Jamie Lang The Locarno Film Festival will open this year’s 74th edition on Aug. 4 with the world premiere of Italian director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino’s latest thriller “Beckett,” starring John David Washington, Boyd Holbrook, Vicky Krieps and Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander.After the film’s Locarno premiere, Netflix will launch the film worldwide on Aug.
13.“Beckett’s” presence marks a return to the Swiss festival for Cito Filomarino, whose 2010 feature “Diarchia” played in the Pardi di domani section.It also stands out as the Festival’s long-awaited return to the iconic Piazza Grande, Locarno’s central square which plays home to screenings of its biggest and most audience-friendly movies.
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