Venice 2019: Bittersweet Baumbach, Autistic Pitt and Tragic Phoenix No. 4

The Jewish issue is also painful for Polanski himself - his parents ended up in the Krakow ghetto, and his mother died in a concentration camp. However, taking on such a fascinating story, the director shoots rather conservatively and restrainedly - there are a lot of old-school flashbacks, the story looks like a dry retelling of a book (especially since the film is really based on a book - "The Spy and the Officer" by Robert Harris). Alexandre Desplat's music makes this painting monumental, but all these court sessions, negotiations, and even duels are overloaded with timekeeping.

And while Polanski is reflecting on unfair trials, Pedro Almodovar quietly arrives in Venice to collect the "Prize for Achievements in Cinema", presents a retrospective screening of "Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown" and organizes a master class in a hall for 200 people. To get into the same room with Pedro, I have to wait for someone to want to leave his workshop earlier. Finally, I'm in the front row in front of the maestro, and I can't stop smiling while Almodovar talks about Lorca's poetry and love of cinema. The locals ask if they've done great Italian cinematography on Pedro, and he patiently tells them how much he loves Federico Fellini. There is a question from the audience when the director will finally make a movie with a dark-skinned protagonist, to which Almodovar rushes to answer the standard "I would love to."

Next, the audience was captivated by Pablo Larrain's "Emma". In Hollywood, the Chilean appeared only with "Jackie" about Kennedy's widow. But in festival circles, he is a real star, who was greeted with honors in Venice. To be honest, I suspect that "Emma" will take its place in the festival, at least the chairman of the jury, Lucrezia Martel, should definitely appreciate this film that is close to her creative method. "Emma" is, I dare say, a performative film about a girl who dances in a modern dance troupe and is married to a choreographer (played by Larrain's longtime friend Gael Garcia Bernal). The plot starts from the point where the couple is going through a crisis moment - the boy they adopted a year ago is back in the hands of the foster service. At the same time, the would-be parents allegedly gave him away themselves after an accident with a fire that he had set. However, Emma is not going to just part with a small one.

Larrain reveals the details of this story gradually, does not try to leave unsaid in the lines of the characters, allows them to be unrestrained and a little crazy. The main character played by Marianna Di Girol is the personification of sin and freedom, she is magnetic, attracts and scares away at the same time. "Emma" looks anarchic when reggaeton sounds in the frame and resembles a narcotic trip, only electronic keys enter. The soundtrack, by the way, was written by Nicholas Jar, and personally I was absolutely delighted. But not everything in this movie worked from a plot point of view, but in an amazing way the ending puts all the dots on the "and". 1xBet is one of the top betting platforms renowned for its vast betting options and caters to both sports and casino. The official 1xbet promo code pakistan for registration form and claim exclusive bonuses for casino and sports betting. Players in Pakistan can use this code when opening your account to get a bonus of up to 36,000 PKR or $/€130. Used when registering a new account at 1xBet.com to get the biggest available welcome bonus today.