All Venice articles – Page 11
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Reviews‘Origin’: Venice Review
Ava DuVernay’s docu-drama about caste is ambitious in its scope but unwieldy in its execution
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NewsAva DuVernay: Black filmmakers are told “you cannot play international film festivals”
DuVernay has become the first African American woman to play in Competition at Venice.
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Reviews‘For Night Will Come’: Venice Review
A teenage vampire searches for acceptance in this low-key French debut
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Reviews‘Io Capitano’: Venice Review
Matteo Garrone’s Competition entry follows two Sengalese teenagers hoping to achieve their dreams in Europe
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NewsVenice’s Alberto Barbera defends selecting Roman Polanski’s ‘The Palace’, as he admits film “not completely resolved”
“There has been a lack of respect towards Polanski,” said Barbera of the overwhelmingly negative reviews of his film.
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Reviews‘Snow Leopard’: Venice Review
Tibetan auteur Pema Tseden’s final film is a study of the tension between tradition and modernity
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Reviews‘About Last Year’: Venice Review
Unusual documentary captures three cisgender friends as they find acceptance and release in Turin’s ballroom scene
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Reviews‘Day Of The Fight’: Venice Review
Michael Pitt plays a middleweight boxer in the debut feature by his ’Boardwalk Empire’ co-star Jack Huston
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NewsFilmmakers defend Agnieszka Holland after migration drama ‘Green Border’ draws criticism from Polish official
Film had its world premiere in competition at Venice this week.
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NewsVenice title ‘Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus’ lands key Europe, Asia deals (exclusive)
The concert film, directed by Neo Sora, premiered at Venice Film Festival on September 4.
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Reviews‘Hit Man’: Venice Review
Richard Linklater turns the twisting true story of ‘fake assassin’ Gary Johnson into a funny, confident crowdpleaser
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Reviews‘Enea’: Venice Review
A young man struggles in Rome’s upper classes in Pietro Castellitto’s Competition entry
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NewsNeon acquires Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ ahead of Venice world premiere
Drama to get nationaiwde theatrical release later this year.
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Reviews‘Green Border’: Venice Review
Agnieszka Holland paints a damning portrait of the European refugee crisis in this Venice Competition entry
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NewsVenice posts admissions increase for 2023 festival so far; issues strikes statement
“The positive response of audiences represents an act of respect for artists on strike.”
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FeaturesJasmila Žbanić explains why she moved into showrunning for Venice series ‘I Know Your Soul’
Žbanić wrote the story as a feature script several years ago but it was rejected by the Bosnian Film Fund.
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Reviews‘Sky Peals’: Venice Review
Moin Hussain’s intriguing arthouse tale of alienation in modern Britain plays out in Critics Week
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NewsRichard Linklater to resume ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ filming “pretty soon if we can”, talks Hollywood strikes
“Something’s gotta give. No-one’s happy.”
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Reviews‘Behind The Mountains’: Venice Review
A Tunisian man becomes convinced he can fly in Mohamed Ben Attia’s intriguing third feature
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NewsTopless protestors disrupt Woody Allen premiere in Venice
Around 15 topless protestors marched and chanted outside the main venue.