79th Venice Film Festival
The official selection of the 79th Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia has been announced.
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- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsNan GoldinDavid VelascoMegan KaplerFollows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.Plot: It follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
- DirectorSantiago MitreStarsRicardo DarínGina MastronicolaFrancisco BertínA team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.Plot: A team of lawyers take on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.
- DirectorRomain GavrasStarsDali BenssalahSami SlimaneAnthony BajonHours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.Plot: Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsDaniel Giménez CachoGriselda SicilianiXimena LamadridAn acclaimed documentarian goes on an introspective journey through surreal dreamscapes to reconcile with the past, the present and his Mexican identity.Plot: Follows a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker who returns home and works through an existential crisis as he grapples with his identity, familial relationships, the folly of his memories.
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsAna de ArmasLily FisherJulianne NicholsonThe story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives.Plot: A fictionalized chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametTaylor RussellMark RylanceA young woman embarks on a 1000 mile odyssey through America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their otherness.Plot: Maren, a young woman, learns how to survive on the margins of society.
- DirectorSusanna NicchiarelliStarsMargherita MazzuccoLuigi Lo CascioPaolo BrigugliaA biography of St. Clare of Assisi, who left her wealthy family to become a nun after hearing St. Francis preach.Plot: A biography of St. Clare of Assisi, who left her wealthy family to become a nun after hearing St. Francis preach.
- DirectorGianni AmelioStarsLuigi Lo CascioElio GermanoSara SerraioccoItalian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti is jailed in 1968 under a law criminalizing grooming. The informant is his partner's father.Plot: Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti is jailed in 1968 under a Fascist-era law criminalizing gay activity. The informant is his partner's father, who forces his son to undergo electroshock conversion therapy.
- DirectorEmanuele CrialeseStarsPenélope CruzVincenzo AmatoLuana GiulianiThe story of love between Clara and her children, set in Rome in the '70s.Plot: The story of love between Clara and her children, set in Rome in the '70s.
- DirectorRebecca ZlotowskiStarsVirginie EfiraRoschdy ZemChiara MastroianniA childless woman forms a deep bond with her boyfriend's young daughter.Plot: A childless woman forms a deep bond with her boyfriend's young daughter.
- DirectorRoschdy ZemStarsSami BouajilaRoschdy ZemMeriem SerbahMoussa has always been gentle, altruistic and present for his family. Unlike his brother Ryad, a well-known TV presenter who is criticized for his selfishness by those around him.Plot: Moussa has always been gentle, altruistic and present for his family. Unlike his brother Ryad, a well-known TV presenter who is criticized for his selfishness by those around him.
- DirectorKôji FukadaStarsFumino KimuraWin MorisakiTomorô TaguchiTaeko and her husband, Jiro, are living a peaceful existence with son, Keita. A tragic accident brings the boy's father, Park, back into her life. Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man to cope with pain and guilt.Plot: Taeko and her husband, Jiro, are living a peaceful existence with son, Keita. A tragic accident brings the boys father, Park, back into her life, Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man to cope with pain and guilt.
- DirectorAndrea PallaoroStarsTrace LysetteVladimir John PerezAli AmineThe intimate portrait of a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother. A delicate and nuanced story of a fractured family, the story explores universal themes of abandonment, aging, acceptance, and redemption.Plot: The intimate portrait of a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother. A delicate and nuanced story of a fractured family, the story explores universal themes of abandonment, aging, acceptance, and redemption.
- DirectorJafar PanahiStarsJafar PanahiVahid MobasseriBakhtiyar PanjeeiTwo parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.Plot: Two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.
- DirectorAlice DiopStarsKayije KagameGuslagie MalandaValérie DrévilleFollows Rama, a novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.Plot: Follows Rama, a novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.
- DirectorVahid JalilvandStarsNavid MohammadzadehDiana HabibiAmir AghaeeThe life of a blind man starts to fall apart when a wandering woman enters his life.Plot: The life of a blind man starts to fall apart when a wandering woman enters his life.
- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonKerry CondonTwo lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.Plot: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
- DirectorJoanna HoggStarsTilda SwintonLouisAugust JoshiReturning to a hotel now haunted by its mysterious past, an artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets in their former family home.Plot: In this ghost story from acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg, a middle-aged daughter and her elderly mother must confront long-buried secrets when they return to their former family home, a once-grand manor that has become a nearly vacant hotel brimming with mystery.
- DirectorFlorian ZellerStarsVanessa KirbyHugh JackmanLaura DernPeter has his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.Plot: Peter as his busy life with new partner Emma and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsBrendan FraserSadie SinkTy SimpkinsA reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.Plot: A reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
- DirectorTodd FieldStarsCate BlanchettNoémie MerlantNina HossSet in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.Plot: Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár. widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.
- DirectorFrederick WisemanStarsNathalie BoutefeuThe film follows a long-term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia.Plot: 'A Couple' follows a long term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia.
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsAdam DriverGreta GerwigDon CheadleDramatizes a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.Plot: White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.