WHITE NOISE by Noah Baumbach, the opening film and in competition at Venice 79 with Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, is a Netflix film, from December 30th on the platform, at least in Italy, for the cinemas.
An inevitable sign of the times, "but we must not be afraid of advancing technology, what remains and that counts is art, the ability of cinema to excite us" says Julianne Moore, the president of the jury who will award the Lion on Saturday 10 September. gold of the Film Festival which celebrates 90 years.
"We often talk about platforms and rooms with purely commercial discourses, different modes of use that change with technological advances, but what is important is art, telling stories, knowing other cultures and this will always be there with art,
theater and cinema ", continues the 61-year-old American actress, one of the most popular and award-winning of her generation, five-time nominated for the Oscar she won in 2014 with Still Alice." I never thought I'd be part of the jury of Venice, let alone presiding over it, my first time at the Lido was in 1986, I was a soap actress (the historical As the World Turns, ed).
For me it is a great honor, but the jury is something collective, I am just a guide, a representative, and I can't wait to get started.
As a spectator, watching films from all over the world is a source of great inspiration, very exciting, it makes us feel close.
We know the directors, but we don't know what to expect from their new films.
What will be decisive?
The one that will make my heart beat fast ".