Artem Mozgovoy
Every year, the Venice Film Festival brings together the most original and fascinating figures from the world of cinema — from Hollywood to India, and of course, Europe.
This year marked the 82nd edition of the festival, with director Alexander Payne, known for films such as Sideways and The Descendants, serving as jury president.
Among the most anticipated and talked-about films were Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, along with many other no less original and outstanding works.
The competition’s unexpected winner was none other than Jim Jarmusch and his film “Father Mother Sister Brother” — a filmmaker who had never before taken home major film honors. Interestingly, Jarmusch’s film had been rejected at Cannes, only to make a stunning and explosive impact in Venice, seizing the festival’s top prize: the Golden Lion.
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement was awarded to German director Werner Herzog, while Paolo Sorrentino’s Grace was hailed as the festival’s breakthrough film. Another record was set in Venice: Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab received a 23-minute standing ovation, surpassing the previous record of 22 minutes held by Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth.
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