The Venice Film Festival, which features seven American films, six Italian films and ten films from the rest of the world, for a total of 23 films, kicked off yesterday at the Lido and will run until September 9th. The godmother is actress Katerina Murino..
Biopics, migrants, racism, adolescence are just some of the suggested themes, which also include vampires, monsters, climate change and gender debate.
Most Anticipated Stars
Sofia Coppola, Bradley Cooper, Saverio Costanzo, Yorgos Lanthimos, Stefano Sollima, Matteo Garrone, Agnieszka Holland, Pablo Larrain, Michael Mann, David Fincher, Woody Allen, Luc Besson, Wes Anderson, Roman Polanski and the recently deceased William Friedkin: these are the names in in no particular order of some authors whose works will be shown at the Venice Film Festival 2023.
The first competitive film: “Commander”.
Opens the dance of the competition films “Comandante” by Edoardo De Angelis, in the center of which is the figure of Salvatore Todaro, played by Pierfrancesco Favino. The true story of Commander Salvatore Todaro saving the lives of Belgian sailors who survived the sinking of an enemy merchant ship, endangering the safety of his submarine and his men, is a strong reminder to value values. ethics and human solidarity to military logic.
Golden Lion Liliane Cavani
Yesterday, the first Golden Lion for services to the genre was received by the Italian director Liliana Cavani, who will present out of competition her film “The Order of Time”, based on the essay of the same name by physicist Carlo Rovelli, in which the nature of time is explored from several points of view in the development of scientific thought. Among the main characters are Edorado Leo, Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Gerini, Xenia Rappoport, Valentina Cervi and Francesca Inaudi.
Barbera: “Hopefully we’ll get back to talking about movies”
According to the artistic director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera, the release that has just begun will be full of surprises and will not greatly affect the absence of some stars due to the Hollywood actors’ strike. “I hope that this exhibition marks the return of those discussions about cinema that have characterized the entire history of this unusual medium and which have recently been somewhat reduced under the pressure of other interests,” he explained. Today we are waiting for the screenings of “Ferrari” (USA) by Michael Mann with Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz and “Man-Dog” by Luc Besson (France).