| Location |
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|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Hosted by | Por Locarno |
| Festival date | Opening: July 1948 Closing: July 1948 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 3rd Locarno Film Festival was held in July, 1948 in Locarno, Switzerland. No official prizes were awarded at the festival this year.[1][2] The festival was noted for using new projection technology with arc lamps to screen Technicolor films at the 2,000 seat out-door theater at the Locarno Grand Hotel. [3][4]
Screenings
[edit]The following films screened in these sections at the 3rd Locarno Film Festival.[5]
Programme principal
[edit]| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anni, Eine Wiener Ballade | Max Neufeld | 1948 | Austria | |
| Be Seeing You, Father | Arrivederci, Papà! | Camillo Mastrocinque | 1948 | Italy |
| Captain From Castile | Henry King | 1947 | USA | |
| Fight Without Hate | Combat Sans Haine | André Michel | Switzerland | |
| How I Lost the War | Come Persi La Guerra | Carlo Borghesio | 1947 | Italy |
| Heart and Soul | Cuore | Duilio Coletti | 1948 | Italy |
| Fort Apache | John Ford | 1948 | USA | |
| Germany Year Zero | Germania Anno Zero | Roberto Rossellini | 1948 | Italy |
| Lost Youth | Gioventù Perduta | Pietro Germi | 1947 | Italy |
| God's Angels Are Everywhere | Gottes Engel Sind Überall | Hans Thimig | 1948 | Austria |
| I Have Always Loved You | Frank Borzage | 1946 | USA | |
| It Always Rains On Sunday | Robert Hamer | 1947 | Great Britain | |
| It Had To Be You | Rudolph Maté | 1947 | USA | |
| The Wandering Jew | L'Ebreo Errante | Goffredo Alessandrini | 1948 | Italy |
| The Charterhouse of Parma | La Chartreuse De Parme | Christian-Jacque | 1948 | France |
| La Grande Maguet | Roger Richebe | 1947 | France | |
| La Traviata | Carmine Gallone | Italy | ||
| The Loves of Colette | La Vie En Rose | Jean Faurez | 1947 | France |
| Convicted | Les Condamnes | Georges Lacombe | 1948 | France |
| Hey Boy | Proibito Rubare | Luigi Comencini | 1948 | Italy |
| Sleep My Love | Douglas Sirk | 1948 | USA | |
| The Unconquered | Cecil B. DeMille | 1947 | USA | |
| The Unfinished Dance | Henry Koster | 1947 | USA | |
| The Voice Of The Turtle | Irving Rapper | 1947 | USA | |
| Spring | Vesna | Grigori Alexandrov | 1947 | Russia |
Special Sections / Private Visions
[edit]Sections spéciales / Visions privées
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Walk In The Sun | Lewis Milestone | 1945 | USA | |
| Blanche Fury | Marc Allégret | 1948 | Great Britain | |
| Film Without a Name | Film Ohne Titel | Rudolf Jugert, Helmuth Käutner | 1948 | Germany |
| The Execrable Fate of Guillemette Babin | Guillemette Babin | Guillaume Radot | 1948 | France |
| Kiss Of Death | Henry Hathaway | 1947 | USA | |
| Miranda | Ken Annakin | 1948 | Great Britain | |
| The Last Stage | Ostatni Etap | Wanda Jakubowska | 1948 | Poland |
| Presentiment | Predtucha | Otakar Vavra | 1947 | Czech Republic |
| Sitting Pretty | Walter Lang | 1948 | USA | |
| Miracle on 34th Street | George Seaton | 1947 | USA | |
| The October Man | Roy Baker | 1947 | Great Britain | |
| It Happened in Europe | Valahol Europaban | Géza Radvànyi | 1947 | Hungary |
Swiss Documentary Film Review
[edit]Revue du film documentaire Suisse
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A L'Assaut Du Ciel | Switzerland | |||
| Enfants De Montagne | Otto Ritter | Switzerland | ||
