From the opening tape of Gun 80: comandante
“It is the true story of Commander Salvador Todaro, who saved the lives of enemy sailors who survived the sinking of their merchant ship, endangering the safety of his submarine and his men. It is a strong call to place the values of morality and human solidarity before the strict logic of military protocol,” thus summed up the president of the Venice International Film Festival Alberto Barrera. opening.
Barrera denied that the strike of Hollywood actors and writers would have a significant impact on the festival, and pointed to the Italian participation in 6 films: the opening film, adagio by Stefano Sollima, Ellis, by Pietro Castellitto, finaly down by Saverio Costanzo, I am a captain, by Matthew Gazzoni, and lubo. By Giorgio Dereti.
The Palestinian Tape: Bye Bye Tiberias, in the Horizons Competition
American cinema is attended by 5 films: Ferrari by Michael Mann, The Killer, by David Fincher, Maestro, by Bradley Cooper, Memory by Michele Franco, Priscilla, by Sofia Coppola, and Origine by Ava DuVernay. 3 directors are on trial in sexual harassment cases: American Woody Allen: Stroke of Luck, Polish-French Roman Polanski: The Palace, and French Luc Besson: Dogman. A night will also be held in honor of the star Gina Lollobrigida, and a tape about her will be shown: Portrait of Gina filmed by Orson Welles in 1986.
Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri is a member of the official competition jury
The Arab presence is represented in 6 tapes: two shorts from Lebanon by directors: Wissam Sharaf – If the Sun Sinks in a Sea of Clouds, and Laila Basma: Salt of the Sea. And from Palestine, the documentary: Bye Bye Tiberias, directed by Lina Swailem, monitors an aspect of the life of her mother, actress Hiam Abbas. And a joint film by Awatef Mahmoud – Tunisia – and Khalil Benkirane – Morocco – entitled: Backstage. And from Tunisia, the long tape: Behind the Mountains, directed by Mohamed Ben Attia, who competes in the competition: Horizons. And the Egyptian documentary: Hollywood Gate, directed by Ibrahim Nashat.
Chairman of the jury of the festival, director Damien Chazelle
The jury is headed by director Damien Chazelle, and the members include: Saleh Bakri – Palestine, and Chu Chi – Taiwan. Directors: Jane Campion – New Zealand, Mia Hans Love – France, Gabriel Manetti – Italy, Martin McDonagh – Britain, Santiago Miter – Argentina, Laura Poitras – America.
