1st Locarno Film Festival
| Opening film | O sole mio by Giacomo Gentilomo |
|---|---|
| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Hosted by | Pro Locarno |
| Festival date | Opening: 23 August 1946 Closing: 2 September 1946 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 1st Locarno Film Festival was held from 23 August 1946 til 2 September 1946 at the Grand Hotel in Locarno, Switzerland.[1][2] The opening film was My Sun (O sole mio) by Giacomo Gentilomo.[2]
The festival was founded by Beretta Bolla, Riccardo Bolla, film critic Vinicio Beretta, Locarno theater owner André Mondini, and Giuseppe Padlin of the distribution house Sefi Film.[1]
Official Sections
[edit]The following films received screenings in the sections below:[3][4]
Special Sections / Private Visions
[edit]Highlighted title indicates winner
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| And Then There Were None | René Clair | United States | |
| Hangover Square | John Brahm | United States | |
| His Young Wife | Le miserie del Signor Travet | Mario Soldati | Italy |
| The Hour of Truth | La hora de la verdad | Norman Foster | Mexico |
| The House on 92nd Street | Henry Hathaway | United States | |
| Inês de Castro (1944) | José Leitao de Barros | Portugal, Spain | |
| The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) | William A. Wellman | United States | |
| "Pimpernel" Smith (1941) | Mister V | Leslie Howard | United Kingdom |
| Strange Fate | Étrange destin | Louis Cuny | France |
| Under the Bridges | Unter den Brücken | Helmut Käutner | Germany |
Principal Program
[edit]Highlighted title indicates winner & indicates screenplay winner
| English Title | Original Ttile | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathing Beauty | Georges Sidney | United States | |
| Biraghin | Carmine Gallone | Italy | |
| Dead of Night | Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer | United Kingdom | |
| The Dolly Sisters | Irving Cummings | United States | |
| Double Indemnity | Billy Wilder | ||
| I Dodens Vantrum | Hasse Elkman | Sweden | |
| Ivan the Terrible | Иван Грозный | Sergei Eisenstein | Soviet Union |
| The Keys Of The Kingdom | John M. Stahl | United States | |
| Life Begins Anew | La Vita Ricomincia | Mario Mattoli | Italy |
| My Sun | O sole mio | Giacomo Gentilomo | |
| La Part De L'Ombre | Jean Delannoy | France | |
| Rome Open City | Roma Città Aperta | Roberto Rossellini | Italy |
| The Song of Bernardette | Henry King | United States | |
| The Temptation of Barbizon | La Tentation De Barbizon | Jean Stelli | France |
| Tonight And Every Night | Victor Saville | United States | |
Documentary Films (Revue du film documentaire)
[edit]| Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| A Defeated People | Humphrey Jennings | United Kingdom |
| Bau Des Kraftwerkes Rupperswil-Auenstein | Valerian Schmidely | Switzerland |
| Die Gewerkschaften | Switzerland | |
| Faim | Rudy Hornacker | Netherlands |
| Kinder In Not | A. Forter | Switzerland |
| La Feerie Des Automates | Victor Borel | Switzerland |
| La Lapponie | Arne Sucksdorff | Sweden |
| La Parade Sportive A Moscou | Vladimir Beljaew, Wenjer | Soviet Union |
| Naissance Du Cinema | Roger Leenhardt | France |
| Steel | Ronald Riley | United Kingdom |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Slavko Vorkapich | United States |
| Typical Pictures Of Swiss Life | Valerian Schmidely | Switzerland |
| Vinden Fran Väster | Arne Sucksdorff | Sweden |
Official Awards
[edit]- Best Film: And Then There Were None by René Clair[3]
- Prize for the most interesting Screenplay: Dead of Night by Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Dearden
- Best Photo Prize: Ivan the Terrible by Serguei Eisenstein
- Best Actor: Laird Cregar in Hangover Square
- Best Director: René Clair
- Best Actress: Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette
- Funniest film prize: "Pimpernel" Smith by Leslie Howard
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cordoba, Cyril (23 February 2023). "From the Grand Hotel to the Piazza Grande: The Locarno Film Festival's Quest for Legitimacy (1946–77)". Journal of Festive Studies. 4 (1). University of Fribourg, Switzerland: 23–46. doi:10.33823/jfs.2022.4.1.104. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b "A long story... in a few words". Locarno Festival. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Locarno Film Festival · 1946". Locarno Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Locarno Film Festival · All the films of the Locarno Film Festival..." Locarno Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.