- wednesday, 28 August 2024
They sometimes come back – and surprise us, again and again. Words of Beetlejuice, the spirit conjured by Tim Burton once, and again thirty-eight years later to open the 81st Venice Film Festival. Words of Venice Film Festival art director Alberto Barbera, too, with sixteen ‘appearances’ under his belt and the real spirit of the Festival, certainly the one who served longest...
- Soundtrack
Daily #1
The trend is apparent. While we were able to gather only bits and pieces about the music component of participating features, it seems to me that we are looking at a decent mix of score stars, with each of them in consolidated fellowships with their director of mutual choice....
- Director's Cut
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...
COVER STORY
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ON SCREEN
- Highlights
by F.D.S.
Isabelle Huppert and Debra Granik leading the Competition and Horizons
- The version of...
by Loris Casadei
From the words of the book to the De Sica's movie
- Focus
by Andrea Zennaro
Focus on the director who brings his "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" after 36 years
press conference
palazzo del casinò
11.30 BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Out of Competition)
12.15 NONOSTANTE (Orizzonti - Opening Film)
13.00 OPENING PRESS CONFERENCE of the 81st VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, presentation of VENEZIA 81, ORIZZONTI, “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM and VENICE CLASSICS Juries
13.45 GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2024 to SIGOURNEY WEAVER
12.15 NONOSTANTE (Orizzonti - Opening Film)
13.00 OPENING PRESS CONFERENCE of the 81st VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, presentation of VENEZIA 81, ORIZZONTI, “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM and VENICE CLASSICS Juries
13.45 GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2024 to SIGOURNEY WEAVER