Venezia 80 knows how and wants to live in historical events, she is very future-oriented, like her manifesto signed by Mattotti, and she is not afraid of change. So says Roberto Cicutto, before giving the floor to the very confused, not at all synthetic and at times too informal Alberto Barbera with a list of films that we will see at the Lido.
Barbera comments too much, dwelling on adding personal and redundant visions, from his lack of appreciation for Giorgio Rights to the “suffocating feminism” of some cinemas in recent years, not to mention insult which he used without any regard for language. A noticeable drop in style for the director of the Biennale of Cinema.
As expected, SAG-AFTRA registered stars will not attend Venice 80, but there will be independent film stars as well as producers, directors and female directors. Below are the main announced titles.
Venice 80 – Official selection
In the official selection of Venice 80, 23 films participate, of which 15 are for the first time on the Lido and 6 are Italian:
Commander Edoardo de Angelis
Promised land Nikolai Arcel with Mads Mikkelsen
Dogman Luc Besson with Caleb Landry Jones
There Beth Bertrand Bonello with Léa Seydoux
Seasonal snack Stefan Brize with Guillaume Canet and Alba Rohrwacher
Aeneas Pietro Castellitto with a tight line-up that also includes his father Sergio
Owner Bradley Cooper with Carey Mulligan, Cooper himself and more.
Priscilla Sofia Coppola
Finally dawn Saverio Costanzo with Lily James, Joe Keery, Alba Rohrwacher, Willem Dafoe
Ljubo Giorgio Rights with Franz Rogowski
Source Ava DuVernay, African-American independent filmmaker, first time in Venice. Here it is selma.
Murderer David Fincher (Netflix). Return for the first time since Fight Club (1999) starring Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton.
Memory Michelle Franco with Jessica Chastain.
I am the captain Matteo Garrone. Italian film, but not in Italian, at the choice of the director.
Evil does not exist Ryusuke Hamaguchi (here drive my car).
green border Agnieszka Holland, filmed semi-underground on the Belarusian-Polish border.
Von Allem’s theory Timm Kroeger.
Poor things Yorgos Lanthimos with Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo (who will not be in Venice due to the SAG strike), Willem Dafoe.
El Conde Pablo Larrain, retelling a vampire Pinochet 50 years after the coup in Chile.
ferrari Michael Mann with Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz.
Slowly Stefano Sollima with Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, Adriano Giannini, Francesco Di Leva.
woman from Malgorzata Shumovska and Michal Englert.
Holly Fayen Troch.
Out of competition
Among the out-of-competition, it is worth noting the choice of two series, i know your soul AND Silver and blood, the latter will be shown in full with all 12 episodes of 50 minutes each. He will also arrive at the Lido. Woody Allen with Coupe de Chance, Wes Anderson with a medium length film based on a story by Roald Dahl, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (and star cast) and even Travis Scottprotagonist of Harmony Korine’s experimental work (for A24) titled Agro Dr1ft.
Big names out of competition also Richard Linklater with Hit Man, Roman Polanski with Castle and Liliana Cavani, who will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, with Time order. Also expected is the amazing Quentin Dupier with Yesaaaaali!
Also out of competition will be the final film (produced by Netflix), Snow Society J. A. Bayona.
Venice 80 – Skylines
In the open sky Mariana Arriaga and Santiago Arriaga
El Paraiso Enrico Maria Artale
beyond the mountains Mohamed Ben Attia
red suitcase Fidel Devkota
Tatami Guy Nativ and 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 Purev-Ochir
Explanation for everything Gabor Reis
Gasoline Rainbow Bill Ross, Turner Ross
Housekeeping for Beginners Goran Stolevski
en at la nuit Celine Rouze
Hokage – Shadow of Fire Shinya Tsukamoto
Hostel Nehir Tuna
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