Sorry that the most beautiful Italian films are out of competition
From Locarno Luigi Noera - RaccontardiCinema (the photos are published courtesy of the Locarno Film Festival)
Our presence in Locarno ends today after viewing 35 unreleased films including 31 feature films.
In this regard we propose our ranking personnel who unfortunately spoiled by not having seen all the movies. We may not be as lucky as years prior to seeing the best movie but here's what we think of this edition that closes the loop to guide Carlo Chatrian:
Piazza Grande – Audience Award
- BLACKKKLANSMAN Spike Lee USA - 2018 – 135′ con John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Corey Hawkins, Laura Harrier, Ryan Eggold, Jaspar Pääkkönen, Ashlie Atkinson
- Coincoin AND Z’INHUMAN Bruno Dumont France - 2018 – 4×52′ with Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost, Philippe Jore, Julien Bodart, Christophe Verheeck, Alexia Depret, Lucy Caron, Marie-Josée Wlodarczack, Jason Cirot, Nicolas Leclaire, Priscilla Benoist World Prima
- RUNNING WIND Bettina Oberli Switzerland / France - 2018 – 86′ con Melanie Thierry, Pierre Deladonchamps, Nuno Lopes, Anastasia Shevtsova World
- THE EQUALIZER 2 Antoine Fuqua United States - 2018 – 121′ with Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, Jonathan Scarfe
international Competition
- M Yolande Zauberman France - 2018 – 106′ with Menachem Lang World Premiere
- THE FLOWER di Mariano Llinás Argentina - 2018 - 815'con Elisa Carricajo, Pilar Gamboa, Valeria Correa, Laura Paredes International Premiere
- GLAUBENBERG Thomas Imbach Switzerland - 2018 – 115′ Kris con Zsofia, Francis Meier, Milan Peschel, Bettina Stucky, Morgane Arm, Nikola Šošić, Ilayda Akdogan, Bud De Haas, Erol Afshar Prima mondiale
- SIBEL d Ages Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti France / Germany / LussemburgoTurchia - 2018 – 95′ World
- A FAMILY TOUR di YING Liang Taiwan / Hong Kong / Singapore / Malesia - 2018 – 107′ con An Nai, Zhe Gong, Pete Teo, Xin Yue Tham Prima mondiale
- ALICE T. Radu Muntean Romania / France / Sweden - 2018 – 105′ Andra with Guti, Mihaela Sirbu, Cristine Hămbăşanu, Ela Ionescu, Bogdan Dumitrache First World
- DIANE Kent Jones United States - 2018 – 94′ con Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O’Connell, Joyce van Patten, Phyllis Somerville, Glynnis O'Connor International Premiere
- MENOCCHIO Alberto Fasulo Italy / Romania - 2018 - 103'con Marcello Martini World Premiere
- LATE TO DIE YOUNG by Dominga Sotomayor Chile / Brazil / Argentina / Netherlands / Qatar - 2018 – 110′ Demian Hernandez, Antar Machado, Magdalena Totoro, Matías Oviedo, Antonia Zegers, Alejandro Goic, Mercedes Mujica, Eyal Meyer, Gabriel Cañas, Andrés Aliaga World
- GENISHE di Philippe Lesage Canada - 2018 – 130′ Lives with Noee, Theodore Pellerin, Edouard Tremblay-Grenier, Pier-Luc Funk, Émilie Bierre, Maxime Dumontier, Paul Ahmarani, Jules Roy Sicotte, Antoine Marchand-Gagnon World Prima
Competition Filmmakers of the Present
- YESTERDAY (Here) Bálint Kenyeres Hungary / Germany / France / Netherlands / Morocco / Sweden - 2018 - 119'con Vlad Ivanov, Feodor Atkine, Jo Prestia, Rainer Kühn, Djemel Barek, Nadia Niazi, Amine Ennaji, One Bensalah, Gamil Ratib, Oussama Oussous, Mohamed Rabiaa, Abdelhamid Ait Abbou Ali, Milhoudia Nassih, Toulou Kiki, Johanna Ter Steege, Issaka Sawadogo, Jacques Weber World Prima, first work
