Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Lady Gaga, Winona Ryder…a long list of movie stars will be featured across Venice Lido In a film festival that regains the splendor it did not have last year because of Hollywood actors on the prowl.
It’s all too late and the gun knows it. Displays It is a complete radar that, with the permission of Cannes, can detect the most anticipated and most popular productions in the world of cinema.
Over 80 feature films, 17 short films, 5 TV series and twenty restored classic films…
Here is a selection of many teak wood:
Catalan will be spoken in the Lido.
The only Catalan production selected for the Mostra is the documentary “Portabella constellation“For Claudio Zulian Which will be displayed in the section Venice Classics. Co-production of the Department Documentaries from 3Cat It is a tribute to one of the most important Catalan filmmakers with the greatest international exposure.
Peter Portabella He is quite the cinematic icon, and the documentary helps us understand the importance of his personality as an artist and also as a political activist.
But the Catalan language is also very present in the latest works of Basque directors. I admit it I John Garano“MarcoIt is a feature film about Enric Marco, a Catalan who for years maintained the lie that he was a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp.
Edward Fernandez He does an admirable job of being this compulsive liar who needs constant admiration from others.
A true story that has already been written about in documentaries and novels. Now, Basque directors are proposing a documentary that is destined to become one of the films of the year. For now, participate in the section Horizons From Mostra, where he could already take first prize.
More Spanish productions in Venice
The great pantomime of Spanish cinema and the only one with a chance of winning the Golden Lion is Pedro Almodovar. Return to the official section with “Next room“, his first feature film shot in English, with Tilda Swinton I Julianne Moore As heroes.
Mancheque’s manager already has one. Golden Lion of Honor…but the big prizes resist him in Venice and Cannes. We will see if he will get the top prize in the competition this time.
The president of Mostra said a few days ago that after Buñuel and Almodóvar, it seemed to him that the most interesting Spanish director was Rodrigo Sorogoyen.
That’s why the festival invited him to the premiere, out of competition, of the series he made for Movistar.New YearsHe has a tremendous interpretation of Catalan. Area Del Rio And francesco carrel To explain the couple’s relationship for ten years during New Year’s Day. A complete picture of generations that also speaks of love, desire, family and the final step towards adulthood.
And more from our artists…
In the official section Ursula Corbero stars with Nahuel Perez Biscayart“,”The Knight“For the Argentine director Luis Ortega. Antonio Banderas He is a cheating husband Nicole Kidman “A”little girl“, erotic thriller Halina Rain. I Sergi Lopez He has a role infeeling sick“A real-life case of child abuse in Belgium that is being shown outside of official competition.
Mostra’s highlights that you won’t miss at the cinema
Well, if we start from the beginning, Venice opens with “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice“, a sequel to the legendary horror-comedy fantasy film that the director dedicated 36 years ago. Tim Burton As one of the most distinguished and creative filmmakers.
The creativeEdward Scissorhands“Oh who”Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“Retrieve this story where Michael Keaton I Winona Ryder They repeat in the distribution that was completed by it. Willem Dafoe, Jenna Ortega Oh Monica Bellucci.
There is another highly anticipated sequel, which is the sequel to jokerAnd now with the addition lady gaga who joins the protagonist, Joaquin PhoenixThe first delivery took Golden Lion HFor 2019.
And now its manager Todd Phillips Promise withJoker: Falling in Love with Two“A completely different part, which the festival selectors have defined as a dystopian musical and is expected to be, at the very least, bold and creative, though darker. We know, for now, that it is set in a mental asylum where the Joker awaits trial for his crimes and where he will find love and music.
after “call me by your name“And”Competitors“Italian director Luca Guadagnino It once again deals with homosexuality but from a darker perspective. Daniel Craig He is the hero of the novel.gay“, a film inspired by the autobiographical book of William Burroughs In which he explains how he escaped Mexico in the late 1940s due to his drug addiction and obsession with a US Marine.
A Jude Law We can see it in “The order“A thrilling police film from Justin Kurzel. I Adrien Brody “A”The Savage“, a more than 200-minute filmed drama about the life of the Hungarian Jewish architect. Laszlo Toth who immigrated to the United States in 1947.
Brad Pitt I George Clooney Promise of work and entertainment in “Wolves“, to John Watts“An out-of-competition movie about these two.”Lone wolves“They have to work together and end up living in a lot of chaos.
“Maria“It is the last part of the Chilean biography. Pablo Larrain Which is also competing for the Golden Lion. Angelina Jolie The great singer of bel canto, Maria Callas. the boss “Jackie” I “SpencerHe is a specialist in in-depth portraits of these legendary figures in modern history.
Reward Path
As I immerse myself in the Mostra program, there are two other titles that pique my curiosity. On the other hand, the Brazilian works Walter Salis, “I’m still here” (“I’m still here”), perhaps because of the wonderful memory I have of him.Central Station in Brazil“, won several awards in 1998 when it was first shown.
Secondly, the seriesAlfonso Cuarón “Disclaimer” (“Observada”) is marked with a star. Cate BlanchettIt is the Mexican director’s first work since “RomeIt tells the story of a journalist known for exposing crimes committed by large corporations, who one day sees her dirty laundry beginning to be exposed.
The cinematic autumn begins and the radar is moving. We will see which direction all these titles will go and which one will win the most precious award, which isOscar from Hollywood Academy.
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