Venice Film Festival 2023
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Sea Salt (Orizzonti) | Review
A Lebanese girl is struggling for independence in Leila Basma’s coming-of-age short film Sea Salt, presented in the Orizzonti strand…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Hesitation Wound (Orizzonti) | Interview of Selman Nacar
We were delighted to sit down with director Selman Nacar for a chat about his brilliant Hesitation Wound which world…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Paradise is Burning (Orizzonti) | Review
Three young sisters are abandoned by their irresponsible mother and seeking total freedom forever in Venice Film Festival’s Paradise is…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Tatami (Orizzonti) | Review
Tatami, by Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, skillfully combines sports excitement, political tension, and compelling character development to deliver…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person | Review
A standout debut at the Venice Film Festival this year, Ariane Louis-Seize’s hilarious yet tender and compassionate bloodsucker flick follows…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Following the Sound (by Kyoshi Sugita) | Review
Kyoshi Sugita presents a patient and heartfelt drama focused on the rehabilitation of loss expressed in the poetic and lyricism…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Hesitation Wound (Orizzonti) | Review
Selman Nacar showcases brilliant and constructive criticism towards capitalism in Turkey. Led by a visceral performance by Tülin Özen, Nacar’s…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Priscilla by Sofia Coppola (Competition) | Review
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla premieres at the 80th Venice Film festival, but shows the titular character as an angelic apparition devoid…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: The Promised Land (Competition) | Review
The Promised Land, which premiered at the 80th Venice Film Festival, starring Mads Mikkelsen, is hardly innovative or surprising, but…
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Venice Film Festival 2023: Poor Things by Yórgos Lánthimos (Competition) | Review
Emma Stone shines and dazzles as sex-obsessed woman-child Bella in Yorgos Lanthimos’ titillating extravaganza.
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