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Locarno Film Festival, 72nd edition
We warmly welcome you to the 72nd edition of the Locarno Film
Festival and to be part of the magical atmosphere that takes over
Locarno from the 7th to the 17th of August. Be our guest!
Every summer Locarno becomes the home of world cinema, a
place charged with affection, where thousands of film fans and
industry professionals meet to share their thirst for new discoveries
and their passion for the seventh art in all its diversity.
During its long history, the stunning Piazza Grande has also been
home for many prestigious personalities as Marlene Dietrich,
Jean-Luc Godard, Quentin Tarantino, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Adrien
Brody or Meg Ryan. This is what makes the Locarno Film Festival
a unique space to rediscover the magic of cinema.
But there is not only cinema here. We invite you to join us for
the Locarno Experience. During the festival the city turns into a
wonderful meeting point and thanks to its beautiful surroundings,
Locarno offers various relaxing and breathtaking activities; visit
www.ascona-locarno.com for further information.
Food and entertainment is also something we take seriously;
from the 31st of July to the 17th of August, visit laRotonda’s food
district to taste multicultural dishes, browse merchandise stalls or
listen to some good music. Or lay back in the freshly blossomed
Locarno Garden La Mobiliare from the 6th to the 17th of August.
We look forward to welcoming you in Locarno!
For further information visit our website www.locarnofestival.ch.
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Program 2019 - the sections Piazza grande The Piazza Grande is both the heart of the Festival and its showcase. With its giant screen, one of the biggest in Europe, endowed with truly exceptional projection quality, the Piazza Grande is one of the finest open-air venues in the world. An enormous space that can seat an audience of up to 8,000 makes every screening a unique event. The programming on the Piazza Grande offers prestigious screenings, most of them international or European premieres, introduced by the director and the cast. The Piazza Grande audience also serves as the biggest jury on the planet, voting for the renowned “Prix du Public UBS”. In addition, there is the Variety Piazza Grande Award and the Swatch First Feature Awards, chosen by a panel of film critics. Concorso internazionale This section aims to highlight and to present to the audience a stimulating panorama of contemporary auteur cinema. Out of the selected features, screened as international or world premieres, a jury of some of the major figures in the cinema industry is in charge of choosing which of the competing films – fiction or documentary – will win the prestigious Pardo d’oro. Concorso Cineasti del presente The Cineasti del presente competition is a fascinating field for discoveries, dedicated to first and second features from all over the world, aiming to highlight emerging international filmmakers and to give them the opportunity to present their talent to the cinema industry. The selected movies will be seen as premieres and will compete for the Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente. Moving Ahead Moving Ahead aims to explore film’s frontier territories, engaging with new forms of narration and innovation in filmic language. Works by both emerging and acknowledged filmmakers will be presented as world or international premieres in evening programs at the Kursaal. 2
Program 2019 - the sections
Pardi di domani
A crucible of future talent, the Pardi di domani section screens short and medium-
length films by young independent auteurs or film school students who have not
yet tried their hand at feature films. The section has two separate competitions:
one limited to recent Swiss productions, the other international, featuring films
from all over the world.
Fuori Concorso
The Fuori concorso selection offers recent work – feature films and shorts, film
essays, documentaries – by well-established filmmakers, out of competition,
presented mostly as world or international premiere.
Histoire(s) du cinema
Histoire(s) du cinéma is the sidebar dedicated to the history of cinema. It offers
works from filmmakers and artists to whom the Festival dedicates special tributes.
This section also presents newly restored prints of rare and important works in
lm history.
Open Doors
In collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of
the Swiss Foreign Ministry, Open Doors primarily aims at assisting directors and
producers from countries in the South and the East, where independent filmmaking
is vulnerable. From 2019 until 2021 Open Doors focuses its look onto a single
region, in order to increase and further enhance opportunities for collaboration
and exchange for local professionals. The initiative focuses on South East Asia
and Mongolia. During 3 years, the project will cover the following countries: Laos,
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines and
Mongolia. The program’s current formula covers three dimensions, aimed to the
public and the professionals attending Locarno Film Festival: the Open Doors
Hub, Lab and Screenings.
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Program 2019 - the sections Retrospettiva Over the years the Locarno retrospectives have delved into every corner of cinema history: from great career monographs (including Ozu, Guitry or Welles) to themed programs (such as Another History of Soviet Cinema 1926–1968, Titanus or the Cinema in the Young Federal Republic of Germany, in the years 1949 to 1963); from wide-ranging tributes to contemporary filmmakers of the caliber of Bellocchio, Kiarostami and Kaurismäki, to complete retrospective seasons of acknowledged great masters such as Lubitsch, Minnelli, Preminger and Cukor, Sam Peckinpah, Jacques Tourneur and Leo McCarey. The 2019 retrospective will be dedicated to Black cinema. Semaine de la critique Founded in 1990, the Semaine de la critique is an independent section within the Locarno Film Festival organized by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists. Every year the Semaine de la critique shows seven documentary feature films as world or international premieres. The section focuses on innovative films on the brink of the mainstream – both formally and content wise. The main goal is to bring together a wide range of different works, each with a unique vision. Panorama Suisse Panorama Suisse is an independent section within the Locarno Film Festival. The films are selected by a commission with representatives of the Solothurn Film Festival, SWISS FILMS and the Swiss Film Academy. This section presents 10 current Swiss films such as festival successes, audience favourites and films that have not yet been released in theatres. Film lovers from all over the world have the opportunity to discover current Swiss filmmaking in its own dedicated section at the Locarno Film Festival. 4
Piazza Grande screenings
Film Selection
07.08 LETTRE À FREDDY BUACHE
by Jean-Luc Godard – Switzerland – 1982 – 11’
07.08 MAGARI
by Ginevra Elkann – Italy/France – 2019 – 100’
