The selection 2017 which comprises more than fifty new works is characterized as already stated by a massive presence of 0ltre Alpe film (about one third of new titles in the face of ten Italians always new titles) to emphasize the crisis that crosses the Italian cinema. We have to say that apart from two or three exceptions the selection of the 70th Locarno does not excel while the independent section of the film in the Critics' Week for their quality and topic have called our attention. We got to see this weekend over twenty titles of which I refer below, and as hereinafter divided.

Piazza Grande (5 his 16 of which 6 French and 2 Italian)

international Competition (6 his 18 of which 6 French and one Italian)

Competition Filmmakers of the Present (4 his 8 of which 2 Italian)

Signs of Life (2 11dei of which one Italian)

out of competition (4 of which 9dei 5 French and 2 Italian) feature films + (1 his 8) courts

Of the above the first works are (4 of 21 + 1dei which 3 French and 2 Italian)

Retrospective (1 his 33) con un giovanissimo Gregory Peck in Days of Glory

We however managed to see any of the works of the Leopards of Tomorrow (27+11) between the medium and short distinct in Competition International and National.

Of interesting Critics' Week we have chosen for you more than half of the titles (4 his 7)that we report in order of rating:

favela Olympic Samuel Chalard Switzerland (v.o.Portoghese)

Family (The Family) The Rok Biček Slovenia / Austria (v.o.) Slovenian

Las cinéphilas di María Álvarez Argentina (v.o. Spanolo)

The Poetess di Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff Germania/Saudi Arabia(v.o. Arabic)

The friend Ugo Baistrocchi preferred rather more retrospective Tourneur (10 his 33)e sulla due Film History(s) the cinema: Cat people di Paul Schrader e 36 ragged di Catherine Breillat in 35mm.

Here is his ranking of Tourneur: Cat people 73′ 35 mm B/N, Jacques Tourneur, the medium (Filming the invisible) di Alain Mazars 60′ DCP B/N, Berlin express 87′ 35mm B/N, The leopard man 65′ 35mm B/N, Circle of danger 86′ 35mm B/N, Easy living 77′ 35mm B/N, This 80′ 35mm B/N, Timbuktu 92′ 16mm B/N, Those close to Jacques Tourneur Courts, While it's not worth the love 87′ 35mm B/N

In the various sections of the French we seemed to us clear favorites for the quality offered and in particular.

For the selection of the Piazza Grande of the Audience Award (5) we preferred DOG di Samuel Benchetrit France / Belgium - 2017 - 87 'World Premiere. A paradoxical story of a modern Job starring Vincent Macaigne struggling with his ex (Vanessa Paradis) and an evil Bouli Lanners, dog trainer who submits him like an animal. Gilmore final sees him in the role that best suits him, after losing wife, children and work. It will be only in his mind or will actually? A parody on the human values ​​that are increasingly turning to breed humanizing. In second place WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY? di Tommy Sten Gran Bretagna - 2017 - 123 'World Premiere A Fantasy Noir a same time of a grandfather (Willem Dafoe) and his seven grandchildren hidden powers to the new World Order. The other performers are Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Robert Wagner in a story last breath. But in third place GOOD TIME di Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie United States - 2017 - 100 'The film went to Cannes the Safdie brothers insist on stories of the last of the Big Apple. This time, however, they fail in their efforts by sending the fray Robert Pattinson and co-starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Abdi, Ben Safdie, Buddy Duress, Lucas Elliot Eberl, Phil Cappadora, Souleymane Sy Savane. Follow ATOMIC BLONDE David Leitch United States - 2017 - 115 'Charlize Theron in the role of a James Bond-female DVE extricate themselves in a still divided Berlin. Film from the general public but mimics the most famous spy in the world. Glia thers interpreters are James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Toby Jones, til Schweiger, Bill Skarsgård, James Faulkner, John Haukur Jóhannesson, Roland Møller, Sam Hargrave. Finally the bad movie. We refer to SPARRING Samuel Jouy di Francia - 2017 - 95 'World Premiere, first work, where the great French actor Mathieu Kassovitz commits suicide from an artistic point of view and that we regret. An ordinary story of a boxer who has racked up more defeats than wins and who wants to redeem himself in front of the family. Among glia thers starring Olivia Merilahti, Billie Blain, Souleymane M'Baye, Lyes Salem, Tomy LEconte, Ali Labidi, David Saracino, Yves Alfonso, Alban Lenoir, Malik Good, Zakarya Gouram, Jolente De Keersmaeker.

