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LIDO DI VENEZIA. Closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival, the voice of Diodato and the violin of Rodrigo D’Erasmo. “Understand that now is all we will have” sings the winner of San Remo with precious intensity, behind the images of the 77th edition of the film contest. The closing ceremony of the exhibition directed by Alberto Barbera begins, a unique event in the Covid summer. Anna Foglietta comes in and puts emotion on stage, ahead of everything: “We did it. We all did. It is true. The audience that was found for the cinema succeeded. «Hundreds of children who have returned to cry for the cinema – says the actress – How can I remain cold before the beauty of this exhibition? From this city “.
And on her the gaze of the public. “The intelligent eyes of all of you. How will we do it tomorrow without all this? We are all kings and queens of the field of cinema. Enough of the tears that are hard to return. It depends on the prizes. And the first is to look into the distance, it is the “Lion of the Future” that was given to the director Ana Rocha de Sousa at the beginning of the film “Listen”, an Anglo-Portuguese co-production. Pietro Castellitto received the script award from the Horizons Section for his first film as a director “I predatori”.
The Mastroianni Award goes to a young emerging actor, Rouhollah Zamani in the film “Khorshid (Sun Children)” by Majid Majidi (Iran). The very young Shamila, co-star: “Roullah and I have been street vendors all our childhood, until a year ago I was selling on the subway. I thank the director and the cinema that made us regain our dream ».
Pierfrancesco Favino wins the Coppa Volpi, best actor for the film “Our Father” by Claudio Noce “You gave me the best surprise of my life – said the actor – I thank Claudio Noce who trusted the man more than an actor and asked me to appreciate His greatest love and gratitude to the young Mattia Garaci. The award is his and that of everyone who worked on this film. A teacher told me that when you make a movie it is like creating a star and I want to dedicate this award to all the stars, to the millions of screens that will greet the stars and eyes that will glow in the dark. “
Coppa Volpi for the best female performance of Vanessa Kirby in the film “Pieces of a Woman” by Kornél Mundruczó: «Thank you for the delicacy with which we approach this story in a feminine way. I share this story with all mothers who have suffered a miscarriage. I dedicate this award to you ».
Silver Lion for Best Director for Kiyoshi Kurosawa for the film “Spy No Tsuma (Wife of a spy), and the Mexican actor Michel Franco received the award:” Thanks to the jury, thanks to this festival. And the godmother Foglietta calls the grand finale, they invite Roberto Cicutto, president of the Festival, to the stage. Here is the wonderful Cate Blanchett, who calls the winner of the title “Nomadland” and Frances McDormand, who reaches the public of Venice in a video message: “We are in Pasadena, thank you from the whole team, the 25 people who traveled with us, nomads, every breath of each one is with us. See you on the road! “
The Rai Cinema disappointment
«Thanks to the Festival, to the president of the Biennial Roberto Cicutto and to the director Alberto Barbera for having defied fears and having carried out a complex event such as an international festival with a punctual organization and with total security. This edition of the Festival – underlines the CEO of Rai Cinema Paolo Del Brocco in a note – will continue to be a positive example around the world and we are pleased to have contributed significantly to its success with eighteen titles. A strong sign of confidence for the restart of all cinema ».
The point, of course, is in Italian cinema. «We are delighted with the award for Pietro Castellitto’s film” I predatori “, an important recognition for a young director in his first essay that encourages him to continue on his way. An award that also pushes Rai Cinema to continue investing energy and resources in support of the new Italian cinema ”, he continues. On the other hand, although aware that the judges’ verdicts must be accepted with serenity, we cannot help but feel disappointed and a little disappointed by the three films co-produced by Rai Cinema present in the official competition – “Miss Marx” by Susanna Nicchiarelli, “Notturno” by Gianfranco Rosi and “Le sorelle Macaluso” by Emma Dante – they were not considered as perhaps they deserved it. Three very different works, each one with a well-defined style and identity and its own strong, original and authentic voice, as has been widely recognized by Italian and international critics ”, he points out. “In particular, I regret that the work of Gianfranco Rosi, the only one exceptionally invited to participate in the main international festivals – from Toronto to New York and Telluride, to the London Film Festival, to Tokyo and Busan – received by the public with 10 minutes of the applause, and the almost unanimous approval of the critics and the press of the most prestigious international and Italian newspapers, failed to reach the heart of this jury whose composition probably did not include all the different forms of cinema. “” Finally, our congratulations to Pierfrancesco Favino, an extraordinary actor who has always been in our hearts ”, concludes Del Brocco.
