The Locarno Film Festival Returns to Pre-Pandemic Glory for Its Diamond Anniversary
THR, Esq. 2022-07-19
Summary:
On Aug. 23, 1946, just a few months after the inaugural Cannes Film Festival, the very first Locarno International Film Festival opened with a screening of Giacomo Gentilomo’s Italian neorealist classic O sole mio. From the start, the festival aimed to represent the full spectrum of cinema, showcasing what current festival managing director Raphaël Brunschwig […]