Federal Councilor Praises Locarno's Film Retrospective on the McCarthy Era

"Film has always pushed boundaries," said the Federal Councilor at the official opening of the Locarno Film Festival on Wednesday evening. Specifically: "Aesthetic, political, and social boundaries."

This year’s retrospective, titled “Red & Black—The Hollywood Left and the Blacklist,” which focuses on the famous American blacklist of the McCarthy era, is unfortunately particularly relevant today, Baume-Schneider continued.

This retrospective is a perfect fit for the Locarno Film Festival—a festival that has never taken the easy way out or simply followed market logic. The Locarno Film Festival has always courageously provided a platform for “independent, free voices.”