| Les Soldats Etrangers En Suisse | Switzerland | |||
| Murmures De La Foret Et | Switzerland | |||
| Nains Etranges | Switzerland | |||
| Reiseziel Aegypten | Victor Staub | Switzerland | ||
| Unvergessliche Melodie | Switzerland |
Documentary Film Review / Youth and Reconstruction
[edit]Revue du film documentaire / Jeunesse et reconstruction
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow's a Wonderful Day | Adamah | Helmar Lerski | 1947 | Israel |
| Aubervilliers | Elie Lotar | 1946 | France | |
| Bush Christmas | Ralph Keene | 1947 | Great Britain | |
| C'Est L'Aviron | Norman McLaren | 1944 | Canada | |
| Calling Indonesia | Joris Ivens Ivens | 1945 | Australia | |
| Fiddle-De-Dee | Norman McLaren | 1947 | Canada | |
| I Romantici A Venezia | Luciano Emmer, Enrico Gras | 1948 | Italy | |
| Journey Into Medicine | Willard van Dyke | 1947 | USA | |
| La Provincia Dei Sette Laghi | Gigi Martello | 1948 | Italy | |
| La-Haut Sur La Montagne | Norman McLaren | 1946 | Canada | |
| Le Bâton | Marcel Gibaut | 1946 | France | |
| Lumei | Francesco Pasinetti | Italy | ||
| Mapple Sugar | 1941 | Canada | ||
| Nous Construisons Les Ruines | Emmanuel Kanera | Czech Republic | ||
| Temptation of Mr. Prokouk | Pan Prokouk V Pokuseni | Karel Zeman | Poland | |
| School In The Mailbox | Stanley Hawes | 1947 | Australia | |
| Wroclaw, Ville Universitaire | Jerzy Bossak | Poland | ||
Documentary Film Review / Special Program under the patronage of UNESCO
[edit]Revue du film documentaire / Programme spécial sous le patronage de l'Unesco
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Minds | Les Esprits Assoiffes | Tom Daly | 1948 | Canada |
| The People's Charter | 1947 | USA | ||
| The World Is Rich | Paul Rotha | Great Britain | ||
Documentary Film Review (Revue du film documentaire)
[edit]| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television Is Here Again | P.H. Dorte | Great Britain | ||
Awards
[edit]Swiss Cinema Magazine Jury (Cine Suisse Magacine Jury)
[edit]- Great Prize: GERMANY, YEAR ZERO by Roberto Rossellini
- Best Scenario Prize: GERMANY, YEAR ZERO by Roberto Rossellini, LA VIE EN ROSE by Jean Faurez
- Best Arrangement Prize: THE MIRACLE OF 34TH STREET by George Seaton, KISS OF DEATH by Henry Hathaway
- Best Short Film Prize: RAPE OF THE EARTH
- Best Black and White Photo Prize: LA CHARTREUSE DE PARME by Christian-Jacque,FORT APACHE by John Ford
- Best Color Photo Prize: BLANCHE FURY by Marc Allégret,THE UNFINISHED DANCE by Henry Koster
- Best Director – First Prize: John Ford for FORT APACHE
- Best Director – Second Prize: Roberto Rossellini for GERMANIA ANNO ZERO
- Best Actress: Hildegard Knef in FILM WITHOUT A TITLE
- Best Actor: Victore Mature in KISS OF DEATH
- Best Actor – Second Prize: Gérard Philipe in LA CHARTREUSE DE PARME
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Holloway, Dorothy (28 July 1948). "Pictures: Anti-U.S. feeling sparks locarno film fete; nationalism takes over". Variety. Vol. 171, no. 8. pp. 23–24. ProQuest 1285999602.
- ^ "PROJECTION EQUIPMENT AT THE LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL". Kinematograph Weekly. Vol. 377, no. 2151. London. 22 July 1948. p. 32. ProQuest 2732614844.
- ^ Written at Zurich. "International: Latest open-air sound equipment feature of locarno film festival. Vol. 167, Iss. 5". Los Angeles: Variety. 9 July 1947. p. 13. ProQuest 1285926592. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1948 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.