08.08 NEW ACID
by Basim Magdy – France/Switzerland – 2019 – 14’
08.08 LA FILLE AU BRACELET
by Stéphane Demoustier – France/Belgium – 2019 – 95’
Premio Raimondo Rezzonico to Komplizen Film
09.08 7500
by Patrick Vollrath – Germany/Austria – 2019 – 92’
09.08 GREENER GRASS
by Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe – USA – 2019 – 95’
Crazy Midnight
Leopard Club Award to Hilary Swank
10.08 ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD
by Quentin Tarantino – USA – 2019 – 161’
10.08 COFFY
by Jack Hill – USA – 1973 – 90’
Crazy Midnight
Vision Award Ticinomoda to Claire Atherton
11.08 NOTRE DAME
by Valérie Donzelli – France/Belgium – 2019 – 88’
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Piazza Grande screenings Film Selection 11.08 DIE FRUCHTBAREN JAHRE SIND VORBEI by Natascha Beller – Switzerland – 2019 – 90’ Crazy Midnight 12.08 INSTINCT by Halina Reijn – Netherlands – 2019 – 98’ 12.08 SALINUI CHUEOK (Memories of Murder) by BONG Joon-ho – South Korea – 2003 – 132’ Crazy Midnight Excellence Award to SONG Kang-ho 13.08 CAMILLE by Boris Lojkine – France – 2019 – 92’ Open Doors Presentation 14.08 DAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMER by Simon Bird – United Kingdom – 2019 – 86’ Premio Cinema Ticino to Fulvio Bernasconi 15.08 DIEGO MARADONA by Asif Kapadia – United Kingdom – 2019 – 130’ 15.08 THE NEST (IL NIDO) by Roberto De Feo – Italy – 2019 – 107’ Crazy Midnight Pardo alla carriera to Fredi M. Murer 16.08 ADORATION by Fabrice Du Welz – Belgium/France – 2019 – 98’ 6
Piazza Grande screenings
Film Selection
16.08 CECIL B. DEMENTED
by John Waters – USA/France – 2000 – 88’
Crazy Midnight
Pardo d’onore Manor to John Waters
17.08 TABI NO OWARI SEKAI NO HAJIMARI (To the Ends of the Earth)
by Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Japan/Uzbekistan/Qatar – 2019 – 120’
Awarding Ceremony
Piazza Grande ©Locarno Film Festival
Concorso internazionale Film Selection A FEBRE by Maya Da-Rin Brazil/France/Germany – 2019 – 98’ with Regis Myrupu, Rosa Peixoto, Johnatan Sodré, Kaisaro Jussara Brito, Edmildo Vaz Pimentel, Anunciata Teles Soares, Lourinelson Wladimir Production: Tamanduá Vermelho, Enquadramento Produçoes Co-production: Komplizen Film, Still Moving World Premiere BERGMÁL (Echo) by Rúnar Rúnarsson Iceland/France/Switzerland – 2019 – 79’ Production: Nimbus Iceland, Pegasus Pictures Co-production: Nimbus Film, Halibut, Jour2Fête, Bord Cadre Films, Media Rental, MP Films World Sales: Jour2Fête World Premiere CAT IN THE WALL by Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova Bulgaria/United Kingdom/France – 2019 – 92’ with Irina Atanasova, Angel Genov, Orlin Asenov, Gilda Waugh, Chinwe A Nwokolo, Kadisha Gee Camara, Jon-Jo Inkpen Production: Activist 38 Co-production: Ici et Là Productions, Glasshead World Premiere DAS FREIWILLIGE JAHR by Ulrich Köhler, Henner Winckler Germany – 2019 – 86’ with Maj-Britt Klenke, Sebastian Rudolph, Thomas Schubert Production: Sutor Kolonko World Premiere 8
Concorso internazionale
Film Selection
DOUZE MILLE by Nadège Trebal
France – 2019 – 111’
with Arieh Worthalter, Nadège Trebal, Liv Henneguier, Françoise Lebrun,
Florence Thomassin
Production: Mezzanine Films – Co-production: Maia Productions
World Sales: Shellac
World Premiere
FI AL-THAWRA (During Revolution) by Maya Khoury
Syria/Sweden – 2018 – 144’
Production: The Abounaddara Collective
Co-production: Noncitizen Collective
World Premiere, First Feature
HIRUK-PIKUK SI AL-KISAH (The Science of Fictions) by Yosep Anggi Noen
Indonesia/Malaysia/France – 2019 – 106’
with Gunawan Maryanto, Yudi Ahmad Tajudin, Ecky Lamoh, Alex Suhendra,
Asmara Abigail, Marissa Anita, Lukman Sardi
Production: Kawankawan Media, Angka Fortuna Sinema, Limaenam Films
Co-production: andolfi, Astro Shaw, GoStudio, FOCUSED equipment
World Sales: Rediance
World Premiere
HOGAR by Maura Delpero
Italy/Argentina – 2019 – 91’
with Lidiya Liberman, Denise Carrizo, Agustina Malale, Isabella Cilia,
Alan Rivas, Livia Fernán, Marta Lubos, Renata Palminiello
Production: Campo Cine, dispàrte, Vivo film
Co-production: Rai Cinema
World Sales: Charades
World Premiere
9Concorso internazionale Film Selection LES ENFANTS D’ISADORA by Damien Manivel France/South Korea – 2019 – 84’ with Agathe Bonitzer, Manon Carpentier, Marika Rizzi, Elsa Wolliaston Production: MLD Films Co-production: Jeonju Film Festival World Sales: Shellac World Premiere LONGA NOITE by Eloy Enciso Spain – 2019 – 93’ with Misha Bies Golas, Nuria Lestegás, M. Pozas Vázquez, Verónica Quintela, Manuel Pumares, Suso Meilán, Celsa Araújo Production: Filmika Galaika World Premiere O FIM DO MUNDO by Basil Da Cunha Switzerland – 2019 – 107’ with Michael Spencer, Marco Joel Fernandes, Alexandre Da Costa Fonseca, Iara Cristina Cardoso, Luisa Martins Dos Santos Production: Thera Production Co-production: RTS Radio Télévision Suisse World Sales: Wide Swiss distributor: Sister Distribution World Premiere PA-GO (Height of the wave) by PARK Jung-bum South Korea – 2019 – 89’ with LEE Seung-yeon, LEE Yeon, CHOI Eun-seo, PARK Yeong-deok, SHIN Yeon-sik Production: Second Wind Film World Sales: M-Line Distribution International Premiere 10
Concorso internazionale
Film Selection
TECHNOBOSS by João Nicolau
Portugal/France – 2019 – 110’
with Miguel Lobo Antunes, Luísa Cruz, Américo Silva, Sandra Faleiro,
Tiago Garrinhas, Ana Tang, Jorge Andrade, Duarte Guimarães,
Matias Neves, José Raposo, Mick Greer, Bruno Lourenço
Production: O Som e a Fúria
Co-production: Shellac Sud
World Sales: The Match Factory
World Premiere
TERMINAL SUD by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
France – 2018 – 96’
with Ramzy Bédia, Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Slimane Dazi
Production: Sarrazink Productions – Co-production: ARTE France
World Premiere
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO by Joe Talbot
USA – 2019 – 121’
with Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold, Danny Glover
Production: A24 Films
World Sales: A24 Films
International Premiere, First Feature
VITALINA VARELA by Pedro Costa
Portugal – 2019 – 124’
with Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco Brito,
Imídio Monteiro, Marina Alves Domingues
Production: OPTEC Sociedade Óptica Técnica
World Premiere
11Concorso internazionale Film Selection YOKOGAO (A Girl Missing) by Koji Fukada Japan/France – 2019 – 111’ with Mariko Tsutsui, Mikako Ichikawa, Sosuke Ikematsu, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Hisako Okata Production: Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo Garage, Comme des Cinemas World Sales: mk2 Films International Premiere Piazza Grande ©Locarno Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival
a light on Black cinema
Dedicated to Black film in all of its contours, this Retrospective showcases
international Black cinemas of the 20th century, covering regions as diverse
as Europe, North America, the Caribbean, South America and more. The
Artistic Director has entrusted the new Retrospective to Greg de Cuir Jr,
an accomplished expert on international Black cinema. We cannot speak
of one single Africa, and likewise, we cannot speak of one Black cinema.
