Everything is ready at the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido for Venezia 83, the International Film Festival of the Biennale which will be held by 2 12 to September and that this evening, before the screening of the opening film, will see on the stage of the Sala Grande the George Clooney receives the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Prestigious recognition with the laudation of the Oscar-winning American actress Laura Dern, a friend of Clooney (they worked together in the film Jay Kelly by Noah Baumbach) and present at the Exhibition several times. As on the other hand, the same Clooney, a regular on the Lido red carpet. The The second Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement goes to American actress Ellen Burstyn which will be awarded on September 8th.
After Opening ceremony, hosted by actress and director Greta Scarano with actor Nicolas Maupas, Venice 83 will open with the screening of the film, in competition, Ink by Danny Boyle, already Oscar winner for The Millionaire, for the first time at the Film Festival.
Venice 83: Between quality and the high life of an increasingly anticipated festival
It goes without saying that glamour, glittering red carpets, and throngs of people, elegance, and jaw-dropping parties await the big stars arriving at the dock of the Excelsior Hotel—just steps from the Palazzo del Cinema—which has always hosted not only the stars but also numerous meetings and events related to the Festival. All these ingredients are already there, or almost all of them. Despite the absence, and this is not the first time, of the major American studios. Venetian festival – at 94 years old, the oldest in the world – promises quality and many genres, also thanks to the wise artistic direction by Alberto Barbera Already confirmed until 2028. Each year, the Venice Film Festival draws audiences and critics to the Lido. Ticket sales for this period have already surpassed last year's. Hotels are sold out, with staggering prices even for (if found) very cheap accommodations.
Nanni Moretti's return to the top five Italian films in competition.
It will also be the Festival, and it has already been widely anticipated, of Nanni Moretti who returns to the Lido after 37 years (the last time in 1989 was with Palombella Rossa, excluded from the competition). His It's going to happen tonight, in competition, will be on stage September 5th in the Great HallThe film is based on the collection of short stories "Bonds" by Israeli writer Eskol Nevo. A film about feelings, a love story.But a love story – comments the director – where a woman and a man always meet at the wrong time”. Meanwhile, the “SIAE Andrea Purgatori Lifetime Achievement Award” has already been announced for Nanni Moretti, in recognition of the director’s contribution to Italian cinema and culture.
There are five Italian films in competition, in line with the numbers of previous editions. In addition to Moretti's, The echo chamber by Andrea Pallaoro (September 6), “A love story between presence and absence, care and dependence, desire and control” as stated on the Biennale website. The stranger by Paolo Strippoli (September 7), the story of a family secret “Long kept and now returning to demand its price.” The fire you carry inside you by Edoardo De Angelis (September 9), Christmas Eve dinner that becomes an “emotional, comical and ferocious battlefield that brings to the surface a past of abuses and misunderstandings”. Return to Buenos Aires by Marco Bechis (September 11), the story of a survivor who returns to Argentina from Italy “to testify at the trial against the former soldiers who kidnapped, tortured and enslaved him during the military dictatorship.”
Great wait for Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger, the Gallagher brothers at the Lido
Highly anticipated, Saturday September 5, the arrival at the Lido of brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis for what is considered one of the highlights of this festival. The screening of the documentary Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger which tells the story of their reunion tour Oasis Live '25The film, created by Steven Knight and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, debuts out of competition at the Venice Film Festival as a world premiere. It will be in theaters from September 10th. World premiere also for the documentary about Bernardo Bertolucci Joie de vivre by Luca GuadagninoThe director will receive the "Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker" award, dedicated to a personality who has left a particularly original mark on contemporary cinema. Tuesday September 8, before the screening of the film.
Yesterday's pre-opening dedicated to Tinto Brass
Among the tributes to the great names of cinema, yesterday Venice 83 has The pre-opening evening was dedicated to the Venetian director Tinto Brass. His on stage Col cuore in gola, pop thriller from 1967. Directed and edited by him, the film was shot in London and starred Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin, who was in attendance yesterday along with the director's wife. Brass, 93, was absent due to health reasons. It was the world premiere of the restored 4K digital version of the film. For graphic design consultancy on the film, Tinto Brass relied on the collaboration of Guido Crepax, then very popular cartoonist.
