Sure, everyone has their sights set on the upcoming fall film festival season, with Venice being the headline-grabber right out of the gate. However, let’s not sleep on the Locarno Film Festival, which begins August 7. One of the premier festivals devoted to bringing the best in international arthouse fare has just announced its lineup, and if you’re in Switzerland during that 10 day period, you’re likely going to have plenty of great films to check out.
In addition to screenings of “A Letter to Freddy Buache” from Jean-Luc Godard, which is a short documentary about the Swiss film critic who passed away earlier this year, Locarno is featuring some big names in its Piazza Grande lineup. Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is headed to Locarno, as are “To the Ends Of The Earth” from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Adoration” from Fabrice du Welz, and “7500” from Patrick Vollrath.
Other notable screenings include “Krabi” from directors Ben Rivers and Anocha Suwichakornpong, as well as a new short film from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, titled “Nimic,” which stars Matt Dillon.
As mentioned, the Locarno Film Festival starts August 7 and runs until August 17.
Here’s the lineup for the major sections (via ScreenDaily):
Piazza Grande
7500 (Ger/Aus), dir. Patrick Vollrath, world premiere,
Adoration (Bel/Fra), dir. Fabrice du Welz, world premiere
Camille (Fra), dir. Boris Lojkine, world premiere
Days Of The Bagnold Summer (UK), dir. Simon Bird, world premiere, first feature
The Girl With The Bracelet (Fra/Bel), dir. Stéphane Demoustier, world premiere
If Only (Magari) (Ita/Fra), dir. Ginevra Elkann, world premiere, first feature, OPENING FILM
Instinct (Neth), dir. Halina Reijn, world premiere, first feature
Lettre à freddy buache (Fra), dir. Jean-Luc Godard
New Acid (Fra/Swi), dir. Basim Magdy, world premiere
Notre Dame (Fra/Bel), dir. Valérie Donzelli, world premiere
Once Upon A time… In Hollywood (USA), dir. Quentin Tarantino
To the Ends Of The Earth (Jap/Uzb/Qat), dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, international premiere, CLOSING FILM
Piazza Grande, Crazy Midnight
Cecil B. Demented (USA/Fra), dir. John Waters
Coffy (USA), dir. Jack Hill
Vagenda Stories (Die Fruchtbaren Jahre Sind Vorbei) (Swi), dir. Natascha Beller, world premiere, first feature
Diego Maradona (UK), dir. Asif Kapadia
Greener Grass (USA), Jocelyn DeBoer, dir. Dawn Luebbe, international premiere, first feature
Memories Of Murder (Kor), dir. Bong Joon-ho
The Nest (Ita), dir. Roberto De Feo, world premiere, first feature
International Competition
The Fever (A Febre) (Bra/Fra/Ger), dir. Maya Da-Rin, world premiere
Echo (Bergmál) (Ice/Fra/Swi), dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson, world premiere
Cat In The Wall (Bul/UK/Fra), dir. Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova, world premiere
Das Freiwillige Jahr (Ger), dir. Ulrich Köhler, Henner Winckler, world premiere
During Revolution (Fi Al-Thawra) (Syr/Swe), dir. Maya Khoury, world premiere, first feature
A Girl Missing (Yokogao) (Jap/Fra), dir. Koji Fukada, international premiere
Height Of The Wave (Kor), dir. Park Jung-bum, international premiere
Hogar (Ita/Arg), dir. Maura Delpero, world premiere
Isadora’s Children (Les Enfants d’Isadora) (Fra/Kor), dir. Damien Manivel, world premiere
The Last Black Man In San Francisco (USA), dir. Joe Talbot, international premiere, first feature
Longa Noite (Spa), dir. Eloy Enciso, world premiere
O Fim Do Mundo (Swi), dir. Basil Da Cunha, world premiere
The Science Of Fictions (Hiruk-Pikuk Si Al-Kisah) (Ind/Mal/Fra), dir. Yosep Anggi Noen, world premiere
Technoboss (Por/Fra), dir. João Nicolau, world premiere
Terminal Sud (Fra), dir. Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, world premiere
Twelve Thousand (Douze Mille) (Fra), dir. Nadège Trebal, world premiere
Vitalina Varela (Por), dir. Pedro Costa, world premiere