Reality is more complex. The Locarno72 Retrospective intends to go beyond
the concept of Black as identity or social issue to explore the imagery used
by filmmakers who have tackled this question – historical and political – at
different times and in different places. Structured as an eclectic survey
focused primarily on the 20th century, the Black Light Retrospective will
present cult directors; race movies of the 1920s and 1930s; pioneering
masterpieces; iconic Blaxploitation films of the 1970s; and essential
filmmakers engaged with the racial dynamics of their era. Lili Hinstin, Artistic
Director of the Locarno Film Festival: “I am often asked the gender question
in this remarkable period of #MeToo, but I am convinced that the fight against
social domination must extend beyond the women’s struggle to include all
people who do not match the norms of heterosexual white male supremacy.
The relatively recent (18th
century) concept of ‘race’
is part of that and pre-
exists the birth and the
history of cinema. How
did artists debunk the
Black question through
films, in the course of the
20th century – that’s what
the Locarno Film Festival
wants to put under the
spotlight and explore.”
Curated by Greg de Cuir
Jr, the Retrospective will
be presented jointly with
the Cinémathèque Suisse.
Jackie Brown ©Park Circus:MiramaxExcellence SONG - Locarno72 Honors
South Korean Star SONG Kang-ho
SONG Kang-ho is an eclectic, versatile, graceful actor, who has been able to
conquer South Korean cinema and then access the world of international stardom,
and to whom the Locarno Film Festival is very pleased to give the Excellence Award.
His artistic birth can be traced back to the late 1990s, in HONG Sang-soo’s The
Day a Pig Fell Into the Well(1996), and his career path was laid down in the early
2000s. After The Quiet Family(1998), he reteamed with KIM Jee-woon for The Foul
King (2000), causing audiences to stare in amazement at performances based
on versatility and physical skill. This has been the case for twenty years’ worth of
film sets, making him a sort of surfer of film genres, from action to drama. With
The Good the Bad the Weird (a tribute to Sergio Leone) in 2008 and The Age of
Shadowsin 2016 he completed a personal quartet with director KIM Jee-woon,
but his brilliance was universally recognized thanks to a trilogy. SONG Kang-ho
is, in fact, the star of two entries in PARK Chan-wook’s vengeance trilogy: the
opening chapter Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and the final installment Lady
Vengeance (2005). He also worked with the acclaimed, millennium-defining director
on Joint Security Area (2000) and Thirst(2009). Another precious partnership is
essential in SONG Kang-ho’s professional life: director BONG Joon-ho, who cast
him as the lead in Memories of Murder (2003) and then worked with him again on
The Host (2006), one of the major South Korean box office hits. His performance
earned him the 2007 Asian Film Award,
and he subsequently reteamed with
BONG for Snowpiercer (2013), alongside
Tilda Swinton, John Hurt and Chris
Evans, and Parasite (2019), selected at
the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Other
important films to which he lent his talents
include JANG Hun’s smash hit The Secret
Reunion (2010), LEE Joon-ik’s The Throne
(2015), JANG Hun’s A Taxi Driver (2017)
and WOO Min-ho’s The Drug King (2018).
SONG Kang-ho will receive the Excellence
Award in Piazza Grande on Monday 12
August. On Tuesday 13 August Festival-
goers can enjoy a panel discussion with
actor at the Spazio Cinema.
Song Kang-hoGold Flamingos - John Waters
Pardo d’onore Manor at Locarno 72
Golden leopards and pink flamingos. The Pardo d’onore of Locarno72 is
going to be irreverent, awkward, not very elegant, and delicious. The recipient,
on August 16 in Piazza Grande, is going to be John Waters, Pardo d’onore
Manor 2019. The Baltimore eccentric will follow in the footsteps of, among
others, Jean-Luc Godard, Ken Loach, Michael Cimino and Agnès Varda. The
American director, screenwriter and actor will be the star of the screenings
of A Dirty Shame and Female Trouble, and during the 72nd edition of the
Festival the audience will be able to literally smell his films: Polyester will be
shown in Odorama – one of the first “olfactory cinema” experiences - exactly
as it was in 1981, with scratch cards handed out to viewers before the
screening. The audience will have the opportunity to discuss these elements
during the customary chat with the filmmaker at Spazio Forum, which is
scheduled for the last day of the Festival, August 17. Born in Baltimore in
1946, John Waters has caressed madness and slapped Hollywood for half
a century. He started directing before he was 20 years old, making Hag in a
Black Leather Jacket (1964) and Roman Candles (1966), two short films that
also marked the beginning of his partnership with Harris Glenn Milstead, aka
Divine, who starred in his first feature Mondo Trasho (1969) and was part of
a large chunk of his oeuvre. Multiple Maniacs (1970) earned him the moniker
of Prince of Puke. His breakthrough came in 1972 with Pink Flamingos, a
trash manifesto that defined his style, followed by Female Trouble (1974)
and Desperate Living (1977). He achieved mainstream success in 1988 with
Hairspray, his last collaboration with Divine, who passed away shortly after
filming. He subsequently directed Johnny Depp in Cry-Baby (1990) and made
Serial Mom (1994), a blend of his original provocative vision and the genre of
political satire. After various stints as an actor, he returned behind the camera
with Pecker (1998) and Cecil B. Demented (2000), the latter staring Melanie
Griffith and Maggie Gyllenhaal. A Dirty Shame, released in 2004, was yet
another confirmation of his interest in defying traditional values. What about
Hollywood? He wished death upon it in Cecil B. Demented, the film that
the Locarno audience will get to discover, or experience again, on a night
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Pardo d’onore Manor at Locarno 72
on film-loving madness, as the star of the final Crazy Midnight, the “second
premieres” of Locarno72. That is to say, Piazza Grande after midnight,
when the memory of the red carpet will begin to fade and the big screen
will explode with audacious, extreme filmmaking. But we’ll talk about that
elsewhere. “Bestowing one of the highest honors of the Festival upon John
Waters as part of my first edition as Artistic Director is the perfect manifesto
- says Lili Hinstin - His outrageous, entertaining and joyous work is a symbol
of freedom, far removed from the political correctness that rules us today.
His political and aesthetic commitment is vital nowadays, and I’m extremely
pleased and honored to
share his incredible body
of work with the Locarno
audience.” For his part,
John Waters selected King
Vidor’s Show People (1928)
to open Locarno72, with
music by Philippe Béran’s
Orchestra della Svizzera
italiana. Says Waters: “Any
movie that pokes fun at
Hollywood, that mocks
Gloria Swanson’s first films,
that features Marion Davies
(the most famous “official
mistress” in history), that is
directed by King Vidor (I’m
especially fond of Beyond
the Forest and Stella Dallas),
that has cameos by Louella
Parsons, Charlie Chaplin and
Douglas Fairbanks, cannot
be altogether bad. In fact, it
sounds perfect to me.”
