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

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.