Venice 80: Film Festival Program 2023

“We have lost Guadagnino, but all the invited Americans will come. And a lot of stars,” promises director Alberto Barbera. Many Italians in competition including David Fincher, Yorgos Lanthimos, Bradley Cooper and Sofia Coppola. And Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Wes Anderson return out of competition

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Presented the official program of the 80th Venice Film Festival, which will be held on the Lido from August 30 to September 9.

“The last week has been a little stormy,” is how exhibition director Alberto Barbera begins the presentation of the programme. “The strike of actors and writers that is going on in Hollywood took everyone by surprise, including us, and it was not easy for a program that, in fact, was already closed. In fact, we have lost only one title – a wonderful film by Luca Guadagnino. All other American films that we have invited are confirmed. Obviously there won’t be some stars, but it won’t be a ripped-off red carpet, there will be a lot of actors who have worked on completely independent productions.”

The film Barbera refers to, originally chosen to open the Festival, is la romantic comedy “tennis” Applicants Luca Guadagnino with Zendaya and Josh O’Connor, which the producers decided to postpone until 2024 given the current situation; in its place will be the drama of war Commander Edoardo De AngelisIndivisible, lying adult life) with Pierfrancesco Favino, also in competition.

Many Italians in the race: in addition to De Angelis, also Matteo Garrone (I am the captain), Xavier Costanzo (Finally dawnwith Lily James and Alba Rohrwacher), Giorgio Rights (Ljubowith Franz Rogowski and Valentina Belle)), Pietro Castellitto (Aeneaswith Benedetta Porcaroli) and Stefano Sollima (Slowlywith Toni Servillo, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valerio Mastandrea).

The exhibition, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, boasts a very rich selection. In competition Ownera biopic about Leonard Bernstein directed by Bradley Cooper who returns to Venice after his debut. A star is born; Priscilla Sofia Coppola, almost an answer “on the part of Priscilla” toElvis Baz Luhrmann; Murderer David Fincher, Venice, 24 years ago Fight club with a new thriller starring Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton; Source Ava DuVernay; Memory Michelle Franco with Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard; Poor things Yorgos Lanthimos with Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo; ferrari Michael Mann starring Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz.

While out of competition will be, including, Coupe de chancenew European “bypass” Woody Allen, French production; Castle Romana Polanski, produced among others by our Luca Barbareschi, also present with his Penitent; The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar the long-awaited short by Wes Anderson based on stories by Roald Dahl; AND Hitman

Richard Linklater.

Here is the official timetable:

Competition
Commander – Edoardo De Angelis (Introductory Movie)
Promised land — Nicholas Arsel
DogMan – Luc Besson
La bete Bertrand Bonello
Seasonal snack — Stefan Brize
Aeneas Peter Castellitto
Owner – Bradley Cooper
Priscilla Sofia Coppola
Finally dawn — Xavier Costanzo
Ljubo George Wrights
Source — Ava DuVernay
Murderer — David Fincher
Memory Michelle Franco
I am the captain Matthew Garrone
Evil does not exist — Ryusuke Hamaguchi
green border — Agnieszka Holland
Die Theorie von Allem — Timm Kroeger
Poor things — Yorgos Lanthimos
El Conde — Pablo Larrain
ferrari –Michael Mann
Slowly Stefano Sollima
woman – Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert
Holly — Fien Troh

Out of competition – fantasy
Snow Society – J.A. Bayona (final film)
Coupe de chance – Woody Allen
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar — Wes Anderson
Penitent Luca Barbareschi
Order of time — Liliana Cavani
alive — Alix Delaporte
Welcome to Paradise Leonardo DiCostanzo
Yesaaaaali! — Quentin Dupier
Kane Mutiny Court Martial — William Friedkin
Manufacturing — Cedric Kahn
Agro Dr1ft — Harmony Corin
Hitman — Richard Linklater
Castle — Roman Polanski
Snow Leopard — Pema Tseden

Out of Competition – Non-Fiction
Love – Virginia Eleutheri Serpieri
Before Guernica – Yervant Gianikyan, Angela Ricci Luchki
Hollywoodgate – Ibrahim Nashat
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus – Neo Sora
Enzo Giannacci – I’m going too George Verdelli
Menu plaisirs – Les Troisgros — Frederick Wiseman

Out of Competition – Series
Silver and blood (Episodes 1-12) – Xavier Giannoli, Frédéric Planchon
i know your soul (Episodes 1-2) – Jasmila Zbanic, Damir Ibrahimovic

Horizons – Competition
In the open sky – Mariana Arriaga, Santiago Arriaga
El Paraiso — Enrico Maria Artale
beyond the mountains — Mohamed Ben Attia
red suitcase — Fidel Devkota
Tatami

– Guy Nattiv, King Amir Ebrahimi
Heaven is on fire — Mika Gustafson
Feather-weight — Robert Kolodny
Invel — Simone Massi
Indecisive Wound — Selman Nakar
Heartless – Nara Normande, Tiao
Endless Sunday Alain Parroni
Wind City — Lhagwadulam Pure-Ochir
Explanation for everything – Gabor Reish
Gasoline Rainbow – Bill Ross, Turner Ross
en at la nuit — Celine Rouze
Housekeeping for Beginners — Goran Stolevski
Shadow of fire — Shinya Tsukamoto
Dormitory – Nehir Tuna

Horizons – Add.
Botha John – Luana Byrami
Forever forever — Anna Buryachkova
The rescue Daniela Goggi
Fight Day — Jack Huston
In the land of saints and sinners — Robert Lorenz
Happiness – Michaela Ramazzotti
The boys from the pet shop — Elm Schnabel
Stolen — Karan Teipal
Man from Argyle – Anais Tellen

Special screening
The lion’s share: the history of the exhibition – Baptiste Echegaray, Giuseppe Bucchi