The crossover Section

friday, 6 september 2024

Cinema, lifeblood for all generations

The Venice Classics are all of extraordinary beauty and interest. This section is a festival within the festival, which enjoys, and this...

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thursday, 5 september 2024

Got it in one

I would like the public to understand the importance of the presence of twelve debuting directors in the Competition section out of twenty-one titles. It is important to see Siew Hua Yeo alongside Guadagnino, Dea Kulumbegashvili in the same section as Almodóvar...

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wednesday, 4 september 2024

Gotham City chronicles

One might have simply expected a continuation of the first chapter, picking up with Arthur Fleck/Phoenix confined in Arkham psychiatric prison, waiting for trial for the murders he confessed to on live TV. But the film is much, much more than this, completely unexpected and surprising. It could be described as a musical that takes unpredictable turns, a film that is both extremely brave and tough, dark and radically pessimistic, with a very compelling Lady Gaga. I remember watching it in February at the Warner screening rooms in...

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tuesday, 3 september 2024

Bold, crazy, outrageous

Guadagnino is a director who evolves from film to film, creating something different and unique every time, without repeating himself. The fact that he is a great director has been evident for some time, but I believe this is his most successful work. I regret that the film was cut from its original three and a quarter hours, because for once I found the length absolutely not excessive. Visually and stylistically bold, crazy and outrageous...

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monday, 2 september 2024

Pedro’s room

The term “masterpiece” is often overused, but I can’t really think of any other definitions for this film. Almodóvar tackles the complex theme of euthanasia with a delicacy I did not think possible, with precise writing and dialogues that make use of the crystalline talent of two amazing actresses such as Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore...

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sunday, 1 september 2024

When clowns cry

Among the documentaries, one in particular stands out: From Darkness to Light by Michael Lurie and Eric Friedler. This documentary, which explores Jerry Lewis’ unfinished and unreleased film The Day the Clown Cried (1972), is one of the most anticipated and surprising entries in this section. The American comedian directed the film in Sweden, playing a clown imprisoned in Auschwitz, tasked by the Nazis with entertaining children destined for the gas chambers...

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saturday, 31 august 2024

THE question

Amos Gitai presents Out of Competition Why War, focused on an exchange of letters which took place in the 30s between Einstein and Freud where they question each other why man in the course of his history has always chosen war as a solution to the contrasts and conflicts afflicting the world...

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friday, 30 august 2024

To be here

We didn’t have to insist on anyone; indeed, all the big names have immediately expressed their willingness to be here, despite being very busy with shooting movies and many other professional deadlines. Everyone made sure to be able to come at the Lido even if only for 24 or 36 hours. In the past there had always been some defections, as is normal...

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thursday, 29 august 2024

Convincing directors to accept a spot in the Orizzonti section, especially Orizzonti Extra, is not always easy. Among those who have not attended the Festival in recent years, there is still a strong perception that these sections are somehow "second class"...

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wednesday, 28 August 2024

Simply the Best

A great festival is built from the elements that are available 'here and now', from what emerges and is selected. Choices are the base of everything. If someone were to look back a few months ago and examine the films that could have been in Venice but weren’t selected...

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