“Poor Things” participates in the official competition section claiming, along with 22 other films, the event’s grand prize
The new film by Giorgos Lanthimos is preparing to make its world premiere today (1/9) in 80th Venice Film Festival, but without its stars walking the red carpet due to the American actors’ strike. The Greek director has already been in Venice since Wednesday (30/8) together with his close associate and editor, Giorgos Mavropsaridis, and today at noon after the press screenings he will give a press conference together with the producers and some of the film’s contributors.
“Poor Things”, which is expected to be released in Greek cinemas on January 4, 2024 by Feelgood Entertainment, participates in the official competition section, contending together with 22 other films for the event’s grand prize, the Golden Lion, which will be awarded by the jury chaired by Damien Chazelle. It is a modern adaptation of the Frankenstein legend based on the award-winning book of the same name by Alistair Gray, starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo.
Starting with.. less shine
The festival opened on Wednesday, August 30, with the Italian biopic “Comandante” by Eduardo de Angelis. And while Venice’s red carpet has traditionally given us some unforgettable moments of stardom, this year things were a bit different, as the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike prevents union members from taking part in promotional campaigns. for the participating films. Despite this, Adam Driver, Patrick Dempsey and the Italian actress Caterina Murino, who also presented the opening ceremony, were present.
The “Comandante” received a warm reception, with its star Pierfrancesco Favino receiving a standing ovation from the festival audience on the night of the premiere. It is a war drama with intense action, based on the true story of the legendary World War II submarine commander Salvatore Todaro, who in October 1940 sank a merchant ship and, defying the orders of his superiors, rescued 26 Belgians following the “law of the sea” according to which no one is left behind. “I hope that anyone who watches this film agrees that there are eternal, immutable laws like the one of the sea that should never be broken,” director Eduardo de Angelis told La Republica. Among the official guests who watched the film were the former Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi, the vice-president of the Italian government Matteo Salvini, and the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano.
Honorary Golden Lion to Liliana Cavani
With the Golden Lion, the Venice Film Festival honored Italian director and screenwriter Liliana Cavani for her entire careerone of the most iconic stars of the New Italian Cinema of the 1960s.
Liliana Cavani, now 90 years old, first participated in the Venice International Film Festival in 1965 with the historical documentary “Philippe Pétain: Processo a Vichy”, which won the Lion of Saint Mark in the Best Documentary category. British actress Charlotte Rampling – the unforgettable protagonist of Cavani’s “The Night Porter” (1974) – presented the award to the Italian creator during the opening ceremony.
Charlotte Rampling pointed out that Cavani is the first woman to be honored with a Golden Lion for her entire career, while the director herself stated that “this is not fair, there are many talented women in the film industry, directors and screenwriters who deserve recognize their value. I hope to be the first of this long list.”
At the opening ceremony, a special video retrospective of the 80 years of the institution was shown with the winners of the festival’s grand prize. The warmest applause was received by the director of “The Exorcist” William Friedkin who passed away last month and his last film will be shown out of competition at Mostra.
Source :Skai
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