Locarno International Film Festival

Telling the Story of Cinema

Making sense of the Locarno Film Festival's sprawling new sidebar, Histoire(s) du Cinéma.

Masterful Fishing Doc 'Leviathan' Presents a Fresh Take on the Nature Documentary Form

There are moments in "Leviathan" so breathtaking that it's easy to forget they're also familiar. The movie could take place on another planet; instead, it peers at this one from a jarring and entirely fresh point of view.

Locarno Review: Lovely, Powerful Fine Art Tribute 'Museum Hours' Finds Jem Cohen Successfully Transitioning to Narrative Form

To date, Jem Cohen has made intimate non-fiction diary films rooted in an attentiveness to atmosphere and riddled with small observations rendered in profound terms. While his new feature "Museum Hours" is technically his first narrative effort, with a pair of amateur performances and the ...

Seeing the Sights in the Films of Ben Wheatley

Considering the uniquely personal aesthetic of one of the most talented young genre filmmakers in the world.

Of Bridesmaids and Manic Pixies: Female Archetypes in 'Ruby Sparks' and 'Bachelorette'

Considering the evolution of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl figure in two films at the Locarno Film Festival.

'Far From Afghanistan,' Indeed

“Every spectator is either a coward or a traitor” -- Frantz Fanon

Toby Jones, Household Face

You might not know Toby Jones' name but you might recognize his face -- and you surely love his work.

Locarno Review: Well-Intentioned Omnibus Doc 'Far From Afghanistan' Has Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

The sprawling concept draws together the considerable talents of five established non-fiction filmmakers and several Afghan journalists for an essayistic exploration of the war's debilitating impact on both the local population and U.S. citizenry. It's also a far-reaching treatise against all acts o...

Good Mothers and Bad Children at Locarno 2012