MOSCOW, August 25 (RIA Novosti) - The 71st Venice International Film Festival will open on August 27 on the Lido. It will be held until September 6. 20 films, including “The Postman’s White Nights” by Andrei Konchalovsky, will compete for the highest prize of the biennale, the Golden Lion.
© la Biennale di Venezia“The Postman’s White Nights” by Andrei Konchalovsky will compete for the Golden Lion at the festival.
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“The Postman’s White Nights” by Andrei Konchalovsky will compete for the Golden Lion at the festival.
© la Biennale di VeneziaPeter Bogdanovich’ “She’s Funny That Way” is a story of a Broadway director who helps a call girl to make her way in the world of theater.
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Peter Bogdanovich’ “She’s Funny That Way” is a story of a Broadway director who helps a call girl to make her way in the world of theater.
© la Biennale di VeneziaJames Franco’s “The Sound and the Fury” is the second film adaptation of the novel by William Faulkner. It will be screened out of competition at the festival.
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James Franco’s “The Sound and the Fury” is the second film adaptation of the novel by William Faulkner. It will be screened out of competition at the festival.
© la Biennale di Venezia“Pasolini” by Abel Ferrara is starring Willem Dafoe as the famous Italian director who was killed in 1975.
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“Pasolini” by Abel Ferrara is starring Willem Dafoe as the famous Italian director who was killed in 1975.
© la Biennale di Venezia“Hungry Hearts” directed by Saverio Costanzo will compete for the highest prize at the festival, the Golden Lion.
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“Hungry Hearts” directed by Saverio Costanzo will compete for the highest prize at the festival, the Golden Lion.
© la Biennale di VeneziaAl Pacino stars in David Gordon Green’s drama “Manglehorn” in the role of an old man who lost his wife.
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Al Pacino stars in David Gordon Green’s drama “Manglehorn” in the role of an old man who lost his wife.
© Photo : Ulrich Seidl/la Biennale di Venezia“In the Basement” by the Austrian director Ulrich Seidl will be screened out of competition at the festival.
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“In the Basement” by the Austrian director Ulrich Seidl will be screened out of competition at the festival.
© la Biennale di VeneziaIn the historical drama “The Cut” Fatih Akin, a German film director, tells a story of a man who survived genocide and is looking for his twin daughters.
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In the historical drama “The Cut” Fatih Akin, a German film director, tells a story of a man who survived genocide and is looking for his twin daughters.
© la Biennale di VeneziaThe Portuguese-French short film “The Old Man of Belem” directed by Manoel de Oliveira will be screened out of competition at the festival.
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The Portuguese-French short film “The Old Man of Belem” directed by Manoel de Oliveira will be screened out of competition at the festival.
© la Biennale di VeneziaEthan Hawke plays pilot-turned-drone operator in Andrew Niccol’s “Good Kill”.
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Ethan Hawke plays pilot-turned-drone operator in Andrew Niccol’s “Good Kill”.
© la Biennale di VeneziaLisa Cholodenko's “Olive Kitteridge” stars Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins. The HBO mini-series is based on a novel by American author Elizabeth Strout, who won a Pulitzer Prize for it.
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Lisa Cholodenko's “Olive Kitteridge” stars Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins. The HBO mini-series is based on a novel by American author Elizabeth Strout, who won a Pulitzer Prize for it.
© la Biennale di VeneziaThe Golden Era directed by Ann Hui has been selected as the closing film of the festival.
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The Golden Era directed by Ann Hui has been selected as the closing film of the festival.