52nd Locarno Film Festival

Summary

The 52nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 4 to 14 August 1999 in Locarno, Switzerland. The opening film of the festival was East/West directed by Régis Wargnier. The closing film was the world premiere of the Giuseppe Tornatore's re-cut and trimmed down The Legend of 1900. A special section was dedicated to "Joe Dante and the 2nd Corman Generation". Most of the featured directors were on-hand and participated in Q&As throughout the festival. Roger Corman, himself, was pleasantly surprised at a diner in his honor saying, "Who'd ever imagine we'd all be admired like this" and that he'd "have to do a better job of preserving" the company film library.