(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 26 - 90 years after the birth of the Venice International Film Festival and 10 years after BiennaleCollege, the 79th edition (31 August - 10 September) was announced by the artistic director Alberto Barbera with the president of the Biennale Roberto Cicutto.
In competition for the Golden Lion (by the jury chaired by Julianne Moore), 23 films, with among the most anticipated BLONDE titles the provocative portrait of Marilyn Monroe (Ana De Armas) signed by Andrew DOMINIK;
the returns of Alejandro Gonzales INARRITU with BARDO, FALSA CRÓNICA DE UNAS CUANTAS VERDADES ("her most personal film" says the director of the Festival);
Darren ARONOFSKY with THE WHALE, all shot in a room and Martin MCDONAGH with THEBANSHEES OF INISHERIN.
And the new film by Iranian JafarPANAHI, arrested by the Tehran regime, NO BEARS.
5 Italian directors in competition: Luca GUADAGNINO with BONES AND ALL, travel to Midwestern America with Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet and Mark Rylance, Andrea PALLAORO with MONICA where he directs mother (dying) and daughter Patricia Clarkson and Trace Lysette in the pannidi
then THE LORD OF THE ANTS by Gianni AMELIO on the Braibanti case;
IMMENSITY by Emanuele CRIALESE, starring Penelope Cruz and Saint Clare portrayed with a new look in CHIARA by Susanna NICCHIARELLI.
The Italian author is one of the five filmmakers in the main competition, together with AliceDIOP (SAINT OMER);
Joanna HOGG's THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER with TildaSwinton;
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED by Laura PIOTRAS and LESENFANTS DES AUTRES by Rebecca ZLOTOWSKI.
Eyes also on Florian ZELLER (The father), at the Mostra with THE SON, played by Hugh Jackman and AnthonyHopkins and on Todd FIELD's TAR with Cate Blanchett as a volcanic conductor.
In the out of competition we go to the long-awaited DON'T WORRY DARLING by Olivia WILDE, also co-interpreter together with her partner Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, the documentary by Gianfranco Rosi on the Pope's travels, INVIAGGIO;
the choir SICCITY by Paolo VIRZÌ and the closing film THE HANGING SUN by Francesco CARROZZINI, based on Jo Nesbo's bestseller.
Two series out of competition: THE KINGDOMEXODUS by Lars VON TRIER and COPENHAGEN COWBOY by Nicolas WindingREFN.
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