42nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 3 to 13 August 1989 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The opening film of the festival was Gone With The Wind.[2] Attendance at the Piazza Grande, the open-air theater, reached a new record high with 8,900 tickets sold for the closing film Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train.[3][4] Over 100,000 people attended the festival.[5]

A retrospective of the films of Preston Sturges also was a hit with audiences, especially film professionals, and film historian Donald Spotto along with Sturges' widow, Sandy Sturges, both attended the festival.[6][3] Three episodes of Krzysztof Kieślowski's Dekalog were also crowd favorites with the festival having to turn away crowds every night.[3]

Variety reporter, Edna Fairaru remarked that this year showed the importance of festival selection as the film Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?, which experienced walk-outs at the Cannes film festival, was loved at Locarno by audiences and critics alike when it won top prize.[3]

The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? directed by Yong-Kyun Bae.[7][8][9]

Jury

International Jury – Main Competition (Incomplete)

Official Sections

The following films were screened in these sections:[10]

International Competition

International Competition - Feature Films
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
A Setima Letra José Dias de Souza, Simao dos Reis 1989 Portugal
Affettuose Lontananze Affectionate Distance Sergio Rossi 1989 Italia
Chil-Su Oa Man-Su Park Kwang-su 1988 South Korea
Denj Angela Days Angela Nikolaï Makarov, Sergueï Selianov 1989 Russia
Der Siebente Kontinent The Seventh Continent Michael Haneke 1989 Austria
Dharmaga Tongjoguro Kan Khadalgun? Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? Bae Yong-kyun 1989 South Korea
Dreissig Jahre Thirty Years Christoph Schaub 1989 Switzerland
Estaciò Central Josep Anton Salgot 1989 Spain
Khaneh-Ye Dust Kojast? Where Is the Friend's House? Abbas Kiarostami 1988 Iran
Kornblumenblau Cereal Leszek Wosiewicz 1988 Poland
Niupeng Dai Sijie 1989 France, Germany
Piano Panier Ou La Recherche De L'Equateur Piano Basket or the Search for Ecuador Patricia Plattner 1989 Switzerland
Piravi Shaji N. Karun 1988 India
Prisoners Of Inertia Jeffrey Noyes Scher 1989 USA
Riding The Rails Neil Hollander 1988 USA
Shadow Man Piotr Andrejew 1988 Netherlands
The Top Of His Head Peter Mettler 1989 Canada
Verfolgte Wege Persecuted Paths Uwe Janson 1988 Germany

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)

Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Ab, Bad, Khak Water, Wind, Dust Amir Naderi 1985 Iran
Abschied Vom Falschen Paradies Farewell to the Wrong Paradise Tevfik Baser 1988 Germany
Amori In Corso Loves in Progress Giuseppe Bertolucci 1988 Italia
Ariel Aki Kaurismäki 1988 Finland
Arusi-Ye-Khuban Mohsen Makhmalbaf 1989 Iran
Boulevards D'Afrique - Bac Ou Mariage Boulevards d'Afrique - Bac or Wedding Tam-Sir Doueb, Jean Rouch 1988 France
Caracas Michael Schottenberg 1989 Austria
El Kaala The Citadel Mohamed Chouikh 1988 Algérie
El dorado Géza Bereményi 1988 Hungary
Gone With The Wind Victor Fleming 1939 USA
Gorod Zero The City of Zero Karen Chakhnazarov 1989 Russia
Krotki Film O Milosci A Short Film About Love Krzysztof Kieślowski 1988 Poland
La Bande Des Quatre Gang of Four Jacques Rivette 1988 France, Switzerland
Mentiras Piadosas Love Lies Arturo Ripstein 1988 Mexico
Mielött Befejezi Röptet A Denever Before you Finish Flying the Denever Péter Timar 1989 Hungary
Mystery Train Jim Jarmusch 1989 USA
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore 1989 Italia
Rosa De Areia Rose Margarida Cordeiro, António Reis 1989 Portugal
Schwarze Sünde Black Sin Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub. 1989 France
Sex, Lies, and Videotape Steven Soderbergh 1989 USA
Tennessee Nights Nicolas Gessner 1989 USA, Switzerland
Une Histoire De Vent A History of Wind Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan 1988 France
Yaaba Idrissa Ouédraogo 1989 Burkina Faso, France