John Waters ©Greg GormanThe gaze of life
Hilary Swank Leopard Club Award 2019
She’s a great performer of real life. The Locarno Film Festival is giving the
Leopard Club Award to Hilary Swank, a worldwide star, winner of two Oscars
and the impressive face of a female universe that has never been as close to
the nuts and bolts of real life as it has in her performances. It’s the life that
emerges humbly and blooms in a parking lot, the life that steals years from
youth by immediately handing out the script of responsibility, the life that
flips the world upside down from one day to the next and literally punches
you in the face. It’s a hard, arduous life, which Swank has known up close.
Having taken her first steps in the gigantic world of television in the 1990s,
appearing cult shows like Growing Pains and Beverly Hills, 90210, Hilary Swank
immediately made her mark in movies with decisiveness and athleticism. At
the age of 20 she dominated The Next Karate Kid (Christopher Cain, 1994),
with a physical shape molded through tenacity and a love for sports. However,
it is at the end of the decade that the actress from Lincoln blew away critics
and viewers with a performance that was built in the mind and reflected onto
the body, or vice versa. With Kimberly Peirce’s Boys Don’t Cry (1999), Hilary
Swank carved her name, face and sensitivity into the Hollywood pantheon.
By playing Brandon Teena, a transgender youth born Teena Brandon, Swank
delivers a performance that is essential, practically bare bones, turning any
easy tears into a look, a comma on the face or in her voice, a punch dealt with
surgical precision. It’s a performance that won her numerous awards, including
the Best Actress Oscar in 2000. Five years later, the punches returned. They
were real, in a boxing ring, in Million Dollar Baby (2004). Hilary Swank landed
on the set of a master like Clint Eastwood, and through her role as the boxer
Maggie she delivered yet another soulful performance, telling us everything
even when she’s motionless. Using only her eyes and the few muscles allowed
by the paralysis that hits her character, Swank engages in a dialogue with
an important talking point for our society and conscience: euthanasia. Once
again, the young woman from Nebraska lent credibility to a character brought
to the extreme, thanks to a physical transformation that left its mark on the
script. It led to another Oscar, her second with just as many nominations. Over
the course of a three-decade career, Swank has worked with many prestigious
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Hilary Swank Leopard Club Award 2019
filmmakers, including Brian De Palma (The Black Dahlia, 2006), Sam Raimi
(The Gift, 2000), Christopher Nolan (Insomnia, 2002), Mira Nair (Amelia,
2009) and Steven Soderbergh (Logan Lucky, 2017). In 2014, in George C.
Wolf’s You’re Not You, she delivered another performance of the complicated
screenplay that is life by playing the ALS-stricken Kate. These stories are like
the one that made her open a parenthesis in her career, to deal with life itself,
replacing the spotlight with the lights in the house. She put aside all scripts
to simply be a daughter, in a difficult moment for her father. “I don’t know
what I did in my life to deserve all of this”, Swank said accepting her second
Oscar in 2005. “I’m just a girl
from a trailer park who had
a dream.” Lili Hinstin, Artistic
Director of the Locarno Film
Festival, had the following to
say: “Being able to give the
Leopard Club Award to Hilary
Swank in the Piazza Grande
is for me a double source
of pride and joy. On the one
hand, it allows us to pay
tribute to a kind of cinema
that birthed a generation of
strong actresses, capable of
leaving their mark in today’s
Hollywood. On the other,
the Leopard Club Award
of Locarno72 will tell the
Piazza audience the story
of an actress and a woman
whose career embodies
female strength and tenacity,
the freedom to choose and
the faith in what one has
chosen.”
Hilary Swank ©photogroupservice50 Years of Fredi - The Master Murer
is the Pardo alla carriera of Locarno72
Fifty years’ worth of cinema, a half century of images: Fredi M.
Murer’s career is undoubtedly among those that shine the brightest
in Switzerland. Therefore, the Locarno Film Festival can only be
happy and proud to celebrate the master of national cinema with the
2019 Pardo alla carriera. Fredi Murer is a director, a screenwriter, a
photographer and an illustrator, and left an indelible mark on Swiss
filmmaking from the 1960s onwards. His films told the story of
Switzerland, reflected it, inquired about its traditions with an innovative
outlook. He put Switzerland at the center of a long discussion with the
audience, via images. In one fell swoop, the dark movie theater played
host to the public and to the people. His vision was always supported
by a political and civil commitment that allowed us to see the world,
and Switzerland, with a new set of eyes. The Locarno Film Festival
discovered this vision in 1979, with the film Zones. This is therefore
the fortieth anniversary of the Festival’s friendship with Murer, an
occasion to celebrate with the world premiere of the new restored
version, supervised by the Cinémathèque suisse. The tribute to Murer
will in fact be a genuine rediscovery. In addition to Zones, three more
restored films will be shown under a new light during Locarno72: Wir
Bergler in den Bergen sind eigentlich nicht schuld, dass wir da sind
(1974), one of his most important works, which won the FIPRESCI
Prize in Locarno in 1974; Der grüne Berg (1990), which screened at the
very first edition of the Semaine de la critique, celebrating its thirtieth
anniversary this year; and Alpine Fire, which received the Pardo d’oro
in 1985. Murer is an illustrator as well as a director, screenwriter and
photographer, and the tribute will be rounded off by an exhibit of his
original artworks. Lili Hinstin, Artistic Director of the Locarno Film
Festival: “In addition to everything else the Locarno Film Festival is
always a showcase for Swiss film of all periods, past, present and
future. By representing his contemporaries, imagining the possibly
1950 Years of Fredi - The Master Murer
is the Pardo alla carriera of Locarno72
dark future of his country and listening to the stories of those who live
in its most remote corners, Fredi M. Murer played with time, that is,
with his art and his era. In portraying Switzerland, Murer redrew the
confines of Swiss cinema. I am delighted to honor one of the great
Swiss directors during my first edition of the Festival.” Fredi M. Murer
will receive the Pardo alla carriera in Piazza Grande on the evening
of 15 August. On Friday 16 August at 1.30 pm Festival-goers can
attend a panel discussion with the filmmaker in the Spazio Cinema.
Winners of Locarno’s
Pardo alla carriera
at previous Festivals
include Francesco
Rosi, Claude Goretta,
Bruno Ganz, Claudia
Cardinale, Johnnie To,
Harry Belafonte, Peter-
Christian Fueter, Sergio
Castellitto, Victor Erice,
Marlen Khutsiev, Bulle
Ogier, Mario Adorf and
Jane Birkin.
Fredi M. MurerLocarno Kids
The Locarno Film Festival is a 72-year old kid, historic and young at the same
time. It is so to such an extent that this year the thought that goes out to
younger viewers, known as Locarno Kids, will be the first of the entire Festival,
kicking off three days before the official start of Locarno72.
