Les films du Festival de Locarno
Throughout its 76-year history, the Locarno Film Festival has occupied a unique position in the landscape of the major film festivals. Every August, for eleven days the Swiss-Italian town of Locarno, right in the heart of Europe, becomes the world capital of auteur cinema. Thousands of film fans and industry professionals meet here every summer to share their thirst for new discoveries and a passion for cinema in all its diversity. In Locarno they find a quality program, rich, eclectic, surprising, and where emerging talent rubs shoulders with prestigious guests. The audience is the soul of the Festival, as exemplified in the famous evenings on the Piazza Grande, whose magical setting can accommodate up to 8,000 filmgoers every night.
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The Hamlet Syndrome
The film depicts the young Ukrainian generation marked by war and political fractures since 2014. The starting point of the film is the preparation of a play based on the motifs of Shakespeare's _Hamlet_. A portrait of a generation confronted with the trauma of war and a painful past, similar to its present and future after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lake of Fire
The fear of death can only be conquered if people believe in a powerful saviour - otherwise eternal damnation in hell is waiting. The collage documentary _Lake of Fire_ shows that the dualistic view and way of life of those believers additionally fuel the climate change related "hell on earth" in a dangerous way.
Matter Out of Place
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What if humanity was suffocating the Earth with its own waste? Nikolaus Geyrhalter's response to this brutal and provocative hypothesis is to look at how we are combating the endemic proliferation of our waste. Because the alarm bells are ringing everywhere. From Bangladesh to the Maldives by way of the Alps, the director creates a dizzying panorama of the places that receive rubbish and the st...
Felix in Wonderland
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Fall into the world of Felix Kubin's experimentation and creation of music sound and the mastering of his instrument of predilection, the KORG MS20. A portrait of a great artist who never stops living with music in his head. With Felix's creative power and endless inspiration, the film brings you into the universe of pure Music, from electronic music to radio play, pop, concrete music, opera, a...
Arguments
Ron Coleman and his wife Karen Taylor welcome in their home people from all over Europe. Their guests hear invasive voices commenting on their thoughts and their daily actions. Together, they discuss the impact these voices have on their lives and social identities, leading each one of them to confront their voices.
Acid Forest
Can you imagine a tourist attraction where people come to see a dying forest? Where they are not only observers, but also the ones being observed and heard by the black birds?
Closing Time
Mr. Kuo and his wife Mrs. Lin cook for the city’s sleepless. They work all night and sleep during the day, like many others in buzzing Taipei. Until one morning, riding back from the market, Mr. Kuo takes a different exit on the highway and goes to the sea...
The Hamlet Syndrome
The film depicts the young Ukrainian generation marked by war and political fractures since 2014. The starting point of the film is the preparation of a play based on the motifs of Shakespeare's _Hamlet_. A portrait of a generation confronted with the trauma of war and a painful past, similar to its present and future after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lake of Fire
The fear of death can only be conquered if people believe in a powerful saviour - otherwise eternal damnation in hell is waiting. The collage documentary _Lake of Fire_ shows that the dualistic view and way of life of those believers additionally fuel the climate change related "hell on earth" in a dangerous way.
Matter Out of Place
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What if humanity was suffocating the Earth with its own waste? Nikolaus Geyrhalter's response to this brutal and provocative hypothesis is to look at how we are combating the endemic proliferation of our waste. Because the alarm bells are ringing everywhere. From Bangladesh to the Maldives by way of the Alps, the director creates a dizzying panorama of the places that receive rubbish and the st...
Felix in Wonderland
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Fall into the world of Felix Kubin's experimentation and creation of music sound and the mastering of his instrument of predilection, the KORG MS20. A portrait of a great artist who never stops living with music in his head. With Felix's creative power and endless inspiration, the film brings you into the universe of pure Music, from electronic music to radio play, pop, concrete music, opera, a...
Arguments
Ron Coleman and his wife Karen Taylor welcome in their home people from all over Europe. Their guests hear invasive voices commenting on their thoughts and their daily actions. Together, they discuss the impact these voices have on their lives and social identities, leading each one of them to confront their voices.
Acid Forest
Can you imagine a tourist attraction where people come to see a dying forest? Where they are not only observers, but also the ones being observed and heard by the black birds?
Closing Time
Mr. Kuo and his wife Mrs. Lin cook for the city’s sleepless. They work all night and sleep during the day, like many others in buzzing Taipei. Until one morning, riding back from the market, Mr. Kuo takes a different exit on the highway and goes to the sea...
