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All Competition articles
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Reviews‘Silent Friend’ review: Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi’s paean to nature stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Contemplative Venice Competition title weaves three human stories across a German university campus
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Reviews‘Bravo Bene!’ review: Sicily’s Franco Maresco puts himself at the centre of his meta-mockumentary
Surreal Venice Competition title is a layered satire of the director’s own inability to make a film.
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Reviews‘Elisa’ review: Italian prison drama sees a convict with amnesia struggle to recall her crime
Leonardo Di Costanzo’s muted Venice Competiton title stars Barbara Ronchi and Roschdy Zem
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Reviews‘Duse’ review: Italian auteur Pietro Marcello’s ambitious biopic of actress Eleonora Duse
Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi and Noémie Merlant star in Marcello’s Venice Competition title
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Reviews‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ review: Kaouther ben Hania revisits 2024 death of a six-year-old in Gaza
Wrenching Venice competition title blends documentary and drama, and uses real-life emergency services recordings
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NewsKaouther Ben Hania talks high-profile EPs, ethical concerns in ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’
“When you amplify the voice of Palestinians, you are accused of being exploitative,” said Ben Hania.
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Reviews‘A House of Dynamite’ review: Idris Elba heads Kathryn Bigelow’s ambitious nuclear age thriller
Elba leads a superb cast including Rebecca Ferguson and Jared Harris in the director’s Venice competition title
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Reviews‘The Stranger’ review: Francois Ozon adapts 1940s Algeria-set novella into artful character study
Black-and-white Venice Competition title is adapted from Albert Camus story and stars Benjamin Voisin and Rebecca Marder
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Reviews‘The Smashing Machine’ review: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt clash in Benny Safdie’s UFC drama
Benny Safdie’s first solo directorial work is based on real life wrestler Mark Kerr. It premieres in Venice competition
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Reviews‘The Testament Of Ann Lee’ review: Amanda Seyfried is 18th-century preacher in audacious musical
Mona Fastvold and co-writer Brady Corbet’s uneven biopic of the eponymous Shaker founder bows in Venice Competition
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NewsAmanda Seyfried, Mona Fastvold talk changing “male-dominated” film business
“I’m always trying to create a community on set that’s a bit different,” said Fastvold.
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Reviews‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ review: Jim Jarmusch and starry cast deliver tender family triptych
Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Charlotte Rampling and Vicky Krieps are among the ensemble of Jarmusch’s Venice competition title
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Reviews‘The Wizard Of The Kremlin’ review: Jude Law impresses as Vladimir Putin in Oliver Assayas drama
Dense Venice competition title also stars Paul Dano as Putin’s chief strategist
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Reviews‘Frankenstein’ review: Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi spark in Guillermo del Toro’s operatic adaptation
Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and Charles Dance also star in del Toro’s epic take on Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel
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News“I always want more of everything”: Guillermo del Toro on ‘Frankenstein’ cinema release
“It’s a fluid dialogue, and I’m very happy,” said del Toro of the release plans.
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Reviews‘Below The Clouds’ review: Evocative black-and-white study of Naples from documentarian Gianfranco Rosi
Italian filmmaker’s Venice competition title is a strikingly melancholic portrait of the southern Italian city
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Reviews‘No Other Choice’ review: Park Chan-wook’s economic satire is a darkly comic treat
The director’s Venice Competition title stars Lee Byung-hun as a family man who turns to desperate measures
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Reviews‘At Work’ review: A French writer joins the gig economy in Valérie Donzelli’s muted drama
Bastien Bouillon stars in the director’s first Venice competition entry
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Reviews‘Jay Kelly’ review: George Clooney impresses as a jaded movie star in Noah Baumbach’s gentle drama
Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and Riley Keough also star in Baumbach’s Venice Competition title
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Reviews‘Bugonia’ review: Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are dynamite in explosive Yorgos Lanthimos thriller
The director’s Venice competition title is a gloriously gonzo, sharply satirical chamber piece