On August 29, 2012, the 69th Venice Film Festival opened on Lido Island. This forum is considered to be one of the most significant in the world. The main program includes paintings by two Russian directors - Alexei Balabanov and Kirill Serebrennikov. The film of the first will be presented on the last day of the festival, September 8, the tape of the second public watched the opening day.
The work of Cyril Serebrennikov "Treason" represents Russia in the film forum competition. The picture tells of a chance meeting of people whose spouses are lovers. The film expertly presents the psychology of drama. Starring - the soloist of the popular group "VIA-GRA" Albina Dzhanabaeva, Russian actor Andrei Shchetinin and German artist Francis Petri.
The prospects for the film Serebrennikov to receive awards, experts estimate as very high. After all, Cyril is one of the most famous directors of Russian cinema. His work has been repeatedly awarded prizes at international competitions. He first became successful at the 2006 Rome Film Festival. There, his tape "Depicting a victim" won the grand prix.
Alexei Balabanov with the picture "I also want" does not participate in the main competition of the Venice Festival, but in the equally significant program "Horizons". The characters of the film are a bandit, a musician, a girl, a young man and his old father. All of them embark on a journey to the mysterious Bell Tower of Happiness. In one of the main roles - Oleg Garkusha, the soloist of the music group "AuktsYon".
Balabanov for the first time takes part in the Venice Film Festival. However, in Russia, his name is well known to moviegoers. Each of the director’s extraordinary paintings - “Brother”, “Brother-2”, “Zhmurki”, “It Doesn’t Hurt”, “Cargo 200”, “Morphine”, “Stoker” - invariably caused controversy, enthusiastic or negative responses, heated discussion.
Also, outside the main program, the tape of another Russian director takes part in the festival. This is the documentary "Anton is Nearby" by Lubov Arkus, creator of Session magazine. The tape tells about the fate of the autistic boy.
Celebrities such as Terrence Malik with the film “To Admiration”, Takeshi Kitano with the film “Mayhem-2”, Brian de Palma with the film “Passion” and many others will fight with Russian filmmakers for the victory.
