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- The 77th Venice International Film Festival was held on a small scale this year due to the crown.
- The Golden Lion for best picture goes to the American drama “Nomadland”, by Chinese director Chloé Zhao.
- British Vanessa Kirby for “Pieces of a Woman” and Italian Pierfrancesco Favino for “Padrenostro” were recognized as best actors.
At this year’s Venice International Film Festival there was less glamor to see on the red carpet than before, and not just because of the strict mask requirement and temperature measurement.
Hollywood productions and Hollywood stars were largely absent from this year’s ten-day program, even at the end of the festival on Saturday night. This had to do with travel restrictions due to the corona pandemic, so almost no American production could be present.
Michel Franco receives the Silver Lion
The winning film “Nomadland” with American actress Frances McDormand in the title role tells of a 60-year-old woman who packs her things after the economic collapse of a small town and lives like a modern nomad.
The grand prize of the jury, the second most important prize of the festival, went to “New Order”. Mexican director Michel Franco paints a bleak picture of his country in the near future and focuses on the gap between rich and poor.
The jury recognized Briton Vanessa Kirby, 32, as best actress for “Pieces of a Woman.” In the Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó’s drama, he plays a woman who loses her son moments after birth.
The best actor award went to Italian Pierfrancesco Favino for his performance in “Padrenostro”, which tells of a traumatic childhood in Italy in the 1970s.
A total of 18 films competed for the coveted lion, including eight that were made by women. The awards were presented by an international jury chaired by Australian actress Cate Blanchett.
Actress Cate Blanchett chaired the jury at the Venice International Film Festival.
Reuters
The festival opened on September 2 with the Italian family drama “Lacci.” It was the first of the world’s major festivals to take place as planned since the start of the crown pandemic.
The Cannes Film Festival fell victim to the pandemic, as were the international festivals in Toronto and New York, which were largely held online.
