S.veiled the program of the 79th Venice International Film Festival which will take place on the Lido from 31 August to 10 September. Many titles announced and expected. Five Italian films in competition (from The immensity by Emanuele Crialese with Penelope Cruz to horror Bones and All by Luca Guadagnino with Timothée Chalametalready the protagonist of his Call me by my name).
There are also two TV series that they will talk about themselves as The Kingdom – Exodus from Lars Von Trier And Copenhagen Cowboy by Nicolad Winding Refn which we will see on Netflix. The big ones star they will not miss starting from the protagonists of the opening film White Noise by Noah Baumbach, based on the novel by Don DeLillo which sees protagonists Adam Driver And Greta Gerwig.
Penelope Cruz, Cate Blanchett and Harry Styles among the stars at the Venice Film Festival
Let’s start with the biopic on Marilyn Monroe with an unequivocal title: Blonde signed by Andrew Dominik with Ana de Armas, as the diva of Some like it hotand Adrien Brody. Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby and Laura Dern are the protagonists of The Son by Florian Zeller returning after the lucky one The Father to face an intense story that speaks of fathers and sons, while Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonald (Three posters in Ebbing Missouri) tries to reconnect with a friend who abruptly decides to end their friendship.
Cate Blanchett is in a state of grace in T.ár by Todd Field where he plays an orchestra conductor who falls in love with the first violin and then with a cellist. They are also worth keeping an eye on The Hanging Sun by Francesco Carrozzini with ours Alessandro Borghi that closes the festival, the western Dead for a Dollar by Walter Hill with Christoph Waltz and William Dafoe, Call of Godposthumous film of the Golden Lion Kim ki-Duk, Dreamin ‘Wild by Bill Pohland with Casey Affleck And Master Gardener by Paul Shrader with Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver. We do not forget Don’t Worry Darling by Olivia Wilde with partner Harry Styles and Chris Pine.
Penélope Cruz in “The Immensity”. (Photo by Angelo Turretta)
5 Italian films in competition
Five are the Italians in competition at the 79th Venice Film Festival. Finally he goes back behind the camera Emanuele Crialese after 11 years from Land. His new, very personal film is called The immensity and is played by Penelope Cruz (also in the movie On The Finge On by Diego Botto selected in Horizons). Many media had already announced this: Bones and All by Luca Guadagnino with Timothée Chalamet is competing with The lord of the ants by Gianni Amelio with Elio Germano.
Susanna Nicchiarelli returns to the Lido with Clear on the character of Santa Chiara in which we find Margherita Mazzuccothe Lenù de The brilliant friend. Closes the five Italians competing Monica by Andrea Pallaoro.
Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet. (© 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)
There are also the travels of Pope Francis and Elodie
Our documentary maker also returns to Venice (Out of Competition) Gianfranco Rosi who signs Travellinga short story about some of the travels around the world of Pope francesco. “If we thought we knew everything about Bergoglio thought you will change your mind », comments Alberto Barbera about the film.
In the various sections we fish Drought the new ensemble film by Paolo Virzì with Claudia Pandolfi and Valerio Mastandrea, e I eat your heart by Pippo Mezzapesa, a story of family feuds in the Gargano with Elodie and Michele Placido.
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