So that you can follow our impressions of the films at this 8th edition of the Venice Film Festival live, in addition to our social networks twitter and facebook (and our youtube channel on which we relay our interviews), we offer you, as for every edition, a critical review.
The rating scale applied is as follows:
–     very bad film
*Â Â Â Â Â passable film
**Â Â Â Â good film
***Â Â Â very good film
****Â Â excellent film
***** masterpiece
Critical diary #Giornate2023
THROUGH THE NIGHT by Delphine Girard
A film by Delphine Girard
With: Veerle Baetens, Anne Dorval, Guillaume Duhesme, Selma Alaoui, Adèle Wismes, Gringe, Florence Janas, Astrid Whettnall, Sabrina Lopez Leonard
The day after a party turned nasty, Dary, Aly and Anna must face the echoes of the violence that transformed all three of them.
With: Veerle Baetens, Anne Dorval, Guillaume Duhesme, Selma Alaoui, Adèle Wismes, Gringe, Florence Janas, Astrid Whettnall, Sabrina Lopez Leonard
The day after a party turned nasty, Dary, Aly and Anna must face the echoes of the violence that transformed all three of them.
THIS IS HOW A CHILD BECOMES A POET by Céline Sciamma
A film by Céline Sciamma
A tribute to the poet Patrizia Cavalli
A tribute to the poet Patrizia Cavalli
THE SUMMER WITH KARMEN by Zacharias Mavroeidis
A film by Zacharias Mavroeidis
With: Yorgos Tsiantoulas, Andreas Lampropoulos, Nikolas Mihas
While enjoying a day at Athens’ queer beach, 30-something Demosthenes offers to help his bestie and aspiring filmmaker Nikitas in drafting an idea for his feature debut, inspired by the events surrounding a certain dog named Carmen. Two summers…
With: Yorgos Tsiantoulas, Andreas Lampropoulos, Nikolas Mihas
While enjoying a day at Athens’ queer beach, 30-something Demosthenes offers to help his bestie and aspiring filmmaker Nikitas in drafting an idea for his feature debut, inspired by the events surrounding a certain dog named Carmen. Two summers…
SNOW IN MIDSUMMER by Chong Keat Aun
A film by Keat Aun Chong
With: Pearlly Chua, Wanfang, Rexen Cheng Jen-Shuo, Peter Yu, Pauline Tan, Alvin Wong
For 49 years, Ah Eng and Dou E were trapped in the “513” timeline. In 1969, post-election tensions gripped Kuala Lumpur when the Cantonese street opera “Snow in June” showcased Dou E,…
With: Pearlly Chua, Wanfang, Rexen Cheng Jen-Shuo, Peter Yu, Pauline Tan, Alvin Wong
For 49 years, Ah Eng and Dou E were trapped in the “513” timeline. In 1969, post-election tensions gripped Kuala Lumpur when the Cantonese street opera “Snow in June” showcased Dou E,…
SIDONIE IN JAPAN by Elise Girard
A film by Elise Girard
With: Isabelle Huppert, August Diehl, Tsuyoshi Ihara
In her first trip to Japan, Sidonie Perceval is an author on a promotional tour who sees the ghost of her husband while she lives a love affair with Kenzo Mizoguchi, her publisher, a mysterious man.
With: Isabelle Huppert, August Diehl, Tsuyoshi Ihara
In her first trip to Japan, Sidonie Perceval is an author on a promotional tour who sees the ghost of her husband while she lives a love affair with Kenzo Mizoguchi, her publisher, a mysterious man.
OCEANS ARE THE REAL CONTINENTS by Tommaso Santambrogio
A film by Tommaso Santambrogio
With: Alexander Diego, Edith Ibarra
Having Cuba as a background, decadent and in crisis, in a black-and-white lacerated by the Caraibic swinging rain, Alex and Edith, a couple in their 30s, live their love story made of small daily gestures, stories from the past, nostalgia, and…
With: Alexander Diego, Edith Ibarra
Having Cuba as a background, decadent and in crisis, in a black-and-white lacerated by the Caraibic swinging rain, Alex and Edith, a couple in their 30s, live their love story made of small daily gestures, stories from the past, nostalgia, and…
MELK by Stefanie Kolk
A film by Stefanie Kolk
With: Frieda Barnhard, Marleen Scholten, Wimie Wilhelm, Jules Elting, Arnoud Bos
Days after her baby is stillborn, Robin’s breasts begin to produce milk. Unable to throw it away, she decides to donate the milk. As her quest for a place to donate is more difficult than…
With: Frieda Barnhard, Marleen Scholten, Wimie Wilhelm, Jules Elting, Arnoud Bos
Days after her baby is stillborn, Robin’s breasts begin to produce milk. Unable to throw it away, she decides to donate the milk. As her quest for a place to donate is more difficult than…
HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize
A film by Ariane Louis-Seize
With: Sara Montpetit, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Noémie O’Farrell, Arnaud Vachon, Marie Brassard, Madeleine Péloquin, Gabriel-Antoine Roy, Isabella Villalba
Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life…
With: Sara Montpetit, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Noémie O’Farrell, Arnaud Vachon, Marie Brassard, Madeleine Péloquin, Gabriel-Antoine Roy, Isabella Villalba
Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life…
FOREMOST BY NIGHT by VÃctor Iriarte
A film by Victor Iriarte
With: Lola Dueñas, Ana Torrent, Manuel Egozkue
A film noir with three deaths, two robberies and an escape. Two women in their fifties are set to meet on the banks of the Douro River. When Vera was young, she could not take care of her son…
With: Lola Dueñas, Ana Torrent, Manuel Egozkue
A film noir with three deaths, two robberies and an escape. Two women in their fifties are set to meet on the banks of the Douro River. When Vera was young, she could not take care of her son…
FOLLOWING THE SOUND by Kyoshi Sugita
A film by Kyoshi Sugita
With: An Ogawa, Yuko Nakamura, Hidekazu Mashima
One day, Haru (25), who works as a bookstore clerk, reunites with Takeshi (45), whom she first met a few years prior, when she stopped him from jumping in front of a train. Takeshi offers Haru a job. Another…
With: An Ogawa, Yuko Nakamura, Hidekazu Mashima
One day, Haru (25), who works as a bookstore clerk, reunites with Takeshi (45), whom she first met a few years prior, when she stopped him from jumping in front of a train. Takeshi offers Haru a job. Another…
BACKSTAGE by Afef Ben Mahmoud, Khalil Benkirane
A film by Afef Ben Mahmoud ,Khalil Benkirane
With: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ali Thabet, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Sondos Belhassen, Saleh Bakri, Hajiba Fahmy, Sofiane Ouissi, Abdallah Badis, Salima Abdel Wahab, Nassim Baddag
Aida, a member of a Tunisian contemporary dance troupe touring Morocco, provokes Hedi, her life and stage partner, during…
With: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ali Thabet, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Sondos Belhassen, Saleh Bakri, Hajiba Fahmy, Sofiane Ouissi, Abdallah Badis, Salima Abdel Wahab, Nassim Baddag
Aida, a member of a Tunisian contemporary dance troupe touring Morocco, provokes Hedi, her life and stage partner, during…