This year’s festival opens with “Super 8”, a film by J.J. Abrams, and a retrospective of Vincente Minnelli is included in the programme. Special guests include actors Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Leslie Caron, Bruno Ganz and Claudia Cardinale. Two Swiss films are competing for the Golden Leopard award and French actress Isobelle Huppert will receive the Excellence Award for her lifetime achievement. 180 films will be shown during ten days.
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Hollywood recognises Godard with Oscar
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However, Godard – known for films like Breathless and Sympathy for the Devil – has told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that he will not attend the ceremony. “He reiterated his thanks for the award,” Academy president Tom Sherak said in a statement, “and also sent his good wishes to the other…
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Olivier Père explains to swissinfo.ch why regular festival sections have been axed and says showing fewer films will make Locarno the “best possible showcase” for critics and cinema-goers alike. Formerly in charge of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, Père says he prefers to stay out of the limelight and let the films speak for themselves. The…
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Leopard prints are always in style at the Festival del film Locarno, where the top prize is the Pardo d’oro – Italian for Golden Leopard. (Images: Susan Misicka, swissinfo.ch)
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