Local Products: How Two New Films Speak to the Desire to Move Beyond a Globalized World
In this essay from the Locarno Critics Academy, recent experimental films provide a fresh way of looking at globalization.
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Locarno Film Festival 2018 Awards: ‘A Land Imagined’ Takes Home the Golden Leopard
“Too Late to Die Young” helmer Dominga Sotomayor won Best Director.
Locarno in Los Angeles 2018 Announces an Award-Winning Second Edition Led by ‘Mrs. Fang,’ ‘Cocote,’ and More
Exclusive: This year’s festival runs from April 5-8.
China Revealed: How New Documentaries Explore a Side of the Country Never Seen Before
In this essay from the Locarno Critics Academy, two new experimental documentaries tap into specific aspects of modern Chinese society.
How New Movies Are Redefining Our Understanding of Family Life
In this essay from the Locarno Critics Academy, a look at the way new movies are helping us understand the evolution of families worldwide.
Locarno Critics Academy 2017: Meet This Year’s Aspiring Film Critics
Here are the promising new writers contributing essays from the 70th edition of the Locarno Film Festival.
Isabelle Huppert Is a Monster After Dark In Serge Bozon’s ‘Mrs. Hyde’ — Review
The actress excels at playing a schoolteacher at odds with her inner turmoil in the French director’s deadpan comedy.
‘What Happened to Monday’ Review: Noomi Rapace Plays Seven Sisters Who Can’t Get a Break
The actress manages to turn a derivative sci-fi movie into something slightly more exciting.
Adrien Brody Is Still Haunted By ‘The Pianist’ After 15 Years
The actor is still contending with the fallout from his Oscar-winning role, but he has plenty of ideas for the future.
‘Tomorrow and Thereafter’ Review: A Family Drama That’s Almost Powerful But Even More Disappointing — Locarno 2017
Noémie Lvovsky’s heartfelt work has plenty of potential but keeps coming up short.
Isabelle Huppert, Noomi Rapace, and Bodybuilders: 7 Must-See Summer Movies From the 2017 Locarno Film Festival
The Swiss festival gives the summer movie season one last burst of excitement before the fall. Here are a few highlights from the latest edition.
‘Freedom’ Trailer: First Look at Jan Speckenbach’s Mysterious Feminist Drama — Watch
In the Locarno Film Festival premiere, a woman walks out on her family, in search of freedom. But at what price?
