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

Coming to Venice as a blonde (“a way of wearing one of the colors of the Ukrainian flag”, she said), Tilda Swinton drew a comparison between The Eternal DaughterJoanna Hogg’s film in which she plays a double role, and the Rubik’s cube.

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Marc-Andre Lussier

Marc-Andre Lussier
The Press

Tilda Swinton and the Rubik’s Cube

“It’s that we dive into an atmosphere knowing that it may not make sense at first,” she explained at a press conference. We wished the meaning was unclear for a while. And like the Rubik’s Cube, you have to commit to not finishing a side too soon, but just working with the feeling that at some point everything will fall into place. From a filmmaker, it’s an extraordinary leap of faith! »

A 13 minute ovation


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Colin Farrell got a standing ovation for 13 minutes with the team The Banshees of Inisherina film by Martin McDonagh.

The Banshees of Inisherin would this be the movie we all need right now? Martin McDonagh’s comedy-dramaThree Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri) in any case made a splash at the Mostra, welcomed during the official screening on Monday by a 13-minute ovation, the longest – by far – recorded until now. Suddenly, the rumors are racing and Colin Farrell becomes one of the favorites to appear in a good position during the next awards season. With his recent performances in After Yang, Batman and Thirteen Livesthe latter is also on a very good streak. The Banshees of Inisherin hits theaters October 21 in Quebec.

The face of Satan?


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At the time of The Last Temptation of ChristWillem Dafoe was surprised by a comment from Sergio Leone…

When The Last Temptation of Christ was presented in Venice, he exclaimed: “It is not the face of God, it is the face of Satan!” I really liked his films, but after that, I don’t know…

Willem Dafoe, recalling an anecdote about Sergio Leone


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