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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 25, 2020 10:59:58 GMT
Oh yeah........it's happening: In a first for an Italian movie in over a decade, Daniele Luchetti’s Lacci has been set to open the Venice Film Festival’s 77th edition on September 2. The drama is based on the novel by Domenico Starnone and stars Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini and Linda Cadri. It will screen out of competition.
Venice runs from September 2-12 on the Lido with the full lineup due to be announced next week.
deadline.com/2020/07/venice-film-festival-2020-lacci-opening-movie-1202994209/
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 25, 2020 13:36:07 GMT
Is it, though??
Italy was struck really hard by Covid-19...
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Post by stephen on Jul 26, 2020 21:52:43 GMT
And the jury:
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Post by stephen on Jul 26, 2020 21:53:57 GMT
This film, executive produced by Terrence Malick, will open the critics' week:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2020 22:06:00 GMT
I found Berlin's jury so much more interesting this year, especially since Blanchett just headed up Cannes...
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 27, 2020 17:28:40 GMT
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Post by stephen on Jul 27, 2020 17:39:30 GMT
This movie cannot be underestimated as a contender. It has arguably the best studio one could have in terms of campaigning, Chloe Zhao is rocking some major critical heft on the back of The Rider and seems like she could be breaking out in a massive way with this and The Eternals, and while it's hard to believe McDormand could score a third win so soon, if the field is thin on the ground, they might anoint her if she's truly undeniable. Even if McDormand doesn't win this year, she might very well gain momentum for a push for her Lady Macbeth next year. Her respect in the industry cannot be understated.
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Post by omarfr9 on Jul 27, 2020 18:44:01 GMT
Last minute predictions (some of them will probably end up out of competition):
- Gianfranco Rosi (Notturno) - Daniele Luchetti (Lacci) - Susanna Nicchiarelli (Miss Marx) - Emma Dante (Le Sorelle Macaluso) - Gianluca Jodice (Il Cattivo Poeta) - Sofia Coppola (On the Rocks) - Già Coppola (Mainstream) - Leah Purcell (The Drover’s Wife) - Ana Lily Amirpour (Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon) - Mona Fastvold (The World to Come) - Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) - Nicole García (Lisa Redler) - Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman) - Lorenzo Vigas (The Box) - Andrey Konchalovsky (Dear Comrades) - Frederick Wiseman (Boston City Hall Project) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Wife of a Spy) - Zhang Yimou (Impasse) - Malgorzata Szumowska (All Inclusive)
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Post by stephen on Jul 27, 2020 18:50:50 GMT
Last minute predictions (some of them will probably end up out of competition): - Gianfranco Rosi (Notturno) - Daniele Luchetti (Lacci) - Susanna Nicchiarelli (Miss Marx) - Emma Dante (Le Sorelle Macaluso) - Gianluca Jodice (Il Cattivo Poeta) - Sofia Coppola (On the Rocks) - Già Coppola (Mainstream) - Leah Purcell (The Drover’s Wife) - Ana Lily Amirpour (Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon) - Mona Fastvold (The World to Come) - Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) - Nicole García (Lisa Redler) - Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman) - Lorenzo Vigas (The Box) - Andrey Konchalovsky (Dear Comrades) - Frederick Wiseman (Boston City Hall Project) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Wife of a Spy) - Zhang Yimou (Impasse) - Malgorzata Szumowska (All Inclusive) Shame we can't get The Green Knight here instead of SXSW.
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Post by omarfr9 on Jul 27, 2020 19:12:34 GMT
Last minute predictions (some of them will probably end up out of competition): - Gianfranco Rosi (Notturno) - Daniele Luchetti (Lacci) - Susanna Nicchiarelli (Miss Marx) - Emma Dante (Le Sorelle Macaluso) - Gianluca Jodice (Il Cattivo Poeta) - Sofia Coppola (On the Rocks) - Già Coppola (Mainstream) - Leah Purcell (The Drover’s Wife) - Ana Lily Amirpour (Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon) - Mona Fastvold (The World to Come) - Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) - Nicole García (Lisa Redler) - Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman) - Lorenzo Vigas (The Box) - Andrey Konchalovsky (Dear Comrades) - Frederick Wiseman (Boston City Hall Project) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Wife of a Spy) - Zhang Yimou (Impasse) - Malgorzata Szumowska (All Inclusive) Shame we can't get The Green Knight here instead of SXSW. Yeah it would be an inspired addition to the Festival. While I totally understand Netflix’s point of view about not bringing its movies to the festival circuit, i feel like I’m Thinkng of Ending Things would have benefited from a premiere in Venice.