- FAMILY SUMERGIDA of María Alché Argentina / Brazil / Germany / Norway - 2018 – 91′ Mercedes Morán, Marcelo Subiotto, Esteban Bigliardi, Diego Velazquez, Laila Maltz Prima mondiale, first work
- JIAO QU DE NIAO (Suburban Birds) di QIU Sheng Cina - 2018 - 118'con LEE Mason, HUANG Lu International Premiere, first work
ALL IS WELL Eva Trobisch di Germania - 2018 - 93'con Aenne Black, Andreas Döhler, Hans Löw, Tilo Nest, Lisa Hagmeister, Lina Wendel International Premiere, first work- THOSE WHO WORK Antoine Russbach Switzerland / Belgium - 2018 – 102′ con Olivier Gourmet, Adèle Bochatay, Delphine Drink, Michel Voita, Pauline Schneider World Premiere, first work
- LIKEMEBACK Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli Italy / Croatia - 2018 - 80'con Angela Fountain, Denise Tantucci, Blu Yoshimi, Goran Markovic Prima mondiale
- L'ISera Matthieu Bareyre France - 2018 – 94′ World, first work
- SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS Virgil Vernier France - 2018 - 98'con Dewi Kunetz, Sandra Poitoux, Hugues Njiba-Mukuna, Bruck , Lilith Grasmug World
- NEBULA (DEAD HORSE NEBULA) Tariq Aktas di Turchia - 2018 - 73'co Peace Information, Ali Beyazit, Ömer Bora, Serkan Aydin, Dilara Pumps, Turkey's Hasan, Believers Length Prima mondiale, first work
Signs of Life
- DULCINEA Luca Ferri Italy - 2018 - 66'con Vincenzo Turkish, Naomi Morello, Dario Bacis World
- Gularyaabani Gürcan Keltek of Netherlands / Turkey - 2018 - 32'co Zeynep Auburn Prima mondiale
- TIRSS, RIHLAT ALSOO'OUD ILA ALMAR'I (Erased, Ascent of the Invisible)in Ghassan Halwani, Lebanon- 2018 - 74 'World Premiere, first work
- ABOUT ALL ABOUT NOTHING Didio Pestana in Portugal - 2018 - 90 'World Premiere, first work
out of competition
SEEMS MY SON Constance Quatriglio Italy / Croatia / Belgium - 2018 - 103'con Basir Ahang, Tihana Lazovic, Dawood Yousefi World- MY HOME, IN LIBYA Martina Melilli Italy - 2018 - Mahmoud 66'con , Antonio Melilli, Narcisa Bertipaglia Prima mondiale, first work
- RWholegšyour myšthat (Acid Forest) of Rugile Barzdziukaite, Latvia
- AMUR WITHOUT FIN Christoph Schaub Switzerland - 2018 – 91’con Rebecca Indermaur, Bruno Cathomas, Tonia Maria Zindel, Beat Marti, Murali Perumal, Marietta Jemmi, René Schnoz World Prima
Open Doors: Shorts
- 298-C : Nida Mehboob Pakistan · 2018 ・ DCP ・ Color ・ 15′ · o.v. Urdu/Punjabi
- Witt yone (The Robe) : WeRa Myanmar ・ 2016 ・ DCP ・ Color ・ 19′ · o.v. Burmese
- Supermonk : Shenang Gyamjo Correct Nepal / Taiwan · 2018 ・ DCP ・ Color ・ 19′ · o.v. Nepali / Tibetan
- A Song of Silence : Kelzang Dorjee Bhutan ・ 2016 ・ DCP ・ Color ・ 16′ · o.v. Dzongkha
Finally, with regard to 29But edition of the Semaine de la critique - independent section of the Locarno Festival from 1990 It is organized by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists chee in this edition presents 7 documentaries we propose our ranking of olre half fil presented:
- DAYS OF MADNESS (DAYS OF MADNESS) di Damian Nenadić
- THE TIME FORWILLTS di François-Xavier Drouet
- The APOLLO GAZA in Nicolas Wadimoff
- KÖNNYAND LEAKISK (EASY LESSONS) di Dorothy mess
And now we have to wait the verdict of juries.