Locarno Film Festival — A–Z of films

Shot mainly at night, the darkness deepens the film's oppressive quality, while the constant presence of rubbish only adds to the sense of everyone sitting in a miasma of despair.

Like the people in front of his balcony, the meaning of the film meets Lozinski in each subsequent interaction.

Bucolic is a film that demythologises the Polish, idyllic countryside.

For all its supernatural stylings, it's the natural connections that count.

This film is nothing if not derivative. Except, therein lies its beauty.

The Zürchers carefully construct their web of relationships, showing how a small vibration somewhere can lead to unexpected consequences elsewhere.

Mann’s film is a stone-cold masterpiece.

At first glance, one can feel the enormous amount of work, heart and effort put into the completion of this epic animation.

The film remains mysterious without being confusing - you don't need to grasp every detail to understand its metaphors and message and its enigmatic aura invites repeat viewings.

Chuat and Reymond’s début feature is grounded in a deep reality.

'Pedestrian' is too racy a word to describe it.

Documentarian Milo Rau's hybrid feature is part passion play and part call for compassion.

The sheer quantity of imitable violence in the film is likely to frighten censors around the world.

For Aurélia Georges, going back to 1914 in Secret Name is not only a pretext for a story about class emancipation, but, above all, female emancipation.

Merz creates a space where emotions run riot, especially in the neon lights of night, the 4:3 aspect ratio letting each of the characters' faces fill the frame with an intensity that matches the colour scheme.

Although The Story Of Southern Islet undoubtedly attracts with its remarkable aesthetics, especially beautiful slow shots, emphasising the magical, mysterious atmosphere, it is an hermetic film.

Filmed without commentary and with a poetic grace.

James Cameron's masterpiece. A lean, brooding, violent and unforgettable experience from a director hungry for success.

With characters coming and going continually, the film is wildly uneven in tone, sometimes broadly comic, sometimes painfully dark. In many ways this suits its efforts to address the chaotic nature of life.

Jeremaiah Marobyane is a guide on the winding roads of broken memory – courageously entering the heart of darkness deeper and deeper in a search of a girl who went missing a few years ago.

This as an enchanting film and perfect for family viewing.