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Post by stephen on Jul 27, 2020 19:16:50 GMT
Shame we can't get The Green Knight here instead of SXSW. Yeah it would be an inspired addition to the Festival. While I totally understand Netflix’s point of view about not bringing its movies to the festival circuit, i feel like I’m Thinkng of Ending Things would have benefited from a premiere in Venice. Now I'm sad that we won't be able to speculate on "Volpi Cup winner Jessie Buckley" this year.
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Post by quetee on Jul 27, 2020 19:17:36 GMT
Finally. Something to look forward to.
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Post by stephen on Jul 28, 2020 12:26:06 GMT
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Post by stephen on Jul 28, 2020 12:34:23 GMT
My immediate thoughts from this announcement: wow, that's a lot of women in competition. Neat! Also, not very many big Hollywood contenders, so this year promises to be a bit more eclectic than years past.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 14:03:19 GMT
Looking forward to the Ferragamo documentary from Guadagnino!
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Post by Mattsby on Jul 28, 2020 20:00:12 GMT
Andrei Konchalovsky is a nice surprise in comp - the 82y/o who made some interesting excursions into English-language stuff around the 1980s (Maria's Lovers, Shy People - more popular Runaway Train, Tango & Cash). Random tidbit themoviesinner might appreciate: two comp titles (World to Come, Pieces of a Woman) are edited by David Jancso, Miklos' son. Pieces of a Woman has a pretty awesome cast: Ellen Burstyn, Benny Safdie, Sarah Snook, etc. Looking forward to the Kurosawa, the Coppola, Nomadland more than anything, and special shoutout to the new Welles (WHAT?!!?!?!!??!?!?!) - the man is truly a magician, even his fanatics underestimate him. I'm still waiting for Quixote and The Deep though, but this gritty My Dinner With Dennis will do for now!
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Post by stephen on Jul 28, 2020 21:19:31 GMT
And now it’s time for Stephen’s patented early-as-fuck, based-on-absolutely-nothing initial predix!
Golden Lion: And Tomorrow the Entire World (ALT: Sun Children) Grand Jury Prize: Pieces of a Woman (ALT: Lovers) Silver Lion for Best Director: Hilal Baydarov, In Between Dying (ALT: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wife of a Spy) Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Casey Affleck, The World to Come (ALT: Pierfrancesco Favino, Padre Nostro) Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Yu Aoi, Wife of a Spy (ALT: Frances McDormand, Nomadland or Vanessa Kirby for either of her two films in competition) Osella Prize for Best Screenplay: The Disciple (ALT: Nomadland) Special Jury Prize: Dear Comrades (ALT: Notturno Marcello Mastroianni Award: The kids from Sun Children (ALT: *crickets*)
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 29, 2020 19:03:34 GMT
Looking forward to the Ferragamo documentary from Guadagnino! A couple of teaser clips:
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jul 30, 2020 6:42:36 GMT
it's hard to get excited about these lineups when you know we're not seeing any of this stuff in the US until fall 2021 at the earliest
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 1, 2020 21:06:11 GMT
Hopefully all the socialists on MAR can get to see this for free one day........come on that was funny, no?
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 1, 2020 23:51:10 GMT
Golden Lion: Sun Children Grand Jury Prize: Lovers/Lisa Redler Silver Lion for Best Director: Chaitanya Tamhane for The Disciple Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Casey Affleck for The World to Come Volpi Cup for Best Actress: The Sisters Macaluso (I won't pick any one of them, just the sisters as a whole) Osella Prize for Best Screenplay: Susanna Nicchiarelli for Miss Marx Special Jury Prize: Wife of a Spy
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 23, 2020 21:43:51 GMT
Striking trailer:
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 25, 2020 18:32:21 GMT
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Post by stephen on Aug 25, 2020 18:33:49 GMT
Interesting -- Puiu was largely a question mark as far as the jury went, as I wasn't sure where he would fall. Dillon's not a bad replacement, all things considered.
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Post by stephen on Aug 25, 2020 18:34:41 GMT
By the way, pacinoyes, what are your early predictions for winners at this stage?
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