67th Venice International Film Festival

67th Venice International Film Festival

Festival poster
Location Venice, Italy
Founded 1932
Awards Golden Lion – Somewhere
Silver Lion – Álex de la Iglesia (A Sad Trumpet Ballad)
Festival date 1 – 11 September 2010
Website Website

The 67th annual Venice International Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from 1 to 11 September 2010.[1] American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was head of the Jury.[2] John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival.[3] The opening film was Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.[4]

The Golden Lion for the Best Film In Competition was awarded to Somewhere, directed by Sofia Coppola.[5] The Silver Lion Award for Best Director was given to Álex de la Iglesia, for A Sad Trumpet Ballad. In a break with tradition of limiting a film to receiving no more than one major award, the Special Jury Prize and the Best Actor (the Volpi Cup) went to the same film, Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing. In the past, no one film had been given two major awards. Representing the jury, American director Quentin Tarantino appealed to Festival head Marco Müller to alter the rules. This rule change will be upheld for future editions of the Festival.[6][7]

Following the Festival, Italian film critic Paolo Mereghetti criticised the decisions the jury made in awarding prizes, and singled out Tarantino, accusing him of favoritism. He denied the charge.[8][9]

Festival line-up

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
OpenerBlack SwanDarren AronofskyUnited States
CloserThe TempestJulie TaymorUnited States

Leone d'oro (Golden Lion)

The Leone d'oro (Golden Lion) award was won by Somewhere, directed by Sofia Coppola, a film based in part on Coppola's childhood as the daughter of acclaimed American director Francis Ford Coppola.[10] Quentin Tarantino, the president of the jury that awarded the prize, hailed the film saying, "it grew and grew in our hearts, in our minds, in our affections".[11] The jury's decision was unanimous. Upon receiving the award, Coppola paid credit to her father for "teaching me".[12] The Russian film Silent Souls and the Chilean film Post Mortem had been considered favourites for the award.[13]

The following films competed for the award:[14]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Black Swan Darren Aronofsky United States
La pecora nera Ascanio Celestini Italy
Somewhere Sofia Coppola United States
Happy Few Antony Cordier France
The Solitude of Prime NumbersLa solitudine dei numeri primiSaverio Costanzo Italy, Germany, France
Silent Souls Овсянки Aleksei Fedorchenko Russia
Promises Written in WaterVincent Gallo United States
Road to Nowhere Monte Hellman United States
A Sad Trumpet Ballad Balada triste de trompeta Álex de la Iglesia Spain, France
Black Venus Vénus noire Abdellatif Kechiche France
Post Mortem Pablo Larraín Chile, Mexico, Germany
Barney's Version Richard J. Lewis Canada, Italy
Noi credevamo Mario Martone Italy, France
La passione Carlo Mazzacurati Italy
Thirteen Assassins 十三人の刺客 Takashi Miike Japan, United Kingdom
Potiche François Ozon France
Meek's Cutoff Kelly Reichardt United States
Miral Julian Schnabel United States, France, Italy, Israel
Essential Killing Jerzy Skolimowski Poland, Norway, Hungary, Ireland
Norwegian Wood Noruwei no Mori Tran Anh Hung Japan
Attenberg Athina Rachel Tsangari Greece
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 狄仁傑之通天帝國 Tsui Hark China
The Ditch Jiabiangou Wang Bing China
Three Drei Tom Tykwer Germany

Films out of competition

The following films were shown out of competition.[15]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The Town N/A Ben Affleck United States
I'm Still Here N/A Casey Affleck United States
N/A Sorelle mai Marco Bellocchio Italy
N/A Niente paura Piergiorgio Gay Italy
Dante Ferretti: production designer N/A Gianfranco Giagni Italy
N/A Notizie degli scavi Emidio Greco Italy
Gorbaciof Gorbaciof - Il cassiere col vizio del gioco Stefano Incerti Italy
That Girl in Yellow Boots N/A Anurag Kashyap India
Showtime Yongxin Tiao Stanley Kwan China
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen 精武風雲－陳真 Andrew Lau Hong Kong
N/A Sei Venezia Carlo Mazzacurati Italy
Zebraman: Vengeful Zebra City Zeburâman: Zebura Shiti no gyakushû Takashi Miike Japan
The Child's Eye 3D 童眼 3D Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang Hong Kong, China
Angel of Evil Vallanzasca - Gli angeli del male Michele Placido Italy
All Inclusive 3D N/A Nadia Ranocchi, David Zamagni Italy
N/A Raavan Mani Ratnam India
Machete N/A Robert Rodriguez United States
1960 N/A Gabriele Salvatores Italy
N/A La prima volta e Venezia Antonello Sarno Italy
A Tribute to Vittorio Gassman Vittorio racconta Gassman, una vita da Mattatore Giancarlo Scarchilli Italy
A Letter to Elia N/A Martin Scorsese, Kent Jones United States
Shock Labyrinth 3D Senritsu meikyu 3D Takashi Shimizu Japan
Surviving Life Přežít svůj život Jan Švankmajer Czech Republic
The Tempest N/A Julie Taymor United States
N/A L’ultimo gattopardo: ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo Giuseppe Tornatore Italy
N/A Passione John Turturro Italy
N/A Lope Andrucha Waddington Spain, Brazil
Reign of Assassins 劍雨 John Woo, Su Chao-pin China, Hong Kong
Space Guy Taikong xia 3D Zhang Yuan China

