Voltenice is not the first Film FestivalAlthough the pandemic is still happening this year, Lido has sent a clear signal on safety inside and outside the cinema. In Cannes in early summer, you can still see people scrambling to see the stars before the movie premieres, and this Wednesday night in Venice, you walked over the high walls that blocked the red carpet in front of the Festival Palace. The film festival director Alberto Barbera wants to bring people back to the cinema, but not at the expense of not keeping a distance in front of the cinema.
There is still a red carpet, but only photographers from international media — and of course the film crew — are allowed in.It was a Spanish director that night Pedro AlmodovaHe kicked off the festival with his movie “Madres Paralelas”. Penelope Cruz, one of the protagonists of expectant mothers, has also traveled. She was beaming on the red carpet, as if she was really just waiting for the performance during countless confinement periods, so her attire changed to this: a floor-to-ceiling midnight blue work with bows and white ruffled accents. , Plus burgundy lips and a lot of coles-understandable, because after a long break, when you can show your latest work in front of the audience again, who doesn’t turn the drama up a bit?
New Zealand director Jane Campion starred in her play “The Power of Dogs” Benedict Cumberbatch In the main role of the festival competition, dressed in a black kimono sleeve robe to attend the opening party. It is covered with gleaming leaves, reminiscent of the (golden) palm leaf that the director won with “Piano” at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Please note that she was the first to win this award at the time. Of women.
In Venice, the highest trophy of the festival has the shape of a lagoon city heraldic animal. On the opening night, the first of these Golden Lion Awards will be awarded to the filmmaker’s life’s work. The award was presented to Italian actor and comedian Roberto Benigni, who had to jokingly throw his lion into the air at the award ceremony-we hope this trophy animal can be with him Survive for a while.
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, who served as the chairman of the festival’s jury this year, also emphasized that the pandemic cannot defeat the desire for movies, whether it is filmmakers or audiences. “Looking back at that period of time now, it feels like a test. It shows the power of the movie,” Feng Junhao said.
This year’s film festival has 21 films competing against each other-even if fans are not allowed to cheer for their stars on the red carpet, they have the opportunity to do so on the screen.