On Sunday August 4, Piazza Grande and Palaexpo (FEVI) will host a screening,
presented by Swiss Life, where only the target audience will be little. The
star of the first pre-Festival night is The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily,
by Lorenzo Mattotti. The famed Italian illustrator, who previously nudged
cinema by working with Wong Kar-wai, Steven Soderbergh and Michelangelo
Antonioni, made his directorial debut with a feature-length adaptation of Dino
Buzzati’s book of the same name. The film premiered in Cannes and will be
the first guest of Locarno72.
But August 4 is only the first night. After that, during the eleven days of the
Festival, Locarno Kids will be present throughout the entire event. Having
made its mark last year, with a program that allowed children to take over
the Festival’s every nook and cranny, Locarno Kids will return, alongside its
partners, to serve as a glimpse at tomorrow’s audience. The first new addition
is called Flex, coming from the Locarno Film Festival’s Media Partner RSI:
a project that lets young talents create content for the broadcaster’s social
media outlets.
Making a return appearance are the Movie&Media Labs by SUPSI, stars of
the wonderful afternoons of Locarno71. Selected professionals are working
closely with the official programming team to bring to the Festival 12
workshops aimed at children and teenagers in the 6-15 age range. Thanks
to SUPSI, in partnership with the ASPs of Chur(PHGR) and Schwyz (PHSZ),
diversity is also being valued, with activities in multiple languages. Google
Switzerland will also lend a valuable hand with the Google Computer Science
First program, offering digital programming workshops.
Other returning workshops are those proposed by Castellinaria – Festival
internazionale del cinema giovane Bellinzona, focusing on film viewing and
21Locarno Kids
analysis, and LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, giving kids aged 11-14 access to
animation and sound design training.
The artistic direction’s contribution is equally essential, with select
screenings for younger audiences. One of those is the customary closing
night in Piazza Grande on August 18, as are those curated by the Locarno
Cinemagia association. These are conceived for elementary school-age
children, showcasing the behind-the-scenes of the Festival via directors
and collaborators. Last but not least, La Lanterna Magica’s activities are, as
always, meant to bring children of all ages closer to cinema.
The end? Almost. Because then comes the evening, and this year even families
will be hard-pressed to find a better nightcap than laRotonda. Thanks to the
support of La Mobiliare, the Festival Village will have eco-friendly spaces
for younger attendees, in partnership with Accademia e Teatro Dimitri, their
workshops and street artists.
P.S. Is there a screening at 2 PM you wouldn’t want to miss for anything in the
world? Are grandparents and uncles busy? Is the babysitter on vacation? No
problem, the Kids Corner will return, behind the Spazio Cinema.
Kids Corner
The Kids Corner returns to the 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival.
Thanks to the toys offered by the Toy Library and the books of the Biblioteca
Cantonale of Locarno, children from 1 to 10 years old will be warmly welcomed
and will have the opportunity to spend time with professionals, who will guide
them through a series of recreational activities.
The spaces will be those of the Saleggi kindergarten, behind the Spazio
Cinema and will be open from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 1.30 pm to
6.30 pm. The service is available to all participants of the Festival, for the
duration of two consecutive screenings at a cost of CHF 5.
23Locarno Experience A meeting point, a village and a garden. The Festival’s experience is growing and expanding, with an offer that goes beyond the official Festival’s dates, kicking off on the 31th of July! laRotonda – starting 31 July 2019 For the new edition, Locarno72, laRotonda is redesigning its circle. The Festival village will once again animate the Locarno summer, opening its doors from July 31 to August 17: eighteen nights with the unmissable entertainment of Rete Uno and Rete Tre, live concerts, DJ sets and a few additions. Locarno Garden la Mobiliare – starting 6 August 2019 The Castello Visconteo in Locarno is being transformed into an artistic and culinary place of encounter this year. It is to be the new venue for the Locarno Garden la Mobiliare, with light installations by Maya Rochat, design by Kerim Seiler and a pop-up restaurant with star cook Sandra Knecht. The music program with DJs and bands is being put together by the music collective Turba from Lugano. All in all, this is a recipe not just for food, drinks and relaxation, but also for inspiration and emotions. Locarno Garden la Mobiliare – the new star on the night sky of Locarno – jointly created by Swiss Mobiliar and the Locarno Film Festival. Locarno Talks la Mobiliare – starting 15th August 2019 Thinking about the future through the full range of emotions that we feel when we share hopes and visions. For the third edition of “Locarno Talks la Mobiliare”, from 15 to 17 August, personalities from the arts and sciences will once again take part in a series of panel discussions on social and political issues. Each guest will bring his or her perspective to the table, but all share the desire to find the necessary “common ground” to plan for our tomorrow. Which is why the keynote theme for the Talks, developed by the Locarno Film Festival with its Main Partner, Swiss Mobiliar, is NOW – the best place to change the future. #LocarnoExperience 24
Line-up la Rotonda
From 6:00 PM to 3:00 AM
Concerts, DJ-sets, Silent party
Wednesday, July 31 2019 - FRESH&WILD
Andrea Bignasca - The Two - Saint City Orchestra - Dj Alexxio (Rete Tre)
Thursday, August 1, 2019 - FRESH&WILD
Highland Sanctuary - Marius Bear - Nils Burri
Friday, August 2, 2019 - RETE TRE
James Gruntz Trio - PUSH THE TEMPO SPECIAL con Alevì e Artiglio
Saturday, August 3, 2019 - RETE TRE, Swiss Rap Night by Dj Mardoch ft.
Kt Gorique - Mattak - Sherry-ou - Hedgehog - Dj Lazy Marf
Sunday, August 4, 2019 - CARTE BLANCHE GC EVENTS
Chiara Dubey - Dj Moci (Rete Tre)
Monday, August 5, 2019 - CARTE BLANCHE SEASIDE FESTIVAL SPIEZ
Mario Batkovic - Dj ZSU ZSU
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 - FRESH&WILD SPECIAL NIGHT
Caroline Chevin - Dj ZSU ZSU
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - FRESH&WILD
Matchenko - Juldem - Yokko
Thursday, August 8, 2019 - FRESH&WILD
Katharina Busch - Emelie Zoé - Adam’s Wedding
Friday August 9, 2019 - RETE TRE
Veronica Fusaro - Dj Moci
25Line-up la Rotonda Saturday, August 10, 2019 - RETE TRE Sud Sound System & Bag a Riddim Band - Il Mangiadischi con Luka Rudeboy e Tom “Siddh“ Rastaman Sunday, August 11, 2019 - CARTE BLANCHE JAZZ ASCONA Sands’s 2B Band Monday, August 12, 2019 - CARTE BLANCHE ENJOY-ARENA Temus Music Club with Radio One Dance Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - CARTE BLANCHE IRISH OPEN AIR TOGGENBURG LARALBA Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - FRESH&WILD Frost & Fog - Irina Mossi & Band - The Cavers - We the Savages (Rete Tre) Thursday, August 15, 2019 - FRESH&WILD Ginger & The Alchemists - Wintershome - Make Plain Friday, August 16, 2019 - RETE UNO Woodstock 50 - Dj Raniero Saturday, August 17, 2019 - RETE TRE Canova - Dj Alexxio laRotonda - ©Locarno Film Festival Locarno Garden - ©Locarno Film Festival
Passes and Tickets
Tickets
Tickets for daytime screenings in theaters CHF 17
Only to be bought at the box office
Tickets for evening screening in Piazza Grande with 1 film CHF 28
Tickets for evening screening in Piazza Grande with 2 films CHF 37
Tickets for the second screening in Piazza Grande CHF 17
Seat reservation in Piazza Grande + CHF 17
Combined with any ticket or pass, max 6 seats
Daily Pass
can be purchased by 6 PM of the same day the latest
General Daily Pass CHF 49
CHF 53 on days with double screening in Piazza Grande
Students and Trainee Daily Pass (max age 30) CHF 27
CHF 32 on days with double screening in Piazza Grande
Passes
Advanced season tickets must be ordered by 6 PM on July 23. Sale of season tickets
will continue from July 30 starting 9 AM at the main box offices in Piazza Grande.
