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Jim Jarmusch Wins Venice Gold with 'Father Mother Sister Brother'

This is Beirut, 07/09 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At the end of a politically charged edition, the 82nd Venice Film Festival awarded its top prize on Saturday to Jim Jarmusch’s quiet, independent film about family, while giving a strong runner-up nod to The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania. To the audience’s surprise, Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother took home the coveted ...

Impact and Style Light Up Fashion at the Venice Film Festival

Marie-Christine Tayah, 04/09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In Venice, the magic of cinema meets the power of fashion. The 82nd Venice Film Festival reimagines its red carpet as a world stage where stars and designers join forces to celebrate glamour with a poetic twist. Over the decades, fashion has evolved far beyond personal expression, becoming a strategic tool and a symbolic language at the heart of ...

Kathryn Bigelow Ignites Venice with Explosive White House Thriller

This is Beirut, 02/09 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The first woman to win the Academy Award for best director, Kathryn Bigelow, is back at the Venice Film Festival Tuesday with a new White House thriller that Netflix hopes will find Oscar glory. The highly anticipated A House of Dynamite from the American director is one of 21 films competing for the top Golden Lion prize for best film on Saturday ...

The Rock Stuns Venice With Heartfelt Turn In 'The Smashing Machine'

This is Beirut, 02/09 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said Monday he had turned his heavily muscled back on action movie roles to be able to express himself as an actor in his latest film The Smashing Machine, which premiered in Venice. The 53-year-old was the day's star attraction at the Venice Film Festival — his first appearance at a European festival — where he mixed ...

Fashion Takes the Spotlight at Venice Film Festival

This is Beirut, 01/09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Julia Roberts in a floor-length Versace gown, Alba Rohrwacher in a Victorian-inspired Dior dress… The red carpet at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival is offering a first glimpse of this fall's fashion scene, driven by the rise of new creative directors. Making her debut on the Lido, the Pretty Woman star delighted photographers in a ...

Argentine Cinema Shines at Venice Amidst Budget Cuts and Uncertainty

This is Beirut, 01/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Although Argentina has been underrepresented at recent international festivals due to government cuts to the sector, five Argentine films are on show at the Venice Film Festival, including Lucrecia Martel's documentary Nuestra Tierra (Our Land). Since President Javier Milei came to power in December 2023, his austerity measures have had a major ...

Guillermo del Toro Unleashes Epic Frankenstein at Venice

This is Beirut, 31/08 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Mexican director Guillermo del Toro gave birth to another monster Saturday, his big-budget Frankenstein movie, joking that the effort had left him worn out as his creation got its world premiere in Venice. The last creature he delivered here, the aquatic being in The Shape of Water, swam off with the festival's top prize in 2017 before going on ...

Venice Film Festival Returns with Daring Stories and Star Power

This is Beirut, 25/08 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The 82nd Venice Film Festival lifts its curtains this Wednesday, turning the Lido into a magnet for cinema’s brightest talents and boldest ideas. Over eleven days, twenty-one films will compete for the Golden Lion, while dozens of world premieres, documentaries, and out-of-competition works will chart new creative territory. This year’s ...

Netflix Takes Center Stage at the Venice Film Festival

Bélinda Ibrahim, 23/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For several years, Venice has served as the discreet yet decisive battleground between traditional cinema and streaming giants. In 2025, Netflix makes a striking return to the Lido, shaking up the hierarchy of studios and auteurs alike. Three high-profile world premieres in official competition, carefully crafted productions and a calculated ...

With 'Mother', Mitevska Restores Mother Teresa’s Humanity

Bélinda Ibrahim, 22/08 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Who was the real Mother Teresa? In Mother, Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska reexamines the legend to reveal a woman far beyond the clichés. Premiering in the Orizzonti section at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, the movie focuses on seven pivotal days in 1948 that forever changed Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, the woman who would become Mother ...

Kim Novak, Hollywood’s Free-Spirited Star Honored in Venice

Bélinda Ibrahim, 12/08 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Born Marilyn Pauline Novak on February 13, 1933, in Chicago, Kim Novak was never just another actress. With her sculpted features, melancholy gaze and enigmatic screen presence, she emerged in the 1950s as one of Hollywood’s defining figures. Yet behind that meteoric rise was a fiercely independent woman who resisted the rules of the studio ...

Venice Film Festival: Italy Kicks Off with Sorrentino’s 'La Grazia'

Bélinda Ibrahim, 19/07 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The acclaimed director will launch the festival on August 27, 2025, with this highly anticipated work, fifteen years after leaving a mark with Il Divo or La Grande Bellezza. Early commentators have described La Grazia as a “love letter to Italy, to cinema and to powerful women.” The world premiere will take place at the historic Palazzo del ...

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