The 2023 Venice Film Festival has featured fine films and also plenty of controversy, thanks to its trio of directors accused of sexual predation
have been hurled at female directors during press and industry screenings. At the 2023 edition’s opening ceremony, Italian filmmaker Liliana Cavani addressed the fest’s lack of gender parity while receiving an honorary Golden Lion award.
“I’m the first female person to receive this award,” Cavani said. “There are women writers and directors who are working as well as men. It’s not quite right if we don’t give them a chance to be seen.” Venice has also built a reputation in recent years as a fest where accused men kick off their comebacks. In 2016,in Venice en route to six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Two years later, an Italian casting directorAn Officer and a SpyIn that sameinterview, Barbera defended the inclusion of films by the likes of Polanski, Allen, and Besson thusly: “I’m a film critic, my job is judging the quality of [the] films. But of course, it’s a very difficult situation.
Luc Besson walks the red carpet for the premiere of his movie “Dogman” at the 80th Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2023, in Venice, Italy.So, let’s judge the quality of the films, since I think we can all agree that being granted a slot at the Venice Film Festival is a privilege that should only be bestowed upon worthy pictures. You can make a strong argument thatwere solid entrants based on the strength of the filmmaking. Allen’sis a fun little thriller, so sure.
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