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Bright lights in Piazza Grande
It is one of the most important film festivals in the world, and
perhaps the most beautiful, but certainly the most charming: the
International Film Festival in Locarno draws 200’000 spectators
each year under its spell and lasts for eleven days and nights, with
hundreds of film showings, discussions, receptions and parties
until the early hours of the morning in the welcoming little town
for this one-off event.
THE LARGEST CINEMA IN THE
WORLD WITH A STARRY SKY
No Hollywood blockbusters are shown, but films with a
political and social content. The festival aims to show new films
from around the world. The most important are shown in Piazza
Grande, the heart of the festival. As soon as darkness falls, an
unforgettable atmosphere takes over: the houses of the old town
with their Lombardy-style architecture provide a picturesque
backdrop, the starry sky gives a special kind of magic and 7’000
chairs in front of a huge screen make for the largest cinema in the
world.
IN EARLY AUGUST EACH YEAR,
THE LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL IS HELD,
FOR MAGICAL NIGHTS UNDER THE STARRY SKY.
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The Piazza Grande during the Locarno Film Festival.
Even if you cannot get hold of a ticket for the Piazza, you
won’t leave empty-handed: the small streets of Locarno are also
full of a crackling atmosphere at this time, full of sociable people
with the same objective: to enjoy the films.
LAGO
MAGGIORE
E VALLI