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The curtain falls seventy-seventh edition of the Venice Film Festival. The Lido kermesse ended tonight with the delivery of the most prestigious award, the golden lion to the movie “Nomadland”, from the director Chloe zhao. Italy wins, however, with Pierfrancesco Favino, Coppa Volpi for the best male performance in the film “Paternostro”. Best actress Vanessa Kirby. During the ceremony, presented by Anna Foglietta, the president of the international jury Cate blanchett also delivered the Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize a ‘New Order’ of the Messican Michel Franco me the Silver Lion for Best Director to japanese Kiyoshi Kurosawa for the movie ‘Spy No Tsuma’ (‘The wife of a spy).
A particular edition this year, in the name of compliance with anti-Covid regulations and the desire to give a voice to artists and space for events of this type, despite all the difficulties.
The victory of “Nomadland”, the film about new nomads in the United States, brings back the Chinese director who lives in Hollywood at the hands of a woman the golden lion 10 years after the victory of ‘Somewhere’ by Sofia Coppola. Another woman was fundamental to the making of the film: it is Frances McNormand, which was the engine of the project, opting for the rights to the eponymous book and proposing the film to Zhao. The two women were unable to attend and went live on Zoom.
Pierfrancesco favino, given as a favorite in recent hours, is the best actor in the competition. He went there Volpi Cup for his performance in ‘Padrenostro’ by Claudio Noce, a film of which the actor is also a co-producer. There Volpi Cup for female interpretation she went for the movie ‘Pieces of a woman’ di Kornél Mundruczó to Vanessa Kirby, who also co-starred in Mona Fastvold’s ‘The World to Come.’
“You have given me the best surprise of my life – Favino said on stage – I thank Claudio Noce who trusted the man more than the actor and asked me to appreciate his greater affection, and thanks to the young Mattia Garaci. The award is yours and that of everyone who worked on this film. A teacher told me that when you make a movie it’s like creating a star, and I want to dedicate this award to all the stars, to the millions of screens that will welcome the stars and the eyes that will glow in the dark.».
Italian too the Orizzonti award for best screenplay delivered to Pietro Castellitto, Son of Sergio Castellitto, for his directorial debut film “I predatori”.
The jury, chaired by Cate Blanchett and composed of Matt Dillon, Veronika Franz, Joanna Hogg, Nicola Lagioia, Christian Petzold and Ludivine Sagnier, after having seen the 18 films in competition, has also decided to reward with the Leone D’Argento – Grand Prize of the ‘New Order’ Jury of the Mexican Michel Franco and with the Silver Lion for Best Director The Japanese Kiyoshi Kurosawa for the film ‘Spy No Tsuma’ (‘Wife of a spIA). while andThe jury’s special award went to ‘Dorogie Tovarischi!’ (‘Dear comrades!’) From Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky. Indian movie ‘The Disciplè of Chaitanya Tamhane instead he was awarded the award for Best screenplay. Finally, the Mastroianni award the emerging young actor Rouhollah zamani for the film ‘Khorshid’ (‘Solè) by Iranian Majid Majidi.
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