In addition to our social networks twitter and facebook (and our youtube channel on which we relay our interviews), we’re offering you, as we do every year, a critical review of the films at this 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival.
The rating scale applied is as follows:
– very bad film
* passable film
** good film
*** very good film
**** excellent film
Critical Diary #Venezia81
Vermiglio by Maura Delpero
A film by Maura Delpero
With: Tommaso Ragno, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi, Giuseppe De Domenico, Carlotta Gamba, Sara Serraiocco, Orietta Notari, Rachele Potrich, Anna Thaler, Patrick Gardener
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Set in Italy at the end of World War II, the film tells the life of three…
With: Tommaso Ragno, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi, Giuseppe De Domenico, Carlotta Gamba, Sara Serraiocco, Orietta Notari, Rachele Potrich, Anna Thaler, Patrick Gardener
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Set in Italy at the end of World War II, the film tells the life of three…
Three Friends by Emmanuel Mouret
A film by Emmanuel Mouret
With: Camille Cottin, Sara Forestier, India Hair, Damien Bonnard, Grégoire Ludig, Vincent Macaigne, Éric Caravaca
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Joan, no longer in love, leaves her partner Victor, the father of her…
With: Camille Cottin, Sara Forestier, India Hair, Damien Bonnard, Grégoire Ludig, Vincent Macaigne, Éric Caravaca
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Joan, no longer in love, leaves her partner Victor, the father of her…
The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar
A film by Pedro Almodóvar
With: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Victoria Luengo, Alex Høgh Andersen, Esther-Rose McGregor, Alvise Rigo
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Ingrid, a best-selling writer, rekindles her relationship with her friend…
With: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Victoria Luengo, Alex Høgh Andersen, Esther-Rose McGregor, Alvise Rigo
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Ingrid, a best-selling writer, rekindles her relationship with her friend…
The quiet son by Delphine and Muriel Coulin
A film by Delphine Coulin , Muriel Coulin
With: Vincent Lindon, Stefan Crepon, Édouard Sulpice, Benjamin Voisin, Sophie Guillemin, Arnaud Rebotini
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Pierre, a devoted father in his 50s, raises his two sons alone. When Louis,…
With: Vincent Lindon, Stefan Crepon, Édouard Sulpice, Benjamin Voisin, Sophie Guillemin, Arnaud Rebotini
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Pierre, a devoted father in his 50s, raises his two sons alone. When Louis,…
The Order by Justin Kurzel
A film by Justin Kurzel
With: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alison Oliver, Jurnee Smollett, Marc Maron, Odessa Young, Gordon Rix, Huxley Fisher, Jason Long
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As baffled law enforcement scrambles for answers about a series of…
With: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alison Oliver, Jurnee Smollett, Marc Maron, Odessa Young, Gordon Rix, Huxley Fisher, Jason Long
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As baffled law enforcement scrambles for answers about a series of…
The Brutalist by Brady Corbet
A film by Brady Corbet
With: Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Isaach De Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola, Emma Laird, Jonathan Hyde
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When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee Europe to…
With: Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Isaach De Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola, Emma Laird, Jonathan Hyde
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When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee Europe to…
Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua
A film by Yeo Siew Hua
With: Wu Chien-Ho, Lee Kang-sheng, Anicca Panna, Vera Chen, Pete Teo, Xenia Tan, Maryanne Ng-Yew, Mila Troncoso
Our rate: ***
After the mysterious disappearance of their baby daughter, a young couple…
With: Wu Chien-Ho, Lee Kang-sheng, Anicca Panna, Vera Chen, Pete Teo, Xenia Tan, Maryanne Ng-Yew, Mila Troncoso
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After the mysterious disappearance of their baby daughter, a young couple…
Sicilian Letters by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
A film by Fabio Grassadonia , Antonio Piazza
With: Elio Germano, Toni Servillo, Daniela Marra, Barbora Bobuľová, Fausto Russo Alesi, Giuseppe Tantillo, Antonia Truppo, Tommaso Ragno, Betti Pedrazzi, Filippo Luna
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A feature film that is loosely based on a specific period in the life of…
With: Elio Germano, Toni Servillo, Daniela Marra, Barbora Bobuľová, Fausto Russo Alesi, Giuseppe Tantillo, Antonia Truppo, Tommaso Ragno, Betti Pedrazzi, Filippo Luna
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A feature film that is loosely based on a specific period in the life of…
Queer by Luca Guadagnino
A film by Luca Guadagnino
With: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville, Henry Zaga, Omar Apollo, Drew Droege, Ariel Schulman, Colin Bates, Simon Rizzoni
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In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties,…
With: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville, Henry Zaga, Omar Apollo, Drew Droege, Ariel Schulman, Colin Bates, Simon Rizzoni
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In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties,…
Qing Chun Gui (Youth – Homecoming) by Wang Bing
A film by Wang Bing
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Wang Bing concludes his monumental Youth trilogy in expansive fashion, giving…
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Wang Bing concludes his monumental Youth trilogy in expansive fashion, giving…
Maria by Pablo LarraÃn
A film by Pablo LarraÃn
With: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Valeria Golino, Stephen Ashfield, Alessandro Bressanello, Rebecka Johnston, Botond Bartus
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1977: Maria Callas, once the world’s greatest opera diva, lives in seclusion …
With: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Valeria Golino, Stephen Ashfield, Alessandro Bressanello, Rebecka Johnston, Botond Bartus
