The 42nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 3 to 13 August 1989 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The opening film of the festival was Gone With The Wind.[2] Attendance at the Piazza Grande, the open-air theater, reached a new record high with 8,900 tickets sold for the closing film Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train.[3][4] Over 100,000 people attended the festival.[5]
A retrospective of the films of Preston Sturges also was a hit with audiences, especially film professionals, and film historian Donald Spotto along with Sturges' widow, Sandy Sturges, both attended the festival.[6][3] Three episodes of Krzysztof Kieślowski's Dekalog were also crowd favorites with the festival having to turn away crowds every night.[3]
Variety reporter, Edna Fairaru remarked that this year showed the importance of festival selection as the film Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?, which experienced walk-outs at the Cannes film festival, was loved at Locarno by audiences and critics alike when it won top prize.[3]
The Golden Leopard, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? directed by Yong-Kyun Bae.[7][8][9]
Jury
International Jury – Main Competition (Incomplete)
Official Sections
The following films were screened in these sections:[10]
International Competition
| International Competition - Feature Films |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| A Setima Letra | | José Dias de Souza, Simao dos Reis | 1989 | Portugal |
| Affettuose Lontananze | Affectionate Distance | Sergio Rossi | 1989 | Italia |
| Chil-Su Oa Man-Su | Park Kwang-su | 1988 | South Korea |
| Denj Angela | Days Angela | Nikolaï Makarov, Sergueï Selianov | 1989 | Russia |
| Der Siebente Kontinent | The Seventh Continent | Michael Haneke | 1989 | Austria |
| Dharmaga Tongjoguro Kan Khadalgun? | Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? | Bae Yong-kyun | 1989 | South Korea |
| Dreissig Jahre | Thirty Years | Christoph Schaub | 1989 | Switzerland |
| Estaciò Central | | Josep Anton Salgot | 1989 | Spain |
| Khaneh-Ye Dust Kojast? | Where Is the Friend's House? | Abbas Kiarostami | 1988 | Iran |
| Kornblumenblau | Cereal | Leszek Wosiewicz | 1988 | Poland |
| Niupeng | | Dai Sijie | 1989 | France, Germany |
| Piano Panier Ou La Recherche De L'Equateur | Piano Basket or the Search for Ecuador | Patricia Plattner | 1989 | Switzerland |
| Piravi | Shaji N. Karun | 1988 | India |
| Prisoners Of Inertia | Jeffrey Noyes Scher | 1989 | USA |
| Riding The Rails | Neil Hollander | 1988 | USA |
| Shadow Man | Piotr Andrejew | 1988 | Netherlands |
| The Top Of His Head | Peter Mettler | 1989 | Canada |
| Verfolgte Wege | Persecuted Paths | Uwe Janson | 1988 | Germany |
Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso)
| Out of Competition (Fuori Concorso) |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Ab, Bad, Khak | Water, Wind, Dust | Amir Naderi | 1985 | Iran |
| Abschied Vom Falschen Paradies | Farewell to the Wrong Paradise | Tevfik Baser | 1988 | Germany |
| Amori In Corso | Loves in Progress | Giuseppe Bertolucci | 1988 | Italia |
| Ariel | Aki Kaurismäki | 1988 | Finland |
| Arusi-Ye-Khuban | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | 1989 | Iran |
| Boulevards D'Afrique - Bac Ou Mariage | Boulevards d'Afrique - Bac or Wedding | Tam-Sir Doueb, Jean Rouch | 1988 | France |
| Caracas | Michael Schottenberg | 1989 | Austria |
| El Kaala | The Citadel | Mohamed Chouikh | 1988 | Algérie |
| El dorado | Géza Bereményi | 1988 | Hungary |
| Gone With The Wind | Victor Fleming | 1939 | USA |
| Gorod Zero | The City of Zero | Karen Chakhnazarov | 1989 | Russia |
| Krotki Film O Milosci | A Short Film About Love | Krzysztof Kieślowski | 1988 | Poland |
| La Bande Des Quatre | The Band of Four | Jacques Rivette | 1988 | France, Switzerland |
| Mentiras Piadosas | Pious Lies | Arturo Ripstein, Arturo Ripstein | 1988 | Mexico |
| Mielött Befejezi Röptet A Denever | Before you Finish Flying the Denever | Péter Timar | 1989 | Hungary |
| Mystery Train | Jim Jarmusch | 1989 | USA |
| Nuovo Cinema Paradiso | Cinema Paradiso | Giuseppe Tornatore | 1989 | Italia |
| Rosa De Areia | Rose | Margarida Cordeiro, Antonio Reis | 1989 | Portugal |
| Schwarze Sünde | Black Sin | | 1989 | France |
| Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Steven Soderbergh | 1989 | USA |
| Tennessee Nights | Nicolas Gessner | 1989 | USA, Switzerland |
| Une Histoire De Vent | A History of Wind | Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan | 1988 | France |
| Yaaba | Idrissa Ouédraogo | 1989 | Burkina Faso, France |
Special Sessions