Special Sessions

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Dekalog, Dziesiec Dekalog: Ten Krzysztof Kieślowski 1988 Poland
Dekalog, Dziewiec Dekalog: Nine Krzysztof Kieślowski 1988 Poland
Dekalog, Jeden Dekalog: One Krzysztof Kieślowski 1988 Poland
Geister und Gäste Ghosts and Guests Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch 1989 Switzerland
Hamlet Goes Business Aki Kaurismäki 1987 Finland
Richard III Laurence Olivier 1955 Great Britain
RobbyKallePaul Dani Levy 1988 Germany, Switzerland
Route One/Usa Robert Kramer 1989 France
Ti Ho Incontrata Domani I Met you Tomorrow Pio Bordoni 1989 Switzerland
Varjoja Paratiisissa Shadows in Paradise Aki Kaurismäki 1987 Finland
Voglia Di Rock Desire for Rock Massimo Costa 1989 Italia

Tribute To - Hans Richter

Tribute To Hans Richter
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements Hans Richter 1955 Germany
Alexandre Calder Hans Richter 1963 Germany
Diagonal Symphony Hans Richter 1921 Germany
Dreams That Money Can Buy Hans Richter 1944 Germany
Everything Turns Hans Richter 1929 Germany
Filmstudie Film Study Hans Richter 1926 Germany
Irilation Hans Richter 1928 Germany
Race Symphony Hans Richter 1928 Germany
Rythme 21 Rhythmus 21 Hans Richter 1921 Germany
Rythme 23 Rhythm 23 Hans Richter 1923 Germany
Twopence Magic Hans Richter 1930 Germany
Vormittagsspuck Mornings Hans Richter 1928 Germany

African Week

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Baabu Banza Cities Mariama Hima 1985 Niger
Bal Poussière Dancing in the Dust Henri Duparc 1988 Ivory Coast
Camera D'Afrique Africa Camera Férid Boughedir 1983 Tunisia
Dunia World S. Pierre Yaméogo Burkina Faso
Falaw Palace Mariama Hima 1985 Niger
Finye The Wind Souleymane Cissé 1982 Mali
Geedka Nolosha The Tree of Life Abdullah Mohammad Saad 1987 Somalia
Jom Ou L'Histoire D'Un Peuple Jom or the Story of a People Ababacar Samb Makharam 1981 Senegal
Le Neveu Du Peintre The Painter's Nephew Moustapha Dao 1989 Burkina Faso
Mortu Nega Dead Denied Flora Gomes 1988 Guinea Bissau
Parlons Grand-Mère Let's Talk Grandmother Djibril Diop Mambéty 1989 Senegal
Segu-Janjo It's Segoo Mambaye Coulibaly 1989 Mali
Touki-Bouki TOUKI-BOUKKI Djibril Diop Mambéty 1973 Senegal
Toukou All Neck Mariama Hima 1987 Niger
À Nous La Rue To Us the Street Moustapha Dao 1987 Burkina Faso

Look At Italian Cinema

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Barbablù Barbablù Fabio Carpi 1989 Italia
Cavalli Si Nasce Horses are Born Sergio Staino 1989 Italia
Ladri Di Saponette Soap Thieves Maurizio Nichetti 1988 Italia
Maicol Mario Brenta 1988 Italia
Mignon È Partita Mignon Started Francesca Archibugi 1988 Italia
Nostos - Il Ritorno Nostos - The Return Franco Piavoli 1989 Italia

Out of Program

Original Title English Title Director(s) Production Country
Parcs Parks Douglas Beer Switzerland
Zan Boko Gaston Kaboré Burkina Faso