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1977: Maria Callas, once the world’s greatest opera diva, lives in seclusion …
Kjærlighet (Love) by Dag Johan Haugerud
A film by Dag Johan Haugerud
With: Andrea Bræin Hovig, Thomas Gullestad, Lars Jacob Holm, Tayo Cittadella, Marte Engebrigtsen, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Morten Svartveit
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A female doctor in her late forties has no desire for a permanent…
With: Andrea Bræin Hovig, Thomas Gullestad, Lars Jacob Holm, Tayo Cittadella, Marte Engebrigtsen, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Morten Svartveit
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A female doctor in her late forties has no desire for a permanent…
Kill the Jockey by Luis Ortega
A film by Luis Ortega
With: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Úrsula Corberó, Daniel Fanego, Roberto Carnaghi, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Luis Ziembrowski, Adriana Aguirre, Mariana Di Girolamo, Osmar Núñez, Jorge Prado
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Remo’s self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, an upcoming…
With: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Úrsula Corberó, Daniel Fanego, Roberto Carnaghi, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Luis Ziembrowski, Adriana Aguirre, Mariana Di Girolamo, Osmar Núñez, Jorge Prado
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Remo’s self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, an upcoming…
Joker: Folie à Deux by Todd Phillips
A film by Todd Phillips
With: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Ken Leung, Jacob Lofland
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While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon …
With: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Ken Leung, Jacob Lofland
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While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon …
I’m Still Here by Walter Salles
A film by Walter Salles
With: Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage, Maeve Jinkings, Dan Stulbach, Humberto Carrão, Carla Ribas, Maitê Padilha, Guilherme Silveira
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In Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, during the dictatorship, former deputy Rubens…
With: Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage, Maeve Jinkings, Dan Stulbach, Humberto Carrão, Carla Ribas, Maitê Padilha, Guilherme Silveira
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In Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, during the dictatorship, former deputy Rubens…
Harvest by Athina Rachel Tsangari
A film by Athina Rachel Tsangari
With: Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling, Frank Dillane, Rosy McEwen, Arinzé Kene, Stephen McMillan, Thalissa Teixeira, Mitchell Robertson
Our rate: **
Follows the villager’s reaction to three newcomers, who become scapegoats in …
With: Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling, Frank Dillane, Rosy McEwen, Arinzé Kene, Stephen McMillan, Thalissa Teixeira, Mitchell Robertson
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Follows the villager’s reaction to three newcomers, who become scapegoats in …
Diva Futura by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
A film by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
With: Pietro Castellitto, Denise Capezza, Barbara Ronchi, Lidija Kordić, Tesa Litvan, Davide Iachini, Marco Iermanò, Beatrice Puccilli, Paolo Ricci
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Set in the ’80s and ’90s will tell the story of the casting and production…
With: Pietro Castellitto, Denise Capezza, Barbara Ronchi, Lidija Kordić, Tesa Litvan, Davide Iachini, Marco Iermanò, Beatrice Puccilli, Paolo Ricci
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Set in the ’80s and ’90s will tell the story of the casting and production…
Battleground by Gianni Amelio
A film by Gianni Amelio
With: Alessandro Borghi, Gabriel Montesi, Federica Rosellini, Giovanni Scotti, Vince Vivenzio, Alberto Cracco, Luca Lazzareschi, Maria-Grazia Plos, Rita Bosello
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These are the years of the First World War and Dr. Stefano Zorzi spends his…
With: Alessandro Borghi, Gabriel Montesi, Federica Rosellini, Giovanni Scotti, Vince Vivenzio, Alberto Cracco, Luca Lazzareschi, Maria-Grazia Plos, Rita Bosello
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These are the years of the First World War and Dr. Stefano Zorzi spends his…
Babygirl by Halina Reijn
A film by Halina Reijn
With: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, John Cenatiempo, Anoop Desai, Victor Slezak, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Izabel Mar, Vaughan Reilly
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A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a…
With: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, John Cenatiempo, Anoop Desai, Victor Slezak, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Izabel Mar, Vaughan Reilly
Our rate: *
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a…
April by Dea Kulumbegashvili
A film by Dea Kulumbegashvili
With Ia Sukhitashvili, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Merab Ninidze
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Nina is an obstetrician-gynecologist at a hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia….
With Ia Sukhitashvili, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Merab Ninidze
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Nina is an obstetrician-gynecologist at a hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia….
And their children after them by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma
A film by Ludovic Boukherma , Zoran Boukherma
With: Paul Kircher, Angelina Woreth, Sayyid El Alami, Gilles Lellouche, Ludivine Sagnier, Anouk Villemin, Louis Memmi, Anaïs Demoustier, Louise Lehry, Christine Gautier
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In eastern France, two teenage cousins have the summer of their lives when…
With: Paul Kircher, Angelina Woreth, Sayyid El Alami, Gilles Lellouche, Ludivine Sagnier, Anouk Villemin, Louis Memmi, Anaïs Demoustier, Louise Lehry, Christine Gautier
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In eastern France, two teenage cousins have the summer of their lives when…
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