Festival season ticket online sale CHF 330
Students and trainees (under 30) online sale CHF 110
Senior online sale CHF 220
Piazza Grande Pass online sale CHF 250
Amici del Festival online sale CHF 490
Box offices opening hours – Piazza Grande
4.8.2019: 6 PM – 10 PM / 5.8.2019: 9 AM – 6 PM / 06-17.08.2019: 9 AM – 10 PM
Box offices opening hours – Other venues
La Sala, Palexpo (FEVI) and L’altra Sala will open 1 hour before each screenings
Other theaters will open 30 minutes before screenings
Evening tickets for Piazza Grande can be purchased at the main box office in Piazza Grande. Further
information and online tickets are available on our webpage shop.locarnofestival.ch (fees apply).
27General Information Take a seat and enjoy our selection of films: • Piazza Grande (up to 8000 seats) • Palexpo (FEVI) (2’800 seats) • PalaCinema 1, 2, 3 (730 seats) • La Sala (900 seats) • L’altra Sala (500 seats) • Teatro Kursaal (482 seats) • GranRex (443 seats) • Cinema Rialto 1, 2, 3 (375 seats) • PalaVideo Muralto (270 seats) Seats Seats in Piazza Grande and other venues are not guaranteed, please arrive early. If the maximum capacity of Piazza Grande has been reached, please go to the Palexpo (FEVI). Admission to all venues is subject to availability of seats. For more information shop.locarnofestival.ch. Screening time in Piazza Grande and at Palexpo (FEVI) 7-16 August 9.30 PM 17 August 9.00 PM Pardobus The Pardo Bus 1 is a free service that transits between Piazza Grande, the Park&Ride and the Spazio Cinema. This service is available from 8.30 AM to 9.30 PM with a ride every 20 minutes and a special ride 20 minutes after the first and the second screening in Piazza Grande. Pardo Bus 2, 3 and 4 are exclusive services for accredited delegates only. In case of rain Free Transportation with PardoBus 1 from Piazza Grande (departing from Locarno Post Office) to the Palexpo (FEVI). 28
General Information
Accessibility
Strollers are not allowed to access or transit Piazza Grande. A delimited area
for wheelchairs is accessible on the right side of the main entrance.
Locarno boutique by manor
At the Locarno Boutique by Manor, located at la Magnolia, you will find all
official Festival merchandise.
Contacts
Locarno Film Festival
via Franchino Rusca 1
CH – 6600 Locarno
Tel: +41 91 756 21 21
Fax: +41 91 756 21 49
info@locarnofestival.ch
Festival Center, Palazzo Sopracenerina, ground floor
Tel: +41 (0) 91 756 21 21 Email: info@locarnofestival.ch
Press Office, Palazzo Sopracenerina, 1st floor
Tel: +41 (0) 91 756 21 21 Email: press@locarnofestival.ch
Babysitting Service
The Locarno Film Festival offers a babysitting service. Those who wish to use
the service are kindly requested to contact the following persons directly at
least 24 hours before the requested service.
• Soraya Blumer: +41 79 912 53 91
• Bo Buri: +41 78 886 61 68
• Daria Gasch: +41 79 633 37 49
• Rosa Graf: +41 78 816 63 09
• Martina Morelli: +41 76 215 33 67
• Letizia Pessina: +41 79 894 97 74
• Nathalie Roux (only evenings): +41 79 335 32 50
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27 Piazza Grande Palexpo Locarno (FEVI) PalaCinema Festival Offices GranRex Teatro Kursaal La Sala L'altra Sala PalaVideo Rialto 1,2,3 + Rialto - VR Spazio Cinema Festival Center Info Desk Accreditation Desk Press Center Press Conferences Press Room (Palazzo Marcacci) Industry Lounge Leopard Club Lounge Locarno Boutique by Manor Spazio RSI La Magnolia laRotonda Locarno Garden la Mobiliare Piazza Grande Restaurant by S. Pellegrino Magistrale – SUPSI Open Doors Club (Spazio Elle) E-Bike rental station (pick up and return point) Pardo Bookshop (Libreria Locarnese) BaseCamp Lettering UBS (AR) Kids Corner
Bars in Locarno
Apero-cocktail, snack bar, live music...
• Al Borgo, Via Borghese 2, Locarno
• Alle Torri Caffè Bar, Via Varesi 14, Locarno
• Barlume, Piazzetta dei Riformati 3, Locarno
• Bartolomeo Caffè, Via B. Rusca 8, Locarno
• Bazoo, Piazza Muraccio, Locarno
• Bistrot Teatro Paravento, Via Cappuccini 8, Locarno
• Blu Restaurant & Lounge, Via Respini 9, Locarno
• Caffè l’Apéro, Via Stazione 4, Muralto
• Caffè Paolino, Largo Zorzi 4, Locarno
• Castello, Via F. Rusca 8, Locarno
• Fashion 2Shè, Via Luini 12, Locarno
• Festival, Viale Balli 2, Locarno
• Gran Caffè Verbano, Piazza Grande 5, Locarno
• Lungolago, Via Bramantino 1, Locarno
• Mojito, Viale Verbano, Muralto
• Mono Bar, Via Ciseri 19, Locarno
• Movie Locarno, Piazza Remo Rossi 1, Locarno
• Negromante, Via Borghese 14, Locarno
• Parco Lounge, Via G. Respini 8, Locarno
• Pardo Bar, Via della Motta 3, Locarno
• Pozzo, Piazza S. Antonio, Locarno
• Rivellino Garden, c/o Pardo Bar, Via della Motta 3, Locarno
• Selz Bar & Cafè, Via F. Rusca 8, Locarno
• Sport Cafè, Via della Posta 4, Locarno
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Accademia
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Museo del Clown
www.teatrodimitri.chShows & Exhibitions
Teatro Dimitri
Caraa du Teatro Dimitri 10, Verscio www.teatrodimitri.ch
Our renowned cultural center combines its traditional history (clowning,
physical and burlesque theater) with a contemporary program featuring
outstanding national and international artists. Centovalli-Centoricordi 2 - La
canzone della valle: August 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, at
7.00 pm. Accademia Teatro Dimitri - Variété 2019 “Champagne!”: August
8th, 10th,14th,17th, at 8.30 pm
Nina Dimitri e Silvana Gargiulo – Il Disastro: August 9th, 8.30 pm
La Famiglia Dimitri - Dimitrigenerations: August 11th, at 6.00 pm
Atelier Cupido dell’Arte
Piazzetta della Chiesa, Brione s/Minusio Tel.+41 91 743 13 19
Everyday exhibition of ultracentenary wood beams painted with Festival
panther,painted canvas,pottery sculptures and tray.
