Venice, the US majors are back and Netflix is ​​playing poker

(by Francesco Gallo) (ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 21 - The US majors are back at the Venice Film Festival, a clear sign of a change of pace only just glimpsed at the Cannes Film Festival. At the Lido it gets serious. In fact, three Universal films will be present in the official selection: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO and HALLOWEEN KILLS (both out of competition) and, in competition, IL COLLEZIONISTA DICARTE. There will also be an out-of-competition blockbuster signed by Warner, DUNE and, finally, a Fox-Disney film such as MONA LISA ANDTHE BLOOD MOON by Ana Lily Amirpour. Add to this the western USA, exquisitely indie, or OLD HENRY by Potsy Ponciroli. And this without telling Netflix which can boast four works in competition: the Sorrentino film LA MANO DI DIO and the directorial debut of Gyllenhaal with THE LOST DAUGHTER; in Extra Horizons sinceis the Brazilian director Alexandre Moratto with his 7PRISONERS and finally the long-awaited Jane Campion film THE POWER OFTHE DOG.

    "Just last year several US directors tried to convince Studios or Netflix to come to Venice.

   It was impossible. But now almost all Americans are vaccinated and can't wait to start over, which means promoting and distributing films - so Alberto Barbera to Variety - What better opportunity to do so than Venice 2021 in September? Venice is tempting. It's at the start of the new season; it's a springboard that has proven its worth. We cast films for the Oscars every year and they've often won. " . (HANDLE).