5th Locarno Film Festival

5th Locarno Film Festival
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
Festival dateOpening: 29 June 1950 (1950-06-29)
Closing: 9 July 1950 (1950-07-09)
WebsiteLocarno Film Festival

The 5th Locarno Film Festival was held from 29 June to 9 July 1950 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The festival returned to its no official prizes standard this year; however, the attending international critics decided to vote anyways and declared When Willie Comes Marching Home by John Ford the best picture of the festival.[2]

Screenings

The following films were screened in the sections:[3][4]

Pre-Program (Avant-Programme)

Pre-Program
Title Director(s) Year Production Country
A Day With Brumas
Actualite Cines
Back Alley Oproar Fritz Freleng 1948 USA
Ginger Nutt's Forest Dragon Bert Felsead 1950 United Kingdom
La Vie Secrete Des Visages Albert Guyot 1945 France
Caffe Garibaldi
Luxembourg
Il Museo Dei Sogni Luigi Comencini 1950 Italy
Paint Pot Symphony Connie Rasinski 1949 USA
Pattern Of Progress John Krish 1948 United Kingdom
Rippling Romance Bob Wickersham 1945 USA
Musique En Boîte (March Of Time)
Processione Abruzzese
Scendono A Natale
Settimana Incom Italian News Reel

Main Program

Main Program (Programme Principal)
English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Welcome, Reverend! Benvenuto Reverendo Aldo Fabrizi 1950 Italy
Hearts at Sea Cuori Sul Mare Giorgio Bianchi 1950 Italy
Abundance of Life Des Lebens Überfluss Wolfgang Liebeneiner 1950 Germany
The Lie Die Lüge Gustav Fröhlich 1950 Germany
Sunday in August Domenica D'Agosto Luciano Emmer 1950 Italy
Golden Salamander Ronald Neame 1950 Great Britain
Il Mulatto Francesco De Robertis 1950 Italy
The Force of Destiny La Forza Del Destino Carmine Gallone 1949 Italy
Not Wanted Elmer Clifton, Ida Lupino 1949 USA
Only One Night Nur Eine Nacht Fritz Kirchhoff 1950 Germany
Incorrigible Rötägg Arne Mattson 1946 Sudan
Stage Fright Alfred Hitchcock 1950 USA
The Astonished Heart Antony Darnborough, Terence Fisher 1949 Great Britain
They Were Not Divided Terence Young 1950 Great Britain
Three Came Home Jean Negulesco 1950 USA
Twenty Years Vent'Anni Giorgio Bianchi 1949 Italy
We Were Strangers John Huston 1949 USA
When Willie Comes Marching Home John Ford 1950 USA

Retrospective

Retrospective Film Review
English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country
A Nous La Liberte René Clair 1931 France
Il Museo Dei Sogni Luigi Comencini Italy
The Italian Straw Hat Le Chapeau De Paille D'Italie René Clair 1928 France
Nascita Di Charlot Gianni Comencini, Luigi Rognoni Italy
Road to Life Putevka V Zizn Nikolaï Ekk 1931 Russia
Vent'Anni D'Arte Muta Emilio Scarpa Italy

Complementary Program

Original Title English Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Dankalia E.A. Wittlin Switzerland
La Grande Voliere Georges Péclet 1948 France
La Soif Des Hommes Thirst of Men Serge de Poligny 1949 France
Oinggongs Mishi Zhu Shilin 1948 Hong Kong

Special Sections

Documentary Film Review (Special Program Under the Patronage of UNESCO)
English Title Original Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Droits De L'Enfant, Droits De L'Homme Jean Brenek Canada, France
L'Onu A L'Oeuvre E. Genkalski Poland
L'Or Des Forèts Theodor Christensen Sudan
Picture In Your Mind Philip Stapp USA
Savoir C'Est Pouvoir Carlos Jimenez Mexico
Program Dedicated To Israel, India And Africa
Art Indigene Belgium
Daybreak In Udi John Taylor 1949 Great Britain
Ladakh Diary
Melody Of Hindustany Glimpses Of Ghandhiji Parulka India
Omer Festival Israel
Program Dedicated To Retrospective Documentary Film
Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis Berlin, Die Symphonie Einer Grossstadt Walter Ruttmann 1927 Germany
Nanook Of The North Robert Flaherty 1922 USA
Ninety Degrees South Herbert G. Ponting 1912 Great Britain
Pini Di Roma Mario Costa 1944 Italy
Turksib Victor Tourine 1929 Russia

Awards

International Journalist Jury

Source:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Pictures: 8 nations send pix to locarno film festival". Variety. Vol. 179, no. 5. Los Angeles. 12 July 1950. p. 20. ProQuest 1286098590. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. ^ Koval, Francis (20 July 1950). "AT LOCARNO: HOW THE CRITICS VOTED". Vol. 401, no. 2255. Kinematograph Weekly. p. 48. ProQuest 2732591691. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "THREE BRITISH ENTRIES FOR LOCARNO FESTIVAL: GFD Competes with Seven Nations". www.proquest.com. ProQuest 2676994322. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ "1950 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  6. ^ "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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