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Venice-Film-Festival

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Maggie Gyllenhaal picks Ferrante novel for her directing debut

The script is adapted from the eponymous 2006 book by Elena Ferrante - a pseudonym of the notoriously secretive Italian author best known for her Neapolitan novels with whom Gyllenhaal only corresponded by letter.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Afghanistan becoming 'country without artists' exiled directors warn Venice

"In just two weeks, the most brilliant elements have left the country, at least those who were able," 38-year-old director Sahraa Karimi told reporters at the festival on Saturday.

Entertainment 4 years ago

Sci-fi blockbuster 'Dune' brings stars to Venice

Fans prepared for a cavalcade of stars to descend on Venice's glitzy Lido island, including Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac and Javier Bardem.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Vanessa Kirby's Venice win makes her Hollywood royalty

Vanessa Kirby’s best actress win at the Venice film festival on Saturday confirms her ascension to Hollywood royalty after breaking through playing a real royal in Netflix’s “The Crown”.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Japan filmmaker Kurosawa wins best director award at Venice

Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa won the best director award on Saturday at this year's Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Japanese director to take the award in 17 years.

Entertainment 5 years ago

'Nomadland' wins top prize at masked and distanced Venice film festival

"Nomadland", a US movie about a community of van dwellers traversing the vast American West, won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice film festival on Saturday.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Oscar-winner offered job in supermarket

Hollywood star Frances McDormand said Friday she was offered a job in a supermarket as she was making her latest film.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Ivory Coast prison drama is breakout hit of Venice film festival

A modern "Arabian Nights" set in one of Africa’s most notorious prisons has become one of the breakout hits of the Venice film festival, snapped up by distributors in the US and Europe.

Entertainment 5 years ago

'Trump will win' says US star at Venice film festival

The pro-gun US star of a high school massacre movie at the Venice film festival said Thursday that Donald Trump will win the US presidential election in November.