La Presse at the 79th Venice Film Festival | Echoes of the Lido

In an exchange that took place after the first official screening of The origin of evila Franco-Quebec co-production, the first question from the public focused on the musical score.

Marc-Andre Lussier
The Press

Philippe Brault is in Venice

The filmmaker took the opportunity to greet Philippe Brault, who composed the music for the film with Pierre Lapointe, present in the room. “It’s my first experience at a major international festival,” the composer told The Press. The two accomplices worked side by side throughout the process. With the result that about two-thirds of the musical score was composed even before shooting. “We really did everything together, Pierre and I, so that today we couldn’t even say who did what! Starring Laure Calamy, Suzanne Clément and Jacques Weber, The origin of evilby Sébastien Marnier, will be released in Quebec in the coming months.

Lars von Trier takes a break

Twenty-eight years after the first broadcast in Denmark of his series The Kingdomwhich was a real television phenomenon there, Lars von Trier is launching the third installment, entitled Exodus, a world premiere at the Mostra. The famous Danish troublemaker, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a few months ago, is not present at the festival, but he nevertheless gave his news in favor of a press conference by videoconference. “I had symptoms long before I had a diagnosis,” he revealed. I couldn’t be at my peak because I was sick. It’s a shame for the actors [de The Kingdom Exodus], but I think they did well. I will now take a break to see what I can do. I sincerely hope that my condition will improve. »

Romain Gavras’ observation

During a press conference held on the sidelines of the official screening ofAthena, an explosive film set in a Parisian city, Romain Gavras declared that his film does not offer any solution and does not look for culprits. “It’s a more action-oriented movie, with no good guys or bad guys,” he said. The problem of violence in the suburbs is very complex. People are always drawn into violence by forces that are not visible. The film shows exactly what happens at this time. » Let us remember thatAthenawhich can be seen on Netflix on September 23, is in the running for the Golden Lion.