“On August 19, 1948, at the opening of the 9th Venice Film Festival, an unpleasant surprise awaited us. We found that the masks of the reopened Palazzo del Cinema forbid entry to all those who do not wear a tuxedo”: this is one of the many memoirs published in the Corriere della Sera by Tullio Kezich, the newspaper’s historical film critic. “Demanding evening wear in post-war Italy, where it already seemed like a miracle to have a decent dress, was absurd,” Kezich continued. “But it was part of a restoration project that took four months. or, rather, since April 18, when he witnessed the pre-election triumph of the Christian Democrats … “.
The 2023 Venice Festival is ready to celebrate its 80th anniversary (August 30 to September 9). and today, more than ever, he interprets society, a historical moment. With films from 54 different nationalities, as recalled by artistic director Alberto Barbera. And he continues to personify glamour. With a glorious history — review, born in 1932, was the world’s first — the red carpet of the lagoon is not just an imagebut also a stage that, from the time of theologians such as Ingrid Bergman, Greta Garbo, Michelle Morgan, Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall and Machiko Kyo, Anna Magnani and Gina Lollobrigida, to Nastassja Kinski, helps us better understand changeas stressed by Barbera. Once again, a selection of clothes, jewels and prizes will contribute to the success, with the corresponding celebrations and parties of historical brands, which, in addition to all snobbery, become solid partners, ready to make the exhibition shine in order to take advantage of the reflected light of an event celebrated annually by all the great directors and actors present. And it’ll be right on the Lido, what Moet and Chandon will celebrate its 280th anniversary by roasting Pierfrancesco Favino and the entire crew of Edoardo De Angelis’ Comandante – about war hero Salvatore Todaro – along with the jury and guests (VIPs and moviegoers) on the terrace of the Palazzo del Cinema before the opening ceremony, with Katerina Murino hostess. A special toast to the fact that Moët & Chandon (of the LVMH group, Louis-Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy) released a limited edition bottle of Jéroboam from the great vintage of 2004 on this occasion. “Another testament,” the note from the house explains, “is the secular and sophisticated glamor of the famous champagne, which has contributed to the creation of the legendary cinema aesthetic over more than a century of cameos, red carpets, parties, ceremonies and premieres around the world. world”. The Mini Moët served to guests at the entrance to the opening dinner of the Festival at the Excelsior Hotel after the screening of the film (from 22:30) will also be part of the set design. All in order to remember the history of the Champagne House, founded in Epernay in 1743 by the talented Claude Moet, a prosperous wine merchant and a deep connoisseur of vineyards, who changed the idea of champagne, popularizing it among the European elite. A masterpiece created by his nephew Jean-Remy Moët, who made it the undisputed wine of the holidays with exceptional evidence, such as Napoleon, to whom the Brut Impérial was dedicated: this was in 1869 and it is still known as Moët & Chandon Impérial, exaltation. brand.
Another label, another party and recognition. September 1 again at the Palazzo del Cinema (Sala Grande) handing Premio Cartier Glory to director Wes Anderson (2:30 p.m., prior to the out-of-competition screening of his new work, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, with Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley and Richard Ayoade in the world premiere. The award is dedicated “to something that contemporary cinema has especially celebrated in an original way.”
September 2 will be the turn of the Kineo Awards.conceived and directed by Rosetta Sannelli, now in its third decade: Ceremony and party at Palazzo Ca Sagredo for the awarding of film producer Tarak Ben Ammar recognition of the name of Martha De Laurentiis.
While many brands have moved – with their stands full of dresses and even seamstresses for the finishing touches – to the suites of the Excelsior Hotel to dress up and keep a close eye on the stars and starlets, the festival’s main beauty remains from Venice: Armani Beauty takes care of artists’ make-up. Because makeup and hair trends also start from Lido. godmother hairstyles Katerina Murino will deal exclusively Kerastasewhich employs an army of 60 barbers.
And if the strike announced in July by the American Actors’ Union leaves some tension (Comandante replacing Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers), there are many long-awaited stars who will have crowds of fans begging for a selfie or an autograph. In addition to Italian stars (six Italian films besides De Angelis will actually be Sollima, Castellitto, Rights, Costanzo and Garrone) names such as Sofia Coppola and Woody AllenYorgos Lanthimos Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver. The Great Absent Bradley Cooper, director of the biopic Maestro (in solidarity with the US strike).
And it will be big Liliana CavaniThe 90-year-old will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, an award also given to Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.