14th Locarno Film Festival
| Opening film | Blast of Silence directed by Allen Baron |
|---|---|
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Golden Sail: Fires on the Plain directed by Kon Ichikawa |
| Festival date | Opening: 19 July 1961 Closing: 30 July 1961 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 14th Locarno Film Festival was held from 19 to 30 July 1961 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The festival opened with Allen Baron's film Blast of Silence, which went on to win the Swiss jury award.[2][3] Julio Garcia Espinosa attended the festival with Cuba Dances, which according to him was the first picture from the newly nationalized Cuban film industry to compete at a "top-level" film festival in the "West".[4]
The main prize of the festival, the Golden Sail, was awarded to Fires on the Plain directed by Kon Ichikawa.[5][6]
Official Sections
[edit]The following films were screened in these sections:[7]
Main Program
[edit]Feature Films In Competition
[edit]Highlighted title indicates winner of the Golden Sail
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Of Silence | Allen Baron | 1961 | USA | |
| Cuba Baila | Cuba Dances | Julio Garcia Espinosa | 1961 | Cuba, Mexico |
| Die Zukunft Ist Fällig | The Future is Due | Günter Gräwert, Mauritz E. Houck | 1961 | Switzerland |
| Fantasmi A Roma | Ghosts of Rome | Antonio Pietrangeli | 1961 | Italia |
| La Pyramide Humaine | The Human Pyramid | Jean Rouch | 1961 | France |
| Ludzie Z Pociagu | People from the Train | Kazimierz Kutz | 1961 | Poland |
| Moya Tai | My | Xu Tao | China | |
| Mutter Courage Und Ihre Kinder | Mother Courage and Her Children | Peter Palitzsch, Manfed Wekwerth | 1961 | Germany |
| Nobi | Fires on the Plain | Kon Ichikawa | 1959 | Japan |
| Nocni Host | Night Host | Otakar Vavra | 1961 | Czech Republic |
| Odissea Nuda | Naked Odyssey | Franco Rossi | 1961 | Italia |
| Proshaite, Golubi | Pray, Golubi | Yakov Seguel | 1961 | Russia |
| Quand Nous Etions Petits Enfants | When We Were Children | Henry Brandt | 1961 | Switzerland |
| Scano Boa | Good Scano | Renato Dall'Ara | 1961 | Italia |
| Schwarzer Kies | Black Gravel | Helmuth Käutner | 1961 | Germany |
| The Connection | Shirley Clarke | 1961 | USA | |
| The Greengage Summer | Lewis Gilbert | 1961 | Great Britain | |
| Tire-Au-Flanc | Flank | François Truffaut, Claude de Givray | 1960 | France |
| Two Rode Together | John Ford | 1961 | USA | |
| Un Taxi Pour Tobrouck | A Taxi for Tobrouck | Denis de la Patellière | 1960 | France |
Short Films In Competition
[edit]| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amig A Tawasz Ujra Eljön | Until Spring Comes Again | Mihaly Hars | Hungary | |
| Comme Un Poisson Dans L'Eau | Like a Fish in Water | G. Dubucq, A. Lefert | Belgium | |
| D'Un Jour A L'Autre | From One Day to the Next | Jean-Louis Roy | Switzerland | |
| Detza I Glaroussi | Detza | Guéorgui Alaorkov | Bulgaria | |
| Koncert | Concert | Zbigniew Czernelecki | Poland | |
| L'Oiseau En Papier Journal | The Newspaper Bird | Julien Pappe | France | |
| La Conquista Della Più Alta Vetta Del Mondo | The Conquest of the Highest Peak in the World | Wu Chun, Hsiaoying Ying | China | |
| La Terra Che Non Ride | The Land that Does not Laugh | Giuseppe Fina | Italia | |
| Le Signore | The Ladies | Michele Gandin | Italia | |
| Le Silence | Silence | Edouard Luntz | France | |
| Malovani Pro Kocku | Paint | Bretislav Pojar | Czech Republic | |
| Na Ozerakh Kauakhstana | Aleksandr Zguridi | Russia | ||
| National Youth Orchestra | Robert Lapresle | New Zealand | ||
| Neposlouchnoto Kote | Unideline | Marcela Dimitrova | 1961 | Bulgaria |
| Photo Souvenir | Souvenir Photo | Henri Fabiani | France | |
| Pratele Na Sirkach | Prattle | Jan Kluge | Czech Republic | |
| Rabindranath Tagore | Satyajit Ray | India | ||
| Railroaded To Fame | Dave Tendlar | USA | ||
| Ramuz, Passage D'Un Poete | Ramuz, Passage of a Poet | Alain Tanner | Switzerland | |
| The First Fast Mail | Dave Tendlar | 1961 | USA | |
| The House Of Treasures | Mushir Ahmed | India | ||
| The Temples Of Halebib And Belur | Ram Gabale | India | ||
| Ucieczka Toma | Tom's Escape | Janusz Nasfeter | Poland | |
| Xiaokedou Zhao Mama | ξ AO Tadpole Zhao Mama | Jiajun Qian, Te Wei | China | |
Out of Competition
[edit]Feature Films - Out of Competition
[edit]| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Brazo Fuerte | The Strong Arm | Giovanni Korporaal | 1958 | Mexico |
| Paris Nous Appartient | Paris Belongs to Us | Jacques Rivette | 1960 | France |
| Saturday Night And Sunday Morning | Karel Reisz | 1960 | Great Britain | |
| Viridiana | Luis Buñuel | 1961 | Spain | |
Short Films Out of Competition
