Charlize Theron burned down at work

The Venice Film Festival opened

This year, the Russian public is rooting for Alexei German Jr., whose film “Paper Soldier” will be shown in the competition program on Tuesday, September 2. By the way, the main role in the picture is played by the Georgian Vienna Merab Ninidze, which gives the story of a doctor who prepared the first Soviet cosmonauts, an additional political acuity, not provided for by the script.

Prize from "stranger"

However, the first days of the festival passed peacefully and even glamorous. Largely thanks to our actress Ksenia Rappoport.

The 65th bridge (in Italian-holiday) began with ... award ceremony. Brad Pitt, who was awarded last year, but could not hand over the Volpi Cup for the best male role in the film “How the Trush Robert Ford killed Jesse James” finally received a reward due to him. The prize of the Hollywood star was awarded by the actress of St. Petersburg MDT Ksenia Rappoport, who, in Italy, seemed to be appreciated by merits earlier than at home. Last year, Ksenia played a Ukrainian prostitute in the drama of Giuseppe Tornator "Stranger". The role was brought by the actress by the award named after David Donello and the right for a week to become a mistress of the Venice Film Festival: Ksenia was a leading opening ceremony and she will award the winners. By the way, in the jury, deciding who to hand over the Golden Leo, another of our compatriot, the famous screenwriter Yuri Arabov.

Clooney and Pitt

The Venice Festival was opened by the Cooen brothers with the black comedy of “after reading-burning”, in which Brad Pitt and Francis McDormand play fiery fitness coaches who became owners of memoirs of one of the ex-agents of the FBI (John Malkovich). The lucky ones immediately go to the Russian embassy to sell the find the same as themselves, to the Rotozees from the FSB. And the American special services in the person of George Clooney begin to hunt heroes.

The bosom friends of Clooney and Pitt became the main decoration of the opening ceremony. It is interesting that the hero of blockbusters and romantic comedies Brad Pitt turned out to be a regular in European film festivals: in the spring flaunted on the Cannes carpet with his wife Angelina Jolie, now tore off the applause of the Venetian public. The reason is simple: even the most independent and art-shaped look needs the attention of the press, and it is easiest to attract it with Hollywood stars. But actors who receive $ 20 million per role, people are busy and just do not fly through the ocean. So festivals have to lure them with all available means. And then, as a rule, only the opening of the forum is really brilliant. And then - how it goes.

Kitano & Valentino

This time it went well in Venice. In any case, at first. On the second day, the Director of Takeshi Kitano, as well as the top models Linda Evangelist and Natalya Vodianova, on the third, actress Charlize Theron, decorated the carpet. Moreover, fans hung pillars near the festival palace in the morning with posters: "Charlize - you are amazing!"

The Oscar holder Teron presented the film “Prairie in the Fire” to Lido. Scriptwriter Guillermo Arriagi (“Bitch-Love”, “21 grams”, “Babylon”) again acted as a director and did not abandon the favorite method-to interwoven several, seemingly unrelated plot lines. This time we are talking about a pair of family lovers, a couple of teenagers, the daughter of an accident of the pilot and a young woman who has been starting novels with every person they meet.

What brought to the lido of the catwalks of the beauties Vodyanova and Herkigov? The premiere of the documentary of the documentary of Matt Turnauer “Valentino: The Last Emperor”, dedicated to the famous Italian couturier, who last year, was lushly celebrated, after which he announced the end of his career. For two hours the designer’s favorite pugs run along the screen, long -legged beauties go, countless seamstresses cleverly wield with needles and scissors, gives instructions the head of the Valentino fashion house, and, finally, he comes up with couturier, and then creates another masterpiece in front of the audience.

It would seem that here it is - the standard of success, but the film about Valentino unexpectedly rhymes with the completely opposite to him by the tape of Takeshi Kitano "Achilles and the Turtle." The hero of Kitano is an artist who is ready for anything, just to become famous: he draws days, but is considered an ignoramus, studies albums on art, but hears accusations of plagiarism, almost parted with life, trying to create his best work, but still does not receive praise from the galleryman.

What is in common with this nonsense with the Great Valentino? Both lost the battle to business. As the designer admits, the last time his fashion house earned money by sewing dresses in the 1970s. Then much more income brought a promoted brand and successful investments. Now the business dictates to art so strict laws that Valentino, who does not want to change at sunset, chose to leave the stage. Takeshi Kitano - and the hero of Achilles and Turtle, of course, his alter ego - while continuing the battle with the market for the right to create, how to breathe. About which side is the advantage, we will find out when the jury will announce the winners.

In the photo: frame from the film "Prairie in the Fire"