Eighty editions of the Venice Film Festival, narrated by historical and unpublished interviews, a rich repertoire of archival images and the voice of the narrator – this is the voice of Carla Bruni. Documentary by Baptiste Echegaray and Giuseppe Bucca.Lion’s share”, – created by Canal Plus and Rai Com, edited by Rai Cultura – recreates the key stages and important moments of the oldest film festival in the world, which, since its foundation in 1932, has never ceased to be a mirror of its time and an integral part of the history of Italian culture. In fact, even today, at the end of August, Mostra del Cinema remains a “highlight” for Italian and foreign actors and directors who compete on the Lido with their best films to win the iconic Golden Lion.
Divided into three moments, the documentary suggests starting by saying, “Venice glamor”, from Sophia Loren, Virna Lisi, Gina Lollobrigida, Brigitte Bardot to Penelope Cruz, Monica Bellucci and Cate Blanchett, who have made several podiums in Venice and won the Volpi Cup in 2007 and 2022. The second chapter is devoted instead, to the turbulent times of the Exhibition, to the most tense moments, starting from the projection of the disturbing “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, the first edition of 1932, during the uncertain years of the Nouvelle, celebrated in Venice like nowhere else in the world. In the third part” Venice Discoverer”, The exhibition as a showcase for new talents: Pedro Almodovar, Emir Kusturica, Wim Wenders, Akira Kurosawa, Jane Champion, are part of a long list of artists who open up on the Lido and find their initiation.
No one “Lion’s share” The voices of actors and great directors such as Penélope Cruz, Tilda Swinton, Fellini, Antonioni, Guadagnino – to name but a few – are mixed with black and white and color images of red carpets, fabulous parties on the beach. about big hotels, about a crowd of enthusiastic fans waiting for the stars. And then again a series of protests and scandals, like the one that was caused by the show “Passion of ChristScorsese in 1988.
“You run to Mostra to experience heightened emotions that last throughout the film: first they love, then they hate, then they quarrel.– says the voice-over Carla Brown. -“After all, nothing is more important than cinema.“.
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