At our friend Ugo Baistrocchi liked instead of the five films seen in order of rating: Tomorrow and all the other days di Noemie Llovsky, Lola pater The Nadir Moknèche, Amori who do not know the world Cristina Comencini, What happened to Monday? di Tommy Wirkola.

But let the International Competition (6) where we so loved in France 9 FINGERS of F.J. Ossang France - 2017 - 99 'World Premiere. A hichicockiano films spanning various kinds of stupefacendo film the viewer between crime story, spy story e fantastic story. Il cast formato da Paul Hamy, Damien Bonnard, Pascal Greggory, Gaspard Ulliel, Lisa Hartmann, Alexis Manenti is respectable. Also from France MISS HYDE Serge Bozon France / Belgium - 2017 - 95 'World Premiere with a great interpretation of Isabelle Huppert who deserves an Oscar for his versatility to characters who recently was seen. They are accompanied on his adventure in the shoes of a teacher Romain Duris and José Garcia. It is not the first time that we encounter a dall'umor scratchy film coming from Palestine. It is the case of MANDATORY (Duty) Annemarie Jacir Palestine / France / Germany / Colombia / Norway / Qatar / UAE - 2017 - 96 'World Premiere which is laid bare the relationship between two generations living experiences. A son vacationed in Italy that has sidelined Arab customs, a father clinging to traditions that forced him to behave traditionally. In the background a city of Nazareth and a few chaotic tribute to pop music 70 years this road movie through the streets of the Palestinian city. The two protagonists are Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri. For a debut CHARLESTON di Andreï Cretulescu Romania / Francia - 2017 - 119 'World Premiere, there is no harm in that grotesque noir with twists and details that distract the viewer inclined to root for the loser. In reality, the two protagonists are both contending for the place of honor. Proving that the Romanian cinema is effervescent. The cast of actors with the protagonists Serban Pavlu, Radu Iacoban ed segue Ana Ularu, Victor Rebengiuc, Adrian Titieni, Dorian Boguta, Home Ciontea, Gabriela Popescu, Gavril Patru entertain us in this new kind of comedy. In aseptic style GOLIATH Dominik Locher Switzerland - 2017 - 85 'World Premiere, He tells a fatherhood and early motherhood that puts a strain on the viewer tries. The protagonists are two young people who live this in a childhood experience and must deal with the very sensitive issue of abortion. The script has many gaps, especially in the final. The cast Sven Schelker, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, José Barros, Michael Neuenschwander, Isabelle Menke, Bettina Stucky, Annina Euling, Tim Bettermann, Lisa Brühlmann, Anna Schinz, Adrian Furrer. And finally, the doc GOOD LUCK Ben Russell France / Germany - 2017 - 143 'World premiere - with a topic and a plot designed desk that leaves no room. The first part takes place in an underground mine where Serbian director leads us and makes us live in the narrow confines of the tunnels to four hundred meters below ground. The second in a subtropical zone where gold is mined illegally. The first part convinces, the second less.

The colleague Ugo Baistrocchi has instead seen in order of rating: Lucky di John Carrol Lynch, Charleston Andrei Cretulescu, Mrs. Hyde Serge Bozon, Wandering Soap Opera di Raúl Ruiz, Valeria Sarmiento, Goliath di Dominik Locher, Gemini Aaron Katz and finally Good luck Ben Russell.

From the Filmmakers of the Present Competition (4) We offer delicious SEVERINA Felipe Hirsch Brazil / Uruguay - 2017 - 103 'World Premiere with Javier Drolas, Carla Quevedo, Alejandro Awada, Alfredo Castro, Daniel Hendler an ode to writing, the world of unconditional love books with an incisive style and the special participation of Alfredo Castro who plays the controversial father figure. From Asia a delicate film on the relationship of a young couple with their respective families. The juxtaposition of the rural world of his family with the world of the big cities where they live her parents. It is FOR-Haeng (The First Lap) KIM Dae-hwan in Corea del Sud - 2017 - 101 'International First, Hyun-chul dog, KIM Sae-byuk. The two protagonists come to know them by their families and present but the differences between the two worlds does not affect their relationship. In co-production poetic and oneiric METEORLAR Gürcan Keltek of Netherlands / Turkey - 2017 - 81 'World Premiere, first work that presents us with an area under the spotlight of Turkey in the territories of Kurdistan. Finally, the Italian EASY Andrea Magnani Italy / Ukraine - 2017 - 91 'World Premiere, debut with Nicola Nocella, Libero De Rienzo, Barbara Bouchet, Ostap Stupka, Veronika Shostak, Orest Garda unconvincing in the narrative structure of various gags not really original.