Italian comedy retrospective

The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian comedy, titled The State of Things, spanning the years 1937 to 1988.[16]

English title Original title Director(s) Released
Three Fables of Love Le quattro verità Alessandro Blasetti 1962
N/A Non ti pago! Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia 1942
N/A I cuori infranti Vittorio Caprioli 1963
Beach House Casotto Sergio Citti 1977
N/A Io non spezzo... rompo Bruno Corbucci 1971
N/A Il domestico Luigi Filippo D'Amico 1974
The Make Believe Pirates Allegri masnadieri Marco Elter 1937
The Whole City Sings Tutta la città canta Riccardo Freda 1945
Catch as Catch Can Lo scatenato Franco Indovina 1967
N/A Imputato alzatevi! Mario Mattoli 1939
N/A È arrivato il cavaliere! Mario Monicelli, Steno 1950
Cops and Robbers Guardie e ladri Mario Monicelli, Steno 1951
N/A Fracchia la belva umana Neri Parenti 1981
N/A L'onorata società Riccardo Pazzaglia 1961
The Bachelor Lo scapolo Antonio Pietrangeli 1955
N/A Il ragazzo di campagna Castellano & Pipolo 1984
N/A Il commissario Lo Gatto Dino Risi 1987
The Thursday Il giovedì Dino Risi 1963
N/A Le pillole di Ercole Luciano Salce 1962
I'm in the Revue Botta e risposta Mario Soldati 1950
N/A Un giorno in pretura Steno 1954
N/A Febbre da cavallo Steno 1976
His Women Il mantenuto Ugo Tognazzi 1961
N/A Eccezzziunale... veramente Carlo Vanzina 1982
N/A Vacanze di Natale Carlo Vanzina 1983
N/A Compagni di scuola Carlo Verdone 1988

International Critics' Week

The following films were shown in the International Critics' Week, organized independently by SNCCI.[17]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Beyond Svinalängorna Pernilla August Sweden
N/A Hai paura del buio Massimo Coppola Italy
Angel & Tony Angèle et Tony Alix Delaporte France
N/A Niente paura Piergiorgio Gay Italy
The Bride's Room (Closing film; out of competition) Limbunan Gutierrez Mangansakan II Philippines
N/A Notte Italiana Carlo Mazzacurati Italy
Daddy Oca Vlado Škafar Slovenia
Terra Madre Hora proelefsis Syllas Tzoumerkas Greece
Naomi Hitparzut Eitan Zur Israel

Juries

The International Jury for the main competition consisted of:[18]

Prizes

Venezia 67

Horizons – 'Premio orrizonti'

References

  1. ↑ "67th Venice International Film Festival". labiennale.org. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "BBC News: Quentin Tarantino to lead Venice film jury". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "John Woo to receive Golden Lion award in Sept. 2010". labiennale.org. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Lyman, Eric J. (22 July 2010). "Aronofsky's 'Black Swan' to open Venice fest". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ↑ "Venezia 67 Awards". labiennale.org. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Essential Killing Takes Triple at Venice". inside out film. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Doggett, Gina (12 September 2010). "Coppola wins Venice filmfest's Golden Lion for 'Somewhere'". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Quentin Tarantino denies Venice nepotism claim". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  9. ↑ "Quentin Tarantino accused of favouritism in Venice film festival awards". guardian.co.uk. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "Sofia Coppola wins Venice Golden Lion for 'Somewhere'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Coppola wins Venice filmfest's Golden Lion for 'Somewhere'". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  12. ↑ Nayeri, Farah (12 September 2010). "Sofia Coppola's `Somewhere' Wins Golden Lion Top Prize at Venice Festival". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  13. ↑ "In Venice, Russian, Chilean films favoured for Golden Lion". AFP. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  14. ↑ "Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  15. ↑ "Out of Competition". labiennale.org. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  16. ↑ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. 1 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  17. ↑ "SIC - International Critics' Week". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  18. ↑ "Tarantino, Arriaga, Dapkunaite, Desplechin, Elfman, Guadagnino, Salvatores in the International Jury of Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
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