And the touching French film L'évenément from the director Audrey Diwan the Golden Lion of the 78th Venice International Film Festival. The story of a clandestine abortion in 1960 France. "A trip - defined the director who received the award - in the skin of a young woman ".
Al second place the highly anticipated prize for It was the hand of God, Silver Lion, by Paolo Sorrentino. With great emotion he recalled his parents lost at a young age and Maradona, at the center of this new film that tells of his eighteen-year-old experience in Naples in the XNUMXs. “The day of my parents' funeral -he said - there were only four of my classmates, today you are all there ”. It was the hand of God he also received the Mastroianni Prize for the best young actor, the very excited Filippo Scotti.
Another Italian film for special jury prize, The hole by Michelangelo Frammartino. "Thanks to Calabria where I shot - he said - which is the most beautiful region of Italy ". Mezzo italiano is also the prize for the Best Screenplay, attributed to Maggie Gyllenhaal who drew the film The lost daughter from the book by the Italian writer Elena Ferrante, The dark daughter. Coppa Volpi to Penelope Cruz and John Arcilla, Silver Lion Best Director to Jane Campion for The power of the dog. Edition of the great restart, which saw important and extraordinary international stars on the red carpet, quality Italian and foreign films, in and out of competition. With many tributes to Italian artists. Starting with the documentary Ennio dedicated by Giuseppe Tornatore ad Ennio Morricone, the great author of soundtracks that have made the history of cinema and beyond.
To that for Ornella Vanoni, protagonist of the film Endless dedicated to the artistic figure of the singer on a subject written by Elisa Fuksas and Monica Rametta, directed by Elisa Fuksas herself. Another tribute, the documentary film Story of an employee dedicated to Fabrizio De Andrè, a film made of music and unpublished documents. His son Cristiano and his wife Dori Ghezzi were present at the Lido.
Not only Leoni, many other awards to Italian films
The other awards to Italian cinema. Italy also took home the award for best Italian film in Venice, by Arca Cinema Giovani, awarded to It was the hand of God by Paolo Sorrentino. Which also had the Pasinetti Award as best film together with the best male interpretation assigned to Toni Servillo not only for Sorrentino's film but also for Mario Martone's. Qui laugh io and Leonardo Di Costanzo Still air. To Teresa Saponangelo (again for Sorrentino's film) the best female interpretation. Recognition of the film by Fedic, the Italian Federation of Cineclubs The hole by Michelangelo Frammartino. Lizzani Award from Anac, the National Association of Film Authors a Freak Out by Gabriele Mainetti who also took home the Unicef Leoncino d'Oro Award.
Lastly, one cannot fail to mention a foreign film, that of the great British director Sir Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien) which won the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker award for The last duel, presented out of competition and screened yesterday in the Sala Grande after the awarding of the prize. To remember also the Lifetime Achievement Lion di Jamie Lee Curtis and the very Italian Lion for Career Roberto Benigni. And may this 78th Venice Film Festival be a good omen for cinema and films. As the godmother of the event, a moved Serena Rossi, said at the opening of the awards ceremony, “We are back home, to the cinema, finally… under the wings of the lion of Venice”.
(credit: La Biennale photo Asac Andrea Avezzù)
