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Bern / Locarno (dpa) – The German feature film "Wintermärchen" will celebrate its world premiere at the 71st Locarno International Film Festival. The film directed by Jan Bonny on young right-wing extremists was directed by Berlin producer Bettina Brokemper, who became famous for her courage for unusual film projects such as the revealing erotic study "Wild".
The provocative anti-terrorist drama "Wintermärchen" is already considered one of the most unusual contributions to the Swiss festival from August 1 to 11 in Locarno. "Wintermärchen" applies to 14 other films from around the world for the main prize, the Golden Leopard.
Sandra Nettelbeck ("Bella Martha") has the chance to win the coveted public award with "What Does not Kill Us". The German author and director tells the story of a psychotherapist in crisis of life in his tragi-comedy, which is filled with actors like Johanna Ter Steege, Barbara Auer, Sophie Rois and August Zirner. Nettelbeck and his main actors will present the film outside the competition in Piazza Grande in Locarno. Outdoor shows for about 8,000 spectators every night are among the highlights of the festival on the Swiss shores of Lake Maggiore.
From Germany comes the young director Eva Trobisch. She is applying for one of the awards in the section "Cineasti del presente" with her first feature film "Alles ist gut". The drama about the consequences of the rape of a young woman has just received great attention and two important honors at the Munich Film Festival.
In its 71st edition, the Locarno Festival presents more than 200 films in various series and sections. Carlo Chatrian, artistic director of the festival and future boss of the Berlinale, relies on films that "focus on personal stories", as he emphasized during the presentation of the program on Wednesday Berne . "The great conflicts of our world are passing behind, but the present remains a roar of thunder."
Locarno wants to face this "roar of thunder" this year with the power of laughter. Thus, the festival opens in addition to the French feature film "Les beaux esprit" (Director: Vianney Lebasque) with the first short comedy of 1929 "Liberty" with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The film was staged by Leo McCarey. The Hollywood director of the 1930s, 40s and 50s is also dedicated to this year's retrospective.
Chatrian promised a festival edition "that wants to be lighter and freer". There should be a lot of laughs in Locarno this year. Apparently, Chatrian wants to prove once again how much it can combine demand and entertainment. This ultimately contributed decisively to the fact that he was offered the artistic direction of the Berlinale for the future.
In addition to Mariette Rissenbeek, director of German Films, German Films, Chatrian will run the Berlinale from the 2020 edition. However, he wants to focus, as he pointed out, to a hundred to cent on its last film festival in Locarno.
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