Locarno Takeaways, From Emma Thompson’s Savoir Faire to Why More Companies Are Using the Swiss Festival for Premieres to a Raved-About Retrospective

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Emma Thompson, winner of the Oscar and a strong female voice in British cinema, made it clear - at the Locarno Festival - that her participation in Harry Potter was not an act of fandom devotion, but a very practical decision. During a talk with the audience she expressed: It is not really an important part of my creative work. I am very sorry. I do not want to be rude to those who like Harry Potter, but... I arrived, I did a little with the gla…