Venezia 76 - The Films In Competition at the 76th Edition of the Venice Film Festival
by keithsim | created - 09 Aug 2019 | updated - 25 Aug 2019 | PublicVenice's 76th films are an eclectic bunch. First and foremost we have a movie based on a comic book character In Competition. That says a lot about the potential greatness of Joker, the collaboration of DC, the guy who directed The Hangover (which holds up incredibly well), and the absolute nut who is one of our greatest living actors. Venice also offers us new films from Soderbergh and Baumbach, two iconoclasts who aren't making films for wide audiences but it sure would be nice if they tucked another hit into their belts. While the In Competition selections are the most discussed and the ones up for the prizes the Out of Competition - Fiction, Non-Fiction and Special Screenings are outstanding, while the Orizzonti category is dedicated to new voices and visions. The Venice Classics revel in restorations and the Classics Docs discuss films and filmmakers of the past. One of the surprising discoveries I've made at Venice is their stellar VR Experience, which has increased in size and scope and converted me utterly to the format. - by Keith Simanton, Senior Film Editor
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1. Joker (I) (2019)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy
Votes: 1,488,293 | Gross: $335.45M
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2. Ad Astra (2019)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 260,444 | Gross: $50.19M
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3. The Laundromat (I) (2019)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world's financial system.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, AJ Meijer, Arsenio Castellanos
Votes: 54,917
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4. Marriage Story (2019)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance
Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Greer, Azhy Robertson
Votes: 346,313 | Gross: $2.00M
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5. Babyteeth (2019)
MA-17 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Milla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents' worst nightmare.
Director: Shannon Murphy | Stars: Eliza Scanlen, Michelle Lotters, Toby Wallace, Sora Wakaki
Votes: 19,058
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6. Wasp Network (2019)
TV-MA | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramírez, Gael García Bernal, Ana de Armas
Votes: 11,922
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7. Gloria Mundi (2019)
106 min | Drama
In Marseille, a family gathers for the birth of baby Gloria. But despite the joy, the young parents have fallen on tough times. As they try to make ends meet, they reconnect with Gloria's ex-convict grandfather.
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Anaïs Demoustier
Votes: 938
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8. An Officer and a Spy (2019)
132 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's island.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Louis Garrel, Christophe Maratier, Pierre Poirot, Stéfan Godin
Votes: 21,086
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9. The Truth (2019)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A stormy reunion between scriptwriter Lumir with her famous mother and actress, Fabienne, against the backdrop of Fabienne's autobiographic book and her latest role in a Sci-Fi picture as a daughter of a mother who never grows old.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clémentine Grenier
Votes: 7,838
In Competition - Opening Night Film
10. No.7 Cherry Lane (2019)
125 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Ziming, a University undergraduate, is entangled between his amorous feelings for a self-exiled mother Mrs Yu from Taiwan and her beautiful daughter Meiling, in the era coincides with Hong Kong's turbulent times of 1967.
Director: Yonfan | Stars: Sylvia Chang, Wei Zhao, Alex Tak-Shun Lam, Wei Yao
Votes: 480
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11. Saturday Fiction (2019)
126 min | Drama, History
Yu Jin is working undercover gathering intelligence for the Allies.
Director: Ye Lou | Stars: Gong Li, Mark You-Ting Chao, Pascal Greggory, Xiangli Huang
Votes: 1,238
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12. Ema (2019)
R | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Mariana Di Girólamo, Gael García Bernal, Santiago Cabrera, Paola Giannini
Votes: 9,258
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13. Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
112 min | Drama, History
At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.
Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan
Votes: 14,648
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14. About Endlessness (2019)
78 min | Drama, Fantasy
Roy Andersson adds to his cinematic oeuvre with a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendour and banality.
Director: Roy Andersson | Stars: Jessica Louthander, Tatiana Delaunay, Anders Hellström, Bertil J. Nyberg
Votes: 7,768
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15. The Painted Bird (2019)
Unrated | 169 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.
Director: Václav Marhoul | Stars: Petr Kotlár, Nina Sunevic, Alla Sokolova, Stanislav Bilyi
Votes: 7,619
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16. The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019)
115 min | Crime, Drama
This particular version of Naples is home to Antonio Barracano, the young, vigorous and tattooed Mayor of Rione Sanità who plays by his own rules; a paternal figure who oversees the licit and illicit activities unfolding within the city.
Director: Mario Martone | Stars: Daniela Ioia, Enzo Buonomo, Daniele Baselice, Viviana Cangiano
Votes: 744
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17. Martin Eden (2019)
TV-PG | 129 min | Drama, Romance
Martin Eden struggles to rise above his destitute, proletarian circumstances through an intense and passionate pursuit of self-education, hoping to achieve a place among the literary elite.
Director: Pietro Marcello | Stars: Luca Marinelli, Jessica Cressy, Vincenzo Nemolato, Marco Leonardi
Votes: 7,652
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18. The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be (2019)
105 min | Documentary, Comedy
On the 25th anniversary of Capaci and via D'Amelio bombings, Franco Maresco wonders what's left of their ideals and struggles in contemporary Sicily, dwelling on its relationship with the Mafia.
Director: Franco Maresco | Stars: Letizia Battaglia, Ciccio Mira, Matteo Mannino, Christian Miscel
Votes: 456
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19. Guest of Honour (2019)
105 min | Drama
Veronica wants to remain in jail for a sexual assault she knows she's been wrongfully indicted for. She and her father, Jim, find themselves acting out of the bounds of good behavior as the past haunts them.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Laysla De Oliveira, Luke Wilson, David Thewlis, Cherie D'Elia
Votes: 1,147
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20. The Domain (2019)
166 min | Drama
The chronicle of a Portuguese family that owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus.
Director: Tiago Guedes | Stars: Albano Jerónimo, Sandra Faleiro, Miguel Borges, Ana Vilela da Costa
Votes: 1,497
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21. The Perfect Candidate (2019)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Mila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, Nora Al Awad, Khalid Abdulraheem
Votes: 2,118
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