To his friend Ugo Baistrocchi his liking list places first Person to person in Dustin Guy Defa, followed by Severina Felipe Hirsch and finally Easy Andrea Magnani agreeing with us irrelevance of Italian films.

One of the novelties of this edition have been reserved to the awards section Signs of Life (2) where works are presented that use innovative languages. We saw two movies both deserving the first It WAS ONCE BRASÍLIA of Adirley Queirós Brazil / Portugal - 2017 - 100 'World Premiere with Wellington Abreu, Andreia Vieira, Marquim Troop, Franklin Ferreira in the form of fantasy tells us the political situation in the South American continent, the second takes us back in time and history of Romania to understand what today's Romania. COUNTRY LIFE (The Dead Nation) di Radu Jude Romania - 2017 - First International DOC through the presentation of vintage photo of the photo Splendid study focused on the Shoah in Romania during fascism.

Finally a quick rundown on film out of competition (4) where it excels RISE AND FALL OF A SMALL COMMERCIAL CINEMA Jean-Luc Godard restored copy France / Switzerland - 1986 - 92 'con Jean-Pierre Mocky, Marie Valera, Jean-Pierre Léaud, which highlights the nature whimsical Bazin's on the verge of paranoia. then there NOTHINGWOOD Sonia Kronlund France / Germany - 2017 - 85 'seen in Cannes that shows us a brand new film industry in Afghanistan. Also NAZIDANIE di Boris Yukhananov, Aleksandr Shein Russia – 2017 - 148 'World documentary on the world of soccer and the world of information at the time of globalization, but flaw length. Finally we put the documentary THERE Andrea Segre Italy - 2017 - 64 'World Premiere, that even though you tell us a story of integration in these times of epochal migration has no originality in language. The protagonists of the story are themselves: Ibitocho Sehounbiatou, Salami Taiwo, Mimma D'Amico, Fabio Basile, Giampaolo Moscow, Gian Luca Castaldi, Prosper Doe. Instead there is so liked the Italian documentary selected among Shorts (1) GRANMA Alfie Assemsbly, Daniele Gaglianone - Italy - 2017 – 35’, that in an original way he tells us one of the many stories of escape from poverty and war on the African continent to Europe.

To his friend Ugo Baistrocchi between films out of competition (5) Visa deserves the top spot We are young and today its long Léa Forest followed by courts For a rose Marco Bellocchio, Stone tender di Aurélie Mertenat e Scaffold by Kazik Radwanski and finally the feature film Prototype di Blake Williams in 3D.

Of those candidates mentioned Film Swatch First Feature Award (4)They are in order of rating:

METEORLAR di Gürcan Done (Competition Filmmakers of the Present)

CHARLESTON di Andreï Creţulescu (international Competition)

EASY Andrea Magnani (Competition Filmmakers of the Present)

SPARRING di Samuel Jouy (Piazza Grande)

As for the friend Ufo Baistrocchi his ranking is split:

Lucky di John Carrol Lynch (international Competition)

We are young and today its long di Léa Forest (out of competition)

CHARLESTON di Andreï Creţulescu (international Competition)

EASY Andrea Magnani (Competition Filmmakers of the Present)

As we said cinematic pearls of this edition is limited to a few title while in the independent section of the Critics' Week are concentrated the most worthy works for both language for originality. Ranked first documentary on the Brazilian Olympics 2016 favela Olympic Samuel Chalard Switzerland (v.o.Portoghese), followed by intimate documentary Family (The Family) The Rok Biček Slovenia / Austria (v.o. Slovenian), shot in more than a decade with a central small Nia and her parents early. After much controversy his young parent waiver of parental authority. But the ag tribute to all lovers of Cinema : Las cinéphilas di María Álvarez Argentina (v.o. Spanolo) in a escursus seven Cinefile where each of us can be recognized with their own strengths and weaknesses. And finally the story of emancipation in Saudi Arabia The Poetess di Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff Germania/Saudi Arabia(v.o. Arabic) to break the tradition that sees women placed in position of inferiority compared to man.

Now we just have to wait for the verdict of juries of the various sections.