[edit]| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amadeo De Souza-Cardoso | Armando da Silva Brandao | Portugal | ||
| Andacollo | Jorge Di Lauro, Nieves Yankovic | Chile | ||
| Arraial Do Cabo | Paulo Sareceni | Brazil | ||
| Bazan | I'm N't | Ramiro Tamayo | Argentina | |
| Dagen Mijne Jaren | Days My Years | Max de Haas | Netherlands | |
| Tetes Blanches | White Heads | Guy L. Coté | Canada | |
Special Sections - Tribute to
[edit]| Tribute To Fritz Lang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Das Testament Der Dr. Mabuse | The Testament of Dr. Mabuse | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| Der Müde Tod | The Tired Death | Fritz Lang | 1921 | Germany |
| Die Nibelungen | The Nibelungen | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| Dr. Mabuse, Der Spiegel | Dr. Mabuse, the Mirror | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| Frau Im Mond | Woman in the Moon | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| Hangmen Street | Fritz Lang | 1942 | USA | |
| Liliom | Lily | Fritz Lang | France | |
| M. Eine Stadt Sucht Einen Morder | M. a City is Looking for a Murderer | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| Metropolis | Fritz Lang | 1926 | Germany | |
| Scarlet Street | Fritz Lang | 1945 | USA | |
| Secret Beyond The Door | Fritz Lang | 1945 | USA | |
| Spione | Spies | Fritz Lang | Germany | |
| You Only Live Once | Fritz Lang | 1936 | USA | |
| Die Spinne | The Spider | Fritz Lang | 1919 | Germany |
| Tribute To Georges Méliès (1861-1938) | ||||
| A La Conquete Du Pole | At the Pole Conquest | Georges Méliès | 1912 | France |
| Barbe-Bleue | Bluebeard | Georges Méliès | 1901 | France |
| Eruption Volcanique A La Martinique | Volcanic Eruption in Martinique | Georges Méliès | 1902 | France |
| Hydrotherapie Fantastique | Fantastic Hydrotherapy | Georges Méliès | 1909 | France |
| L'Affaire Dreyfus | The Dreyfus Affair | Georges Méliès | 1898 | France |
| L'Aquarium Aux Poissons D'Or (?) | The Goldfish Aquarium (?) | Georges Méliès | France | |
| L'Homme A La Tête De Caoutchouc | The Man Has the Rubber Head | Georges Méliès | 1902 | France |
| Le Banquet De Mesmer | Mesmer's Banquet | Georges Méliès | 1905 | France |
| Le Brahmane Et Le Papillon | The Brahmane and the Butterfly | Georges Méliès | 1901 | France |
| Le Chevalier Des Neiges | The Snow Knight | Georges Méliès | 1912 | France |
| Le Locataire Diabolique | The Diabolical Tenant | Georges Méliès | 1909 | France |
| Le Magicien | The Magician | Georges Méliès | 1898 | France |
| Le Melomane | The Melobe | Georges Méliès | 1903 | France |
| Le Merveilleux Eventail Vivant | The Wonderful Living Event | Georges Méliès | 1904 | France |
| Le Palais Des Mille Et Une Nuits | The Palais of Thousand and One Nights | Georges Méliès | 1905 | France |
| Le Royaume Des Fees | The Kingdom of Fees | Georges Méliès | 1903 | France |
| Le Tunnel Sous La Manche | The Channel Tunnel | Georges Méliès | 1907 | France |
| Le Voyage A Travers L'Impossible | The Journey Through the Impossible | Georges Méliès | 1904 | France |
| Les Bulles De Savon Viviantes | Viviant Soap Bubbles | Georges Méliès | 1906 | France |
| Les Hallucinations Du Baron De Münchenhausen | LES HALCUCIZATIONS YOU BUCH BARNING the MUNSTENDHER | Georges Méliès | 1911 | France |
| Les Rose Magiques | Magic Rose | Georges Méliès | 1903 | France |
| Professeur Lusticus (?) | Professor Lusticus (?) | Georges Méliès | France | |
| Trouble Apres Whisky (?) | Georges Méliès | France | ||
| Voyage Dans La Lune | Moon Trip | Georges Méliès | 1902 | France |
Official Awards
[edit]International Jury, feature films
[edit]- Golden Sail: FIRES ON THE PLAIN directed by Kon Ichikawa.
- Silver Sail: LUDZIE Z POCIAGU by Kazimierz Kutz, QUAND NOUS ETIONS PETITS ENFANTS by Herny Brandt
- Best First Feature Prize: THE CONNECTION by Shirley Clarke
International Jury, short films
[edit]- Golden Sail, Short Films: RABINDRANATH TAGORE by Satyajit Ray
- Silver Sail, Short Films: XIAOKEDOU ZHAO MAMA by Te Wei and Jiajun Qian
Swiss critics Jury
[edit]- Swiss critics award: BLAST OF SILENCE by Allen Baron
FIPRESCI Jury
[edit]- FIPRESCI Award: PROSHAITE, GOLUBI by Yakov Seguel
References
[edit]- ^ "BRITISH CHOICES FOR LOCARNO. (1961)". Kine Weekly. Vol. 529, no. 2800. 1 June 1961. p. 7.
- ^ "'Blast of silence' opens film festival in locarno. (1961)". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 166, no. 12. p. 3.
- ^ "'Blast of silence' wins at Locarno". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 166, no. 25. p. 11.
- ^ Moskowitz, Gene (2 August 1961). "Cuba's film industry under Castro explained by director at Locarno". Variety. Vol. 223, no. 10. pp. 1, 101.
- ^ a b "1961 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "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.