As the Venice Film Festival continues its run, the artistic director Alberto Barbera shows that he has many arrows to shoot in his bow, developing a selection that ranges from the most diverse genres and capable of satisfying all tastes. The edition number 81, stationed at the Lido from August 28th to September 7this no exception since, from Hollywood blockbusters to great auteur cinema, passing through the return of directors such as Lelouch, Corbet and our own Amelio and Guadagnino, the Venice programme demonstrates that it has thought of everyone and left no one out.
Here are the stocks to keep an eye on.
Wolfs – Lone Wolves by Jon Watts
The film, one of the most anticipated considering that it brings together Brad Pitt And George Clooneygreat friends in life, after several years, follows the story of two lone killers who are assigned to the same job. And all sorts of things will happen. It comes out in theaters on September 19th.
Joker: Folie à Deux by Todd Phillips
After the Golden Lion won in Venice, the Batman villain played by Joaquin Phoenix returns with a chapter that is a bit of a thriller, a bit of a musical and a bit of many things that we will discover along the way. While he is detained at Arkham State Hospital, Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life Harley Quinn, played by Lady Gagawho returns to Venice after the success of A star is born. Coming out in theaters October 2nd
The room next door by Pedro Almodovar
The first English-language film of Almodóvar’s career involves two international stars such as Tilda Swinton And Julianne Moore in an unmissable drama. Based on the novel What are you going through by American Sigrid Nunez, the film features two women as protagonists: Martha, a war reporter with a solid but restless character due to a conflictual relationship with her daughter, and Ingrid, an author of autobiographical novels, Martha’s trusted friend, witness and guardian of her suffering. It comes out in theaters on December 5th
Battlefield by Gianni Amelio
Two years on The Lord of the AntsGianni Amelio returns to the competition in Venice with a film that delves into a dark chapter of Italian history. Set in Friuli Venezia Giulia during the First World War, the film features two medical officers who work in the same military hospital where they witness the phenomenon of self-harm practiced by soldiers to be reformed or at least taken away from the trenches. With Alexander Borghi And Gabriel Montesi. Coming out in theaters on September 5th
And the children after them by the Boukherma brothers
The film, based on the novel of the same name by Nicolas Mathieu, is set in Lorraine in August 1992 and follows the story of Anthony, a fourteen-year-old boy; Stéphanie, the most beautiful girl in school; and Hacine, who is a little older and is now resigned to the idea of ​​disappointing his father, who came to France from Morocco dreaming of integration. The summer in which the three boys meet is that of the first kiss, the first joints, Nirvana in their ears and BMX races around the lake, of boredom that mixes with anger and the desire to escape.
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 by Kevin Costner
This is the second chapter of the epic set during the American Civil War written and performed by Kevin Costnerhere in the role of cattle trader Hayes Ellison who faces a thousand adventures to protect Marigold from the clutches of the ruthless Sykes family.
The American Garden by Pupi Avati
Set in Bologna in the 1940s, Avati’s new film follows the story of a mentally challenged young man with literary aspirations who, after a simple glance, falls madly in love with an auxiliary soldier in the American army. A year later, the exceptionality of the case will cause him to go and live in the American Midwest, in a house adjacent to but separated by an ominous vegetable garden, to the one where the soldier’s elderly mother lives. With Philip Scotti.
The Brutalist by Brady Corbett
When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their family and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client. With Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones.
The time it takes by Francesca Comencini
With Fabrizio Gifuni And Romana Maggiora Verganothe film is a personal story of the relationship that tied Francesca Comencini to her father Luigi, between a childhood that seems perfect and a life that leads them to get up, start over, grow old, become fragile, let go and never lose each other. The time it takes to save yourself. It comes out in theaters on September 26th
Vermilion by Maura Delpero
Set between 1944 and 1945 in Trentino and Alto Adige, the film follows the story of three sisters, Lucia, Ada and Flavia: no longer children, not yet women, in the last year of the world conflict, a single shot marks the end of their innocence. With Thomas SpiderRoberta Rovelli and Carlotta Gamba.