Tribute To - Hans Richter
African Week
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Baabu Banza | Cities | Mariama Hima | 1985 | Niger |
| Bal Poussière | Ball Dust | Henri Duparc | 1988 | Ivory Coast |
| Camera D'Afrique | Africa Camera | Férid Boughedir | 1983 | Tunisia |
| Dunia | World | S. Pierre Yaméogo | | Burkina Faso |
| Falaw | Palace | Mariama Hima | 1985 | Niger |
| Finye | White | Souleymane Cissé | 1982 | Mali |
| Geedka Nolosha | The Tree of Life | Abdullah Mohammad Saad | 1987 | Somalia |
| Jom Ou L'Histoire D'Un Peuple | Jom or the Story of a People | Ababakar Samb Makharam | 1981 | Senegal |
| Le Neveu Du Peintre | The Painter's Nephew | Moustapha Dao | 1989 | Burkina Faso |
| Mortu Nega | Dead Denies | Flora Gomes | 1988 | Guinea Bissau |
| Parlons Grand-Mère | Let's Talk Grandmother | Djibril Diop Mambéty | 1989 | Senegal |
| Segu-Janjo | It's Segoo | Mambaye Coulibaly | 1989 | Mali |
| Touki-Bouki | TOUKI-BOUKKI | Djibril Diop Mambéty | 1973 | Senegal |
| Toukou | All Neck | Mariama Hima | 1987 | Niger |
| À Nous La Rue | To Us the Street | Moustapha Dao | 1987 | Burkina Faso |
Look At Italian Cinema
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Barbablù Barbablù | Fabio Carpi Carpi | 1989 | Italia |
| Cavalli Si Nasce | Horses are Born | Sergio Staino Staino | 1989 | Italia |
| Ladri Di Saponette | Soap Thieves | Maurizio Nichetti Nichetti | 1988 | Italia |
| Maicol | Mario Brenta Brenta | 1988 | Italia |
| Mignon È Partita | Mignon Started | Francesca Archibugi Archibugi | 1988 | Italia |
| Nostos - Il Ritorno | Nostos - The Return | Franco Piavoli | 1989 | Italia |
Out of Program
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Parcs | Parks | Douglas Beer | Switzerland |
| Zan Boko | Gaston Kaboré | Burkina Faso |
Retrospective - Preston Sturges
Independent Sections
New Swiss Films
| Swiss / Feature Films |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Bankomatt | | Villi Hermann | 1989 | Switzerland, Italia |
| Der Wald | The Forest | Friedrich Kappeler | 1988 | Switzerland |
| Duende | Elf | Jean-Blaise Junod | 1989 | Switzerland, France |
| Georgette Meunier | Cyrille Rey, Tania Stöcklin | 1989 | Switzerland |
| Johnny Sturmgewehr | Johnny Assault Rifle | Ueli Mamin | 1989 | Switzerland |
| La Nuit De L'Eclusier | The Night of the L'Eclusier | Franz Rickenbach | 1989 | Switzerland |
| Lüzzas Walkman | Walkman | Christian Schocher | 1989 | Switzerland |
| Noch Ein Wunsch | Another Wish | Thomas Koerfer | 1989 | Switzerland |
| Pestalozzis Berg | Peter von Gunten | 1989 | Switzerland |
| Was Geht Mich Der Frühling An | What Does Spring Come to Me | Heinz Bütler | 1988 | Switzerland |
| Swiss / Short Films |
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Canal Lili | Martial Wannaz | 1988 | Switzerland |
| L'Île D'Amour | The Island of Love | Robert Bouvier | 1989 | Switzerland |
| La Nef | The Nave | Claude Champion | 1988 | Switzerland |
| Late Show | Robert Müller, Martin Stricker | 1988 | Switzerland |
| Most Tango | Anges Weber | 1989 | Switzerland |
| The Three Soldiers | Kamal Musale Musale | 1988 | Switzerland |
Official Awards
Official Jury International Competition
FIPRESCI Jury
Ecumenical Jury
Youth Jury
Barclay Award Jury
Source:[8][7][9]
References
- ^ "42nd locarno international film festival". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 3. 2 August 1989. p. 63. ProQuest 1438499762.
- ^ Alderman, Bruce (9 August 1989). "Film: Sullivan travels again: Sturges hit of locarno fest; new pix sputter". Variety. Vol. 336. p. 28. ProQuest 1438500696.
- ^ a b c d FAIRARU, Edna (16 August 1989). "Film: Lesson to be learned from 'bodhy-dharma:' finding the right festival is all important". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 5. p. 11. ProQuest 1286184155.
- ^ Fainaru, Edna (2 August 1989). "SWISS SCREEN SURVEY: Locarno film festival's 42d edition to preserve indie spirit". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 3. pp. 49, 54. ProQuest 1438499948.
- ^ a b "International news: Korean tops locarno film fest". Screen International. No. 718. 19 August 1989. p. 8. ProQuest 963263484.
- ^ FAIRARU, Edna (16 August 1989). "Film: Preston Sturges retrospective a big hit with professional audience at fest". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 5. pp. 11, 14. ProQuest 1286184125.
- ^ a b "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b "1989 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Film: LOCARNO FEST WINNERS". Variety. Vol. 336, no. 5. 16 August 1989. p. 11. ProQuest 1286184086.
- ^ "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.
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