Retrospective - Preston Sturges

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Christmas in July Preston Sturges 1940 USA
Diamond Jim A. Edward Sutherland 1935 USA
Easy Living Mitchell Leisen 1937 USA
Hail the Conquering Hero Preston Sturges 1944 USA
Les Carnets Du Major Thompson The French, They Are a Funny Race Preston Sturges 1955 France
Remember the Night Mitchell Leisen 1940 USA
Sullivan's Travels Preston Sturges 1941 USA
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Preston Sturges 1949 USA
The Big Pond Hobart Henley 1930 USA
The Good Fairy William Wyler 1935 USA
The Great McGinty Preston Sturges 1940 USA
The Great Moment Preston Sturges 1944 USA
The Lady Eve Preston Sturges 1941 USA
The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek Preston Sturges 1943 USA
The Palm Beach Story Preston Sturges 1942 USA
The Power And The Gory William K. Howard 1933 USA
The Sin Of Harold Diddlebock Preston Sturges 1947 USA
Unfaithfully Yours Preston Sturges 1948 USA

Independent Sections

New Swiss Films

Swiss / Feature Films
Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Bankomatt Villi Hermann 1989 Switzerland, Italia
Der Wald The Forest Friedrich Kappeler 1988 Switzerland
Duende Elf Jean-Blaise Junod 1989 Switzerland, France
Georgette Meunier Cyrille Rey, Tania Stöcklin 1989 Switzerland
Johnny Sturmgewehr Johnny Assault Rifle Ueli Mamin 1989 Switzerland
La Nuit De L'Eclusier The Night of the L'Eclusier Franz Rickenbach 1989 Switzerland
Lüzzas Walkman Walkman Christian Schocher 1989 Switzerland
Noch Ein Wunsch Another Wish Thomas Koerfer 1989 Switzerland
Pestalozzi's Mountain Peter von Gunten 1989 Switzerland
Was Geht Mich Der Frühling An What Does Spring Come to Me Heinz Bütler 1988 Switzerland
Swiss / Short Films
Original title English title Director(s) Year Production country
Canal Lili Martial Wannaz 1988 Switzerland
L'Île D'Amour The Island of Love Robert Bouvier 1989 Switzerland
La Nef The Nave Claude Champion 1988 Switzerland
Late Show Robert Müller, Martin Stricker 1988 Switzerland
Most Tango Anges Weber 1989 Switzerland
The Three Soldiers Kamal Musale Musale 1988 Switzerland

Official Awards

Official Jury International Competition

FIPRESCI Jury

Ecumenical Jury

Youth Jury

Barclay Award Jury

Source:[8][7][9]

References

  1. ↑ "42nd locarno international film festival". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 3. 2 August 1989. p. 63. ProQuest 1438499762.
  2. ↑ Alderman, Bruce (9 August 1989). "Film: Sullivan travels again: Sturges hit of locarno fest; new pix sputter". Variety. Vol. 336. p. 28. ProQuest 1438500696.
  3. 1 2 3 4 FAIRARU, Edna (16 August 1989). "Film: Lesson to be learned from 'bodhy-dharma:' finding the right festival is all important". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 5. p. 11. ProQuest 1286184155.
  4. ↑ Fainaru, Edna (2 August 1989). "SWISS SCREEN SURVEY: Locarno film festival's 42d edition to preserve indie spirit". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 3. pp. 49, 54. ProQuest 1438499948.
  5. 1 2 "International news: Korean tops locarno film fest". Screen International. No. 718. 19 August 1989. p. 8. ProQuest 963263484.
  6. ↑ FAIRARU, Edna (16 August 1989). "Film: Preston Sturges retrospective a big hit with professional audience at fest". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 5. pp. 11, 14. ProQuest 1286184125.
  7. 1 2 "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 "1989 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Film: LOCARNO FEST WINNERS". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 5. 16 August 1989. p. 11. ProQuest 1286184086.
  10. ↑ "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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