Everyday from 10am to 6pm or by appointment.
Galleria Casa arte bene weber
Vairano Nucleo 23, S.Nazzaro-Gambarogno, Tel. 079 469 73 59
Season exhibition: the miniatures
Works by Eric Weber: paintings
Fr 2pm-7pm / Sat-Sun 10am-5pm
Galleria Berno Sacchetti
Via Beato P. Berno 14, 6612 Ascona - www.galleriaberno.ch
Christian Verginer from South Tyrol creates fascinatingly detailed sculptures
and relief-like works of limewood. The exhibition lasts until 24 August 2019.
Tuesday-Friday 10am-12pm and 2.30pm-6pm / Saturday 10am-4pm
37Locarno Film Festival
Summer
& Autumn
Events 2019
3.8 7–8.9 12–13.10
Verzasca Triathlon Locarno Ascona-Locarno
Country Festival Run
10.9–20.10
Sonogno
Autunno 21.11.2019–
7–17.8 Gastronomico 6.1.2020
Locarno Lago Maggiore Locarno on Ice
Film Festival e Valli
4.9–11.10 5.10/12.10
Settimane Sagra d’Autunno
Musicali e Festa
di Ascona delle Castagne
Ascona/Locarno Ascona
More Events on
ascona-locarno.com/eventsShows & Exhibitions
Museo Casa Rusca
Piazza Sant’Antonio, Locarno - www.museocasarusca.ch
Manolo Valdés - Manolo Valdés exhibition, the first in Switzerland, hosts
over 50 of the most significant works of the great master’s long career, made
from the mid-eighties up to the present day. Meng Yan. Ritratti - The Chinese
artist Meng Yan (*1971) exhibition, with portraits of famous personalities
inaugurates the new Locarno Arte International program.
Tue-Su 10am-12noon, 2pm-5pm
Museo Castello
Via Bartolomeo Rusca 5, Locarno – www.castellolocarno.ch
Tue-Su 10am-12noon, 2pm-5pm
Museo Casorella
Via Bartolomeo Rusca 5, Locarno – www.museocasorella.ch
Casorella hosts the permanent Collections of the Town Locarno. Works of:
Jean Arp, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Meret Oppenheim,
Max Bill, Filippo Franzoni, Giovanni Bianconi
Tue-Su 10am-12noon, 2pm-5pm
Wolf Gallery Locarno
Via Balestra 1A, Locarno - www.wolfgallery.ch
“ORGANIC - Barbara Babo, Paintings”. Ticino artist Barbara Babo is known
for her dramatic sculptures. Now her paintings take the front, from wild
landscapes to “organic abstractions” and scenes of vital encounter.
Th-Fr 12noon-18.30pm, Sat 10am-16pm
39Shows & Exhibitions
arte-ria exhibition space
c/o Studio d’arch. Christoph Zürcher, via Vela 8, Locarno - www.arte-ria.ch
One moment, Lori Hersberger, contemporary art, until 18 August 2019,
office hours or by appointment.
Galleria Carlo Mazzi
Via Cantonale 40, Tegna - www.galleriacarlomazzi.com
Exhibition “Pam Paolo Mazzuchelli, disegni sinottici”. At the same location it
is also possible to receive a guided tour of the painter Carlo Mazzi’s studio.
Visits by appointement 0792193938
Pardo Art Stop @ Studio Ana D’Apuzzo
Passaggio San Pietro, Ascona - www.anadapuzzo.com
Show your Locarno Festival’s ticket or pass and get a free coffee or a glass
of Prosecco wine at the Studio d’arte e architettura Ana D’Apuzzo during our
opening hours and enjoy the art exhibition of oil paintings and silk dresses/
scarves by Ana D’Apuzzo.
Wed&Fri 2pm-5pm, Sat 11am-5pm
Città Vecchia, LocarnoPlaces of interest
Locarno
Piazza Grande, the main square in the heart of the town, with arcades in
typically Lombard style.
The Città Vecchia, characterised by old town houses, magnificent
courtyards, and narrow alleys, is the historic center of Locarno. The Via
San Antonio and the Via Cittadella are the two main streets of the old town.
Also worth a visit is a smaller square, the Piazzetta delle Corporazioni.
Castello Visconteo; This castle of the Visconti family dates back to 998.
It has a 15th-century inner courtyard and richly inlaid ceilings. It is now
an archaeological museum, displaying valuable vases and blown-glass
goblets and artefacts from Roman times. One room commemorates the
Peace Conference held in Locarno in 1925. There is also a bulwalk named
“Rivellino”, attested as a Leonardo Da Vinci work.
Casorella, a town house adjacent to the Castello Visconteo, was built
between 1575 and 1593. Of special interest is the stucco-work of the
loggetta (1596-1605), which overlooks the inner courtyard, and the first-floor
reception room, decorated by the painter Giovanni Caldelli in 1787. It is now
used as a venue for temporary exhibitions of various kinds.
Church of St. Francis (San Francesco). The choir and cupola are 14th century
the nave dates from 1528. Next to the church is the former 13th-century
Franciscan monastery with its refectory (Sala Orelli).
Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso. It was on this spot that the Blessed
Virgin Mary appeared to Fra Bartolomeo d’Ivrea in 1480. The small original
church was later enlarged. The pathway from Locarno to the Sanctuary
(Via Crucis) is flanked by chapels typical of such places of pilgrimage in
Lombardy.
Information and city maps are available at the tourist offices.
