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‘Broken English’ Review: An Adoring Hybrid Ode to Marianne Faithfull That Gives Her the Last Salty Word
In his autobiography, Keith Richards described “As Tears Go By,” a disarmingly simple ballad that he and Mick Jagger composed under…
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Venice’s Final Cut Boosts Emerging African, Arab Talents and Offers ‘Window’ Into Underrepresented Regions
When she approached Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera 13 years ago with a proposal for a market event devoted to…
Culture
‘Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence’ About Italy’s First Female Film Director Acquired by First Hand Films Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Switzerland-based distributor First Hand Films has taken world sales on “Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence,” which reconstructs the overlooked…
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Kamila Andini’s Venice Gap-Financing Market Project ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Tackles Power, Trauma in Indonesia
Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini is gearing up for what she calls “the hardest story I’ve ever created” with “Four Seasons in Java,” a…
Culture
Taiwan Makes Venice Splash With Shu Qi’s ‘Girl’ and Record XR Lineup
Taiwan is making waves at the 82nd Venice Film Festival with its most significant presence to date, headlined by Shu Qi‘s directorial…
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EXCLUSIVE: Miu Miu Women’s Tales Latest Episode Centers on Black Female Representation
MILAN — A Black woman wanders through the halls of a museum, stopping to examine paintings while a voiceover cites titles and…
Culture
Park Chan-Wook’s Twisted Thriller ‘No Other Choice’ Embraced at Venice With 6-Minute Standing Ovation
Acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook returned to the Venice Film Festival and was greeted with a six-minute standing ovation for…
Culture
Kim Kardashian Adds Edge to Her Airport Look With Saint Laurent’s Sharpest Slingbacks at the Venice Film Festival 2025
Kim Kardashian is one of several stars to wear a slingback heel at the 2025 Venice Film Festival. The reality star arrived in Venice for…
Culture
Slovak Director Tereza Nvotová Shocks with ‘Father’ Inspired by ‘Hundreds of Cases All Around the World’: ‘This Happens to Good People’
Slovak Director Tereza Nvotová didn’t want to make “Father.” “To be honest, I thought: ‘I can’t do it. I don’t know how.’ These kinds of…
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‘La Vie en Rose’ Producer Alain Goldman on His Venice Film ‘At Work’ and Next Projects With Lazslo Nemes’ and ‘Shtisel’ Creative Team
Alain Goldman, who produced “La Vie en Rose,” which earned Marion Cotillard an Oscar, and most recently produced ”An Offer and a Spy,” is…
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Chloë Sevigny Elevates Biker Shorts in Saint Laurent
Chloë Sevigny elevated the biker short look in a black lace catsuit by Saint Laurent at the red carpet premiere of “After the Hunt” during…
Culture
Venice Documentary ‘Do You Love Me,’ a ‘Love Letter’ to Beirut, Picked Up by Light Dox as Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
Light Dox has acquired sales rights to Lana Daher‘s documentary “Do You Love Me,” which has its premiere in Venice Days, a sidebar to the…
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‘No Other Choice’ Director Park Chan-wook on Why It Took 20 Years to Make the Twisted Black Comedy: ‘One Word: Money’
Park Chan-wook‘s latest film “No Other Choice” follows a middle-aged man (“Squid Game” star Lee Byung-hun) who goes to desperate lengths…
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Marianne Faithfull Doc ‘Broken English’ Acquired by Italy’s I Wonder Pictures Ahead of Venice World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian distribution company I Wonder Pictures has acquired rights to Venice-bound “Broken English,” a portrait of the late Marianne…
Culture
‘Rose of Nevada’ Director Mark Jenkin on Navigating Shifting Time in a Ghostly Fishing Tale (EXCLUSIVE)
Authenticity is key for BAFTA-winning director Mark Jenkin, whose “Rose of Nevada” premieres in Venice Film Festival‘s Horizons section…
Culture
Classic Slingback Heels Are Trending at the Venice Film Festival 2025
Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum, Amal Clooney and more celebrities have touched down at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, showing off a bevy of…
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Emma Stone Shocks Venice With 6-Minute Standing Ovation for Gory Alien Kidnapping Thriller ‘Bugonia’
If you think Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos pushed the envelope with “Poor Things,” wait until you see “Bugonia.” Two years…
Culture
Emma Stone Elevates the Bubble Hem at the Venice Film Festival
Emma Stone brought a streamlined iteration of the Y2K bubble hem trend in a custom Louis Vuitton dress to the red carpet for the premiere…
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‘Orphan’ Review: László Nemes Returns With a Heavy Dose of Sepia-Tinted Childhood Torment
The first thing to know about “Orphan” is that the orphan of the title isn’t really one at all. Twelve-year-old Andor (Bojtorján Barabás)…
Culture
Emma Stone Jokes That She Believes in Aliens at ‘Bugonia’ Venice Press Conference: ‘The Idea That We Are Alone’ Is ‘Pretty Narcissistic to Think’
Emma Stone made a confession at the Venice Film Festival press conference for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia“: she believes in aliens. In the…
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Noomi Rapace Is No Saint as Mother Teresa in Teona Strugar Mitevska’s ‘Mother’: ‘She Was Punk!’
Teona Strugar Mitevska takes on Mother Teresa in Venice premiere “Mother.” She aims to “demystify the perfect saint,” with the help of…
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Venice Market Kicks Off With Robust Numbers, an Added Day, and Stronger Latin American and Middle East Presence
Just as George Clooney and Adam Sandler hit the Lido for Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” the Venice Production Bridge is kicking off with…
Culture
Budapest’s NFI Filmlab Offers One-Stop Post-Production Shop for Venice Contenders ‘Orphan,’ ‘Silent Friend’ and More
“The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet sent film Twitter into a flurry last year when he boasted that it took 26 reels of 70mm film stock,…
Culture
‘Son of Saul’ Director László Nemes Goes Personal in ‘Orphan’ and Still Dreams of Making Next Film in English
Oscar-winning “Son of Saul” and “Sunset” director László Nemes takes a personal story to the Venice competition. In “Orphan,” he’s…