Sicily Visits Venice: Tornatore’s Baaria to Open 66th Venice Film Festival

Date:

Giuseppe Tornatore‘s Baaria – La porta del vento receives the opening sweet spot and also gets to compete in the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival. Tornatore’s Malèna lead Monica Bellucci makes a supporting role appearance, but it is a pair of unknowns in relative newcomers Francesco Scianna and Margaret Made who play the leads in a film that spans three generation from the 1930’s to the 70’s and deals with of intricate life in a Sicilian village revolving around the couple who go onto touch many of the villager’s lives. Future audiences will also be pleased that Ennio Morricone has once again paired with Tornatore – Morricone did the score for The Unknown Woman. Summit Entertainment holds the international rights to the comedy.

Screen Daily reports that the official Venice line-up is expected to be announced on July 30 in Rome. The Venice Film Festival runs from September 2nd to the 12th.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

Share post:

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

Popular

More like this
Related

La cocina | Review

Soap Kitchen: Ruizpalacios Underwhelms & Over Bakes Food Drama Making...

Bonjour Tristesse | Review

Lifestyles of the Rich, Conflicted & Coddled: Dull Vacation...

Most People Die on Sundays | Review

A Month of Sundays: Said Squeezes Magic Out of...