Malodoror by Fabrice du Welz
The film follows the story of Paul Chartier, a young cop who becomes obsessed with a case involving a notorious pedophile after coming close to catching him.
Iddu by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
The film, which features a very rich cast including, among others, Elio GermanoToni Servillo, Fausto Russo Alesi and Barbora Bobulova, tells the story of the world that recklessly circles around Matteo Messina Denaro and his prolonged absence. It comes out in theaters on October 10th
Disclaimer by Alfonso Cuarón
Written and directed by the five-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaronthe series is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Renée Knight and follows the story Catherine Ravenscroft (Cate Blanchett), an acclaimed journalist who has built her reputation by exposing the wrongdoings and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel by an unknown author, she is horrified to realize that she is the protagonist of a story that exposes her darkest secrets. On Apple TV+ from October 11th
Queer by Luca Guadagnino
Shot entirely in Cinecittà and set in the decadent Mexican capital in the 1940s, the film is the semi-autobiographical story of Lee, who escapes from a drug bust in New Orleans. In Mexico City, he wanders through the city’s clubs and bars populated by expatriate American college students, discharged soldiers and other characters on the fringes of society, becoming infatuated with a retired US Navy soldier, Allerton. With a Daniel Craig smelling of an Oscar nomination.
The Order by Justin Kurzel
A series of daring bank robberies and car thefts wreak havoc on communities across the Pacific Northwest, but an FBI agent played by Jude Law suspects that the culprits are not simple criminals, but dangerous domestic terrorists.
M – The son of the century by Joe Wright
The series inspired by the novel of the same name by Antonio Scurati, winner of the Strega Prize, traces the history from the foundation of the Fasci Italiani in 1919 to Mussolini’s infamous speech in parliament after the murder of the socialist deputy Giacomo Matteotti in 1925. It also offers a glimpse of Mussolini’s private life and his personal relationships, including those with his wife Rachele, his lover Margherita Sarfatti and other iconic figures of the time. With a great Luca Marinelli, Francis Russian, Gaetano Bruno And Barbara Chichiarelli. In January on Sky
Mary by Pablo LarraÃn
The film tells the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the greatest opera singer in the world, relived and reimagined during her last days in Paris in the 1970s: Maria Callas. Directed by Pablo LarraÃn, who has already presented in Venice Spencer and The Count. The cast is immense: from the Oscar winner Angelina Jolie to ours Dawn Rohrwacher, Valeria Golino And Pierfrancesco Favino.
Three friends by Emmanuel Mouret
Joan is no longer in love with Victor and feels dishonest with him. Alice, her best friend, reassures her: she herself has no passion for Eric and yet their relationship is going great. She doesn’t know that he is having an affair with Rebecca, their mutual friend… When Joan finally decides to leave Victor and he disappears, the lives of the three friends and their stories are turned upside down. With Camille Cottinmade famous thanks to Call my agent.
Kill the jockey by Luis Ortega
Remo’s self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, a future jockey, is pregnant by him and must decide whether to have a child or continue her career. Both compete for Sirena, a businessman who once saved Remo’s life.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice by Tim Burton
35 years after the release of Beetlejuice – Little Pig SpiritTim Burton is shooting the sequel to one of his most successful films, counting on a good part of the original cast – from Michael Keaton to Winona Ryder, including Catherine O’Hara – plus several new entries such as Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux and Monica Belluccithe director’s new partner and muse – Released in theaters on September 5th
Finally by Claude Lelouch
In a world that seems increasingly crazy, a man who had it all – family, success, career – feels he is losing his balance. Is he a dismissed priest, an adult film director or a trumpet player? Wanted, he wanders around France, making encounters that are nothing short of unexpected.
Babygirl by Halina Reijin
The film with Nicole KidmanAntonio Banderas and Harris Dickinson is the story of a powerful businesswoman who puts her professional and personal life at risk when she begins a secret and intense relationship with her young assistant.
Source: Vanity Fair
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