Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2019 16:20:28 GMT
Do you remember this controversy? The Italian press really went in on him...
In addition to awarding prizes to close friends Coppola and de la Iglesia, Tarantino asked Festival head Marco Mueller to break the rules in order to honor Essential Killing with a Special Jury Prize - the film had already been awarded Best Actor for Vincent Gallo, and prior to this rules change, films in competition were only allowed to win one major award.
What do you think?
The Italian press has accused film director Quentin Tarantino, who acted as jury president for the Venice Film Festival, of handing out awards to his friends. The festival's top prize, the Golden Lion, went to Sofia Coppola's new movie Somewhere while Alex de la Iglesia's Balada Triste de Trompeta took second prize, the Silver Lion. Coppola once dated the Pulp Fiction director, while de la Iglesia has been described as a "long-time friend." Tarantino has refuted the accusations, adding, "Sofia doesn't know any of these other people on the jury and her prize was unanimous."
The charges seem far-fetched: It's almost impossible for a single juror, says Patrick Goldstein at the Los Angeles Times, "even one as passionate as Tarantino," to prod a panel of "independent-minded film nuts" into promoting his pals' movies. More likely, these accusations are "rooted in an inconvenient bit of truth — an unusually large number of Italian productions went home empty-handed" this year.
In addition to awarding prizes to close friends Coppola and de la Iglesia, Tarantino asked Festival head Marco Mueller to break the rules in order to honor Essential Killing with a Special Jury Prize - the film had already been awarded Best Actor for Vincent Gallo, and prior to this rules change, films in competition were only allowed to win one major award.
What do you think?
