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Locarno 2023

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61 articles available in total starting from 16/09/2022. Last article published on 14/08/2023.

Review: What Remains

Review: What Remains

Centred on an alleged serial killer forced to delve into his murky past, the film by Chinese artist Ran Huang gracefully shows the dark side of humanity  

11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

Review: Rapture

Review: Rapture

Indian director Dominic Sangma explores fear and societal tensions in his sophomore feature and Locarno debut  

11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Review: Negu hurbilak

Review: Negu hurbilak

The mysterious first feature by the Negu directors collective reveals the ongoing trauma from an ever-present conflict  

11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del Presente

Review: Antarctica Calling

Review: Antarctica Calling

Luc Jacquet returns to the icy continent once again, but this time it is actually about the filmmaker’s personal journey that entices him to keep coming back  

11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Piazza Grande

Leonor Teles  • Director of Baan

Interview: Leonor Teles • Director of Baan

“This whole film is trying to portray a state of mind”

With her new feature, the cinematographer-turned-director embarks on a bittersweet search for the place where one belongs  

11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Romain de Saint-Blanquat  • Director of Bitten

Interview: Romain de Saint-Blanquat • Director of Bitten

“Gothic literature had an influence on the aesthetics of the film as well as on the main character”

The French director breaks down his stylish and atmospheric feature debut, focusing on his protagonists, and his fascination for vampires and coming-of-age topics  

10/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Review: Lovano Supreme

Review: Lovano Supreme

Franco Maresco delivers a portrait of the famously versatile jazz musician Joe Lovano, but sadly the director’s didactic voice-over narration dominates all  

10/08 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

Review: Of Living Without Illusion

Review: Of Living Without Illusion

Katharina Lüdin’s first feature examines the dangerous yet reassuring grey zone separating love from hate and affection from contempt  

10/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del Presente

Review: Mimì – Prince of Darkness

Review: Mimì – Prince of Darkness

Brando De Sica’s feature-length directorial debut is an extreme teen romance focusing on misfits, set against the backdrop of Naples  

10/08 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

Review: Critical Zone

Review: Critical Zone

Ali Ahmadzadeh’s third film defies Iran’s authoritarian regime, painting the portrait of a tired and unpredictable society which now believes in nothing but artificial paradises  

10/08 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

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