The film, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, stars Emma Stone as a woman who goes on a sexual and philosophical journey. The announcement of its win was met with a roar of applause.
Category: Venice International Film Festival
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At Venice Film Festival, Trapped Women and Controlling Men
This year’s lineup includes films from Sofia Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos and Bradley Cooper in which female characters squirm under the thumbs of egocentric men.
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Woody Allen Draws Protests and Praise at the Venice Film Festival
The director premiered his 50th film, “Coup de Chance.” It won over critics but not protesters, who asked organizers to “turn the spotlight off of rapists.”
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Venice: Emma Stone Is a Bizarro Barbie in ‘Poor Things’
In the wild new comedy from Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Favourite”), Stone plays a sexually questing woman with the mind of an infant.
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Venice Film Festival: Adam Driver Calls Out Netflix and Amazon Amid Strikes
His film “Ferrari,” a big-budget indie from Michael Mann, is the kind of adult drama the major studios have shied away from.
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Venice Film Festival Finds Drama Without Zendaya
Day 1 brought challenges but not “Challengers,” the film that had been scheduled to open this usually starry event until it was delayed by the strikes.
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Venice Film Festival 2023: What to Watch For
New films from David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and Michael Mann will make up for the absence of stars kept away by the Hollywood strikes.
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Venice Film Festival 2023: What to Watch For
New films from David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and Michael Mann will make up for the absence of stars kept away by the Hollywood strikes.
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William Friedkin’s Final Film to Premiere at the Venice Film Festival
“The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” with Jake Lacy and Kiefer Sutherland, was the director’s first new drama in more than a decade.
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Bradley Cooper and Sofia Coppola to Debut Films at the Venice Film Festival
Movies from Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola and Ava DuVernay will debut at this year’s event, despite the industry shutdown.
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Pema Tseden, Pioneering Tibetan Filmmaker, Is Dead at 53
His films captured contemporary Tibetan life as Tibetans saw it, devoid of the stereotypes long associated with their homeland.
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Björk, Still Using Style to Captivate
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:A look back at some of the artist’s best looks over the years, as she releases her 10th studio album, “Fossora.”