Biennale
Update to latest information…: Lineup for the 81st tournament Venice The festival was announced this morning by the La Biennale Historical Archives Library. The announcement was made by Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, president of La Biennale, and Venice Film Festival Artistic Director Alberto Barbera. Scroll down to see the full list of titles, which will be updated as they become available.
After taking place last year amid a SAG-AFTRA strike, this year’s Venice is expected to be a more star-studded affair. A key launchpad for awards season and a prime media opportunity for talent, the world’s oldest film festival is set to gain traction again with buzz around Todd Phillips’ upcoming film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Joker: Two Lovers Cut from Warner Bros. Phillips’ first Joker The film captivated audiences at the 2019 festival and won the Golden Lion award.
A Maria Callas biopic directed by Pablo Larraín is also rumored to be in the running. MariaAngelina Jolie stars as the legendary chanteuse, and Luca Guadagnino may be returning to the Lido. QueerDaniel Craig will star in the film, which is based on the novel by William S. Burroughs, and a thriller starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt is also coming soon. Wolf Apple’s “Prisoner of Azkaban” is also in the works, as is director Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature film. The room next door, Starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, directed by Johnny Depp ModiCo-starring with Al Pacino.
Already confirmed is Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice it is Opening a meeting It was dropped out of competition on August 28. The Warner Bros. title is a sequel to Burton’s 1988 classic supernatural comedy starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux and Monica Bellucci, with Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe also joining the cast. It also already has the opening film for the Horizons and Horizons Extras sections. no With Valerio Mastandrea September 5 By Tim Fehlbaum
Peter Weir and Sigourney Weaver have been named recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Isabelle Huppert will serve as this year’s jury president. The festival runs from August 28 to September 7.
Check back today as the list of films announced will be updated.
Venice 81 Competition
Out of competition
fiction
Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceDirector: Tim Burton (Opening film)
Lolto AmericanoDirector: Pupi Avati (Closing Film)
Il tempo che si voleDirected by: Francesca Comencini
Phantom odorDirected by: Lav Diaz
MaldororDirected by: Fabrice du Welz
Broken AngerTakeshi Kitano
Invasion of BabiesDirector: Harmony Korine
cloudDirector: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
endDirected by: Claude Lelouch
WolfDirector: Jon Watts
Se posso permettermi capitolo IIDirector: Marco Bellocchio (Short film)
Allegory CitadinesDirector: Alice Rohrwacher, JR (short film)
Non-Fiction
Why War?Directed by: Amos Gitai
2073Director: Asif Kapadia
Bestiary, Elbari, LapidariDirected by: Massimo D’Anolfi, Martina Perenti
Tropical ApocalypseDirected by: Petra Costa
One to One: John and YokoDirector: Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice Edwards
separatedDirected by: Errol Morris
Israel-Palestine on Swedish television 1958-1989Directed by: Göran Hugo Olsson
Russians at warDirected by: Anastasia Trofimova
TWST/What I said todayDirected by: Andrej Ujka
Slow Burning Earth SongDirected by: Olha Djurba
RiefenstahlDirected by: Andres Veyer
Special Screenings
Leopardi. Il Poeta dell’FinittoDirected by: Sergio Rubini
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldDirector: Peter Weir
Beauty is not a sinDirector: Nicolas Winding Refn
series
DisclaimerDirected by: Alfonso Cuaron
new yearDirected by: Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo and Sandra Romero
A family like usDirected by: Thomas Vinterberg
M – The Secret of the FiloDirector: Joe Wright
Horizons Extra
September 5Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Vittoriadirected by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kaufman
Le MohicanDirected by: Frederic Faruqi
Searching for a refuge for Mr. RamboDirected by: Khaled Mansour
La Storia del Franc and Della NinaDirected by: Paola Landi
witnessDirected by: Nader Saeivar
Afterpartydirected by Vojtěch Strakaty
King IvoryDirector: John Swab
Edge of NightDirected by: Turkel Suhr
horizon
noDirected by: Valerio Mastandrea
A peaceful lifeDirected by: Alexandros Avranas
I can’t leaveDirected by: Anne-Sophie Bailly
AishaDirected by: Mehdi Barsaoui
happy holidayDirected by: Scandal Copti
FamiliaDirected by: Francesco Costabile
The day Hem diedDirected by: Murat Filatoglu
A familiar touchDirected by: Sarah Friedland
Marcodirected by John Garrano and Aitor Alesi
KarisaDirector: Jason Jacobs, Devon Delmar
Wish Upon a StarDirected by: Peter Kerekes
Mistress DespellerDirected by: Elizabeth Law
The New Year that never cameDirected by: Bogdan Muresanu
Dear PoojaDirected by: Deepak Rauniyar
Dogs and humansDirected by: Dani Rosenberg
SidewalkDirected by: Alex Ross Perry
Happy endDirector: Neo Sora
AttachmentsDirected by: Karine Tardieu
DisiannovaDirected by: Giovanni Tortorici
Venice Classic
Documentaries about movies
Miyazaki, the spirit of nature
I will take revenge on this world with love. S. Parajanov
Jean-Pierre Léaud Cinema
From darkness to light
Carlo Mazzacurati – Film Ideas
Chain reaction
Maroons return to Beirut
Volonte – L’Uomo dai Mille Volti
Portabella Constellation
