No stars at the Mostra this year. The oldest festival in the world, which in 77 editions has seen American legends like Marlon Brando, Martin Scorcese and Robert de Niro pass, will be on September 2, the first international film meeting to be held since the beginning. of the global health crisis. In May, Cannes, its direct competitor, had been canceled, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
If the Venice Film Festival will be held until September 12, it will have to do without Hollywood stars, blame it on the coronavirus, thwarting the festival's ambition to become a launching pad for the Oscars.
Very few American films
Eighteen films are in the running to succeed Todd Phillips' Joker , 2019 Golden Lion before winning two Oscars five months later, including Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Among them, a French film, an Indian, four Italians… But very few Americans. No big name from Hollywood and only two female directors to represent the United States.
The Chinese-American Chloé Zhao, author of the independent film The Rider and chosen by Marvel for one of her next opus, will present Nomadland, the story of a modern-day nomad in Nevada, played by Frances McDormand. Norwegian Mona Fastvold will present The World to Come .
Out of competition, African-American actress Regina King goes behind the camera for One Night in Miami , which features young Cassius Clay (who will become Mohamed Ali) and Malcolm X, and could be talked about while the racial issue is hot again in the United States.
Many postponements
Despite everything, the contrast is complete with last year, where, in addition to Joker , Venice had known how to attract the space odyssey of James Gray Ad Astra with Brad Pitt, or The Laundromat of Steven Soderbergh. It is in the jury that we will find this year a Hollywood star, the Australian Cate Blanchett, as president. "Some spectacular films will be missing, blocked by the confinement which still weighs on the programming of the most awaited Hollywood releases", had to note before the launch of the festival its artistic director, Alberto Barbera.
Gravity and Roma by Alfonso Cuaron, La la land by Damien Chazelle, 3 Billboards, Les Panneaux de la vengeance by Martin McDonagh… So many films presented or awarded on the lagoon before being Oscar winners a few months later. But this year, between the health restrictions of movement, and the cinemas stopped for three months in the United States, the American studios have their heads elsewhere.
In this slump, the biggest productions have all been postponed, starting with Christopher Nolan's Tenet , finally released in more than 70 countries this week, the James Bond Dying Can Wait , the ninth episode of Fast and Furious and Wonder Woman 1984 . Disney studios have redirected their flagship product Mulan to platforms, and the Oscars themselves have been postponed by two months, to April 25.
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Coronavirus: The next Oscars postponed until April 25, 2021
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"Mulan": Private theatrical release, the film will be available directly on Disney +
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