The 69th Venice Film Festival will be held from August 29 to September 8. The names of films that will compete this year were announced at an official press conference in late July.
The main program of the festival consists of four parts. This is the main competition, the program "Horizons", a competition of short films and an out of competition show. No more than 20 films will compete for prizes in the main competition. Some of them are already publicized, some are still in production, and therefore their contents are kept secret.
Three directors will represent Russia at the festival. The competition will be attended by the film of Cyril Serebrennikov "Treason". The essence of the film is reflected in the title: in the story, two friends accidentally found out that their spouses were in a love affair. In the Horizons category, I also want Alexey Balabanov about heroes looking for the mysterious Bell Tower of Happiness. Out of the competition, the editor-in-chief of the Session magazine, Lyubov Arkus, will debut as a director. She made the documentary "Anton is Nearby" about the problem of people with autism. The main character is a young man Anton, who became the ward of Lyubov and other employees of the magazine.
The competition will feature films of various genres. For example, the painting "Sleeping Beauty" by Italian Marco Bellocchio can be called a psychological drama. The director addresses religious and political topics. And in Harmony Corin (USA), the Strap Out can be called the standard for mass comedy films. Four friends miss the hostel and decide to make some money so that they have enough money for a fun vacation.
A lot of emotions and experiences promises a synopsis of the painting "Passion" by Brian de Palma. This French-German film shows the complex relationship between two girls claiming to be the same man.
Takeshi Kitano will present in Venice the continuation of his film "Lawlessness" - "Disorder 2". In the tape, complex communications and the struggle between criminal clans should be preserved.
The premiere of the film "To the Admiration" of Terrence Malik promises to be interesting. This is a bit comical, but still a dramatic story of unloved and unloved people connected by a fictitious marriage and having common children. Unfaithful spouses confess to the priest, who also cannot find, if not happiness, then at least peace and comfort.
In addition, the competition will feature paintings whose contents are not yet known to a wide audience. This is the Israeli film "Fill the Void", the Anglo-American "Any price", the Italian "He was a son" and "Special Day", "Fifth Season" (Belgium, Netherlands, France), "Pieta" (Korea), "Paradise: Vera "(Austria, France, Germany), " Superstar "and" Something in the Air "(France), " Wellington Lines (Portugal, France).
The opening film of the 69th Venice Film Festival will be "Fundamentalist Involuntarily" directed by Mira Nair. The festival will end with a show of the work of Jean-Pierre Amery "The Man Who Laughs."
