This time, 21 films are competing for the Golden Lion in Venice. The prizes of the important film festival will be awarded on Saturday. There are a few favorites.
Before the end of the Venice Film Festival, there are some hot contenders for awards. Above all, Pedro Almodóvar’s film “The Room Next Door” with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore in the leading roles was able to convince many critics. The Spanish director Almodóvar (“All About My Mother”) tells the story of a sick woman who decides to die.
Brazilian film among the favorites
The new work by Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles was also well received. In “Ainda estou aqui” (English title: “I’m Still Here”) he tells the story of a family that experienced the cruel effects of the Brazilian military dictatorship in the 1970s. Fernanda Torres plays the lead role.
The drama “The Brutalist” by Brady Corbet, starring Adrien Brody, also had many fans. The three-hour-long work is about a Jewish architect who emigrates to the USA after the Second World War.
The erotic drama “Babygirl” by Halina Reijn, starring Nicole Kidman, has been a topic of much discussion.
Awards ceremony on Saturday evening
The premieres of the competition films “Qing Chun: Gui” (English title: “Youth – Homecoming”) by Wang Bing and “Kjærlighet” (English title: “Love”) by Dag Johan Haugerud are planned for Friday.
The Venice Film Festival awards ceremony will take place on Saturday evening (September 7). The main prize is the Golden Lion. The president of the nine-member jury is the French actress Isabelle Huppert. The German director Julia von Heinz is also part of the jury.
Source: Stern
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