Film Festival celebrates its 80th anniversary, celebrations and parties with a special toast – Corriere.it

On August 19, 1948, at the opening of the 9th Venice Film Festival, an unpleasant surprise awaited us. We found that the masks in the recently reopened Palazzo del Cinema barred entry to anyone not wearing a tuxedo: one of many recollections reported in Corriere della Sera by Tullio Kezich, the paper’s historical film critic. It was absurd to expect an evening dress in Italy, just out of the war, where it already seemed like a miracle to have a decent dress, – continued Kezich. months, or rather, since April 18, when the Christian Democrats won the election …

Venice Festival 2023 is ready to celebrate its 80th anniversary (August 30 – 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 —
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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, Michel 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 awards will contribute to the success, with corresponding celebrations of historical brands, which, in addition to all snobbery, become essential partners, ready to make the exhibition shine, to take advantage of the reflected light of the 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 raising a toast to 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 Mot & Chandon (of the LVMH group, Louis-Vuitton-Mot-Hennessy) released a limited edition bottle of Jroboam from the Maison’s great 2004 vintage on this occasion. Yet another testament, the note from home explains, is the secular and sophisticated glamor of the famous Champagne, which has helped create a legendary cinematic aesthetic over more than a century of cameos, red carpets, parties, ceremonies and premieres around the world. Mini-motes 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 Mot, a prosperous wine merchant and a deep connoisseur of vineyards, who changed the idea of ​​​​champagne, promoting it among the European elite. A masterpiece created by his nephew, Jean-Rmy Mot, who made it the undisputed wine of the holidays with an exceptional certificate, such as Napoleon, to whom the Brut Imprial was dedicated: this was in 1869 and is still known as Mot & Chandon Imprial, an exaltation of the brand.

Another label, another party and recognition. September 1 again at the Palazzo del Cinema (Sala Grande) handing P
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September 2 will be the turn of “Premio Cinema”.conceived and directed by Rosetta Sannelli, now in its third decade: Ceremony and Party at Palazzo C Sagredo for the Film Producer Award 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 Krastasewhich employs an army of 60 barbers.

And if the strike announced in July by the American Actors’ Union leaves some tension (Comandante is replacing Pretenders Luca Guadagnino), there are plenty of 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.