Useful addresses for individual excursions:
• La Biglietteria FART SA, Piazza Stazione 3, Locarno, Tel. 091 751 87 31
www.centovalli.ch (city buses and Centovalli Train)
• Autopostale Ticino, Tel. 0840 852 852
www.autopostale.ch/ticino
• Passenger Boats on Lago Maggiore, Tel. 091 222 11 11
www.ascona-locarno.com/transport
43Brissago Valle Onsernone
Isole di Brissago Vallemaggia
Porto Ronco Centovalli
Ronco s.Ascona Ascona Locarno
Panoramica M. Tognola
Delta
Lago Maggiore Maggia
Vira GambarognoMuralto Valle Verzasca Gudo
Minusio Riazzino
Tenero
Gordola
Aeroporto
Bolle di Magadino Locarno
Delta TicinoYour friendly
Info-points
ascona-locarno.com
Ascona
Ascona Locarno-Muralto
Viale Papio 5 Stazione FFS/SBB/CFF
Avegno Tenero
Centro Punto Valle Via Brere 3
Brissago Vira Gambarogno
Via Leoncavallo 25 Via Cantonale 29Places of interest
Parco delle camelie - Locarno
The stunning Camellia Park was inaugurated in Locarno in 2005 on the
occasion of the International Camellia Society World Congress (ICS),
which was attended by participants from all over the world. Since its
opening the park has become an international attraction, thanks both
to its landscape value and to its precious botanical features. At the time
of the inauguration 500 camellias were planted and the vast number of
species present guarantees, in principle, a flowering period of 9 months.
The Parks and Gardens Service is mainly responsible for planting and
maintenance of the park and cultivates and propagates camellias in its
nurseries at Locarno Monti. With the help of knowledge acquired during the
ICS Congress and thanks to the Swiss Camellia Society, the Town Council
gardeners have been able to further enlarge their already considerable
collection, exchanging rare species and collaborating with growers from
Italy, Germany, Belgium, the USA and China. The second stage of the
works was initiated in 2007 and comprised the creation of several key
structures and the extension of the park towards the more scenic area
near the lake. The largest flower bed of the park, dedicated to perfumed
species and camellias, has been created next to the amphitheatre, which
will enable visitors to sit in the most panoramic point of the area. From
the top a small stream runs down to feed the new pond, whose waters
reflect an elegant pavilion. The latter houses a series of information panels
on camellias. Today, with the work almost finished, the Park is home
to 850 varieties of catalogued camellias including about forty different
species and ten perfumed hybrids. In addition to these, there are 70 as
yet unidentified camellias, planted at the southern extremity of the public
baths and 130 double camellias, which form a dividing hedge and are
used mainly to provide cut flowers for the annual show held in spring.
The structure of the Park is that of a series of beds forming a kind of
labyrinthine trail where visitors can happily stroll among these wonders
of nature lulled by the relaxing sound of birdsong and waves lapping on
the shore of the lake.
47In Love with Nature ascona-locarno.com Your outdoor destination at Lake Maggiore! 1’400 km hiking tours, 60 km MTB trails (including 15 km singletrails), 180 km trailrunning suggestions and countless water fun possibilities with more than 2’300 hours of sunshine a year. Waterfall Mondada, Val Bavona
Places of interest Ascona Piazza G. Motta, Ascona’s famous lake promenade, where many high-class shops and restaurants are located. At the entrance of the promenade is the Castello dei Ghiriglioni (1250), formerly an aristocratic residence, now a hotel. Pontificio Collegio Papio; The former papal college has a magnificent two-storey courtyard in the Lombard style (1585-1602) embellished with coats-of-arms and open loggias. It now houses a secondary school. The complex includes the Church of Santa Maria della Misericordia, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, which has a magnificent medieval fresco cycle depicting stories from the Bible. Note also the fine nave (1399), with coffered ceiling and Gothic choir. Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna, a modern art museum which puts on exhibitions of well-known artists and houses the permanent collections of the Marianne v. Werefkin and Seewald foundations. The historical Castello San Materno has returned to its original splendour, after undergoing careful restoration works, and has now become a modern exhibition venue for the town of Ascona. The Castello hosts a permanent collection of over forty art works by outstanding artists from the German region. A typical 15th-century town house; Casa Serodine has a fine Baroque façade with stucco decoration by Giovanni Battista Serodine (1587- 1626). A tangible sign of the wealth acquired by natives of Ascona who went to live and work in Rome in earlier centuries. Monte Verità; At the end of the 19th-century, a group of people advocating a return to nature settled on this hill, renaming it Monte Verità (Mountain of Truth). It became a cultural and spiritual centre which attracted revolutionaries, philosophers, writers and artists. The museum Casa Anatta has been reopened after the completion of a renovation project. The Monte Verità seminar centre now has an international reputation for the academic activities it organises. Parish church of Saints Peter and Paul (1530-34). The church is decorated with 15th-century frescos by P.F. Pancaldi- Mola and paintings on canvas by G. Serodine, in particular a magnificent work hung over the high altar depicting the Coronation of the Virgin. Lungolago, Ascona
Places of interest
Brissago
Brissago lies along the right shore of Lake Maggiore, 196 metres above sea
level. The center is situated along the lakeshore while the rest is spread over
terraced hills at 400 metres. The region benefits from a mild subtropical
climate with varied vegetation where camellias and mimosas grow side by
side with oaks, chestnut trees and gentians. The mountain culminates in the
Ghiridone, 2200 metres high. Lake and hills offer wonderful possibilities: sailing,
windsurfing, swimming, tennis, boat trips, walks and also many mountain trails.
A village with a clear tourist call, it also has a local industry in the shape of
the Tobacco Factory which is world-famous for its cigars. Monuments to be
cited are the churches of Madonna di Ponte and SS. Pietro e Paolo, in pure
renaissance style (Bramantine), the 17th-century Palazzo Branca, the Sacro
Monte chapel, the “Bosco Sacro” or “Holy Wood” where the laburnum grows
(a small tree with clusters of yellow flowers common in temperate climates).
A harmonious combination of lake and mountains, Brissago brings together
North and South in a perfect play of light and colour. www.ascona-locarno.com
Brissago Islands
The Brissago Islands, the botanical garden of the canton Ticino, created
by the Russian Baroness Antoinette de St. Léger in the year 1885, gives
you the wonderful opportunity to escape from noise and the hectic pace of
modern frenetic life. The exotic plants, the colours and perfume of flowers
from all over the world are wonderful in summertime. On the island there is
a hotel-restaurant, and it is possible to organize seminars and banquets or
special events.
Island Info: Tel. 091 791 43 61 (7x7 9am to 6pm), Boat Info: Tel. 091 222 11 11
Hotel-Restaurant-Events info: Tel. 091 791 43 62, www.isolebrissago.ch
Centovalli
The hub of this region is Intragna: it overlooks the fertile Pedemonte countryside
and stands guard over the entrance to Centovalli, “the hundred valleys”.
Intragna’s famous, majestic, 17th-century bell-tower is a prototype of the
architecture favoured by the region’s rustic gentry. Necessity forced many
people to emigrate: they worked as chimney sweepers, grill-cooks, knife-
vendors and above all as dockworkers in the port of Livorno, Italy. Today one
can still catch a pleasant hint of Tuscan Italian in the speech of the elderly;
set into the iron of a balcony in Palagnedra, one can see the emblem of
the Medici family - just to mention two reminders of that adventurous past.
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