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From August 28 to September 7, Venice takes place in the anniversary, 70th film festival-the famous bridge

Venice, Cinema Palace on the eve of the opening of Mostra

Ours in Venice

The main prize of the Venetian festival is “The Golden Leo of St. Mark ”twice won paintings from the USSR:“ Ivanovo Childhood ”by Andrei Tarkovsky (1962),“ Urga - Territory of Love ”by Nikita Mikhalkov (1991).

In 2003, the Russian film “Return” Andrei Zvyagintsev was the owner of the Golden Leo. In 2011 - Faust Alexander Sokurov.

In different years, the jury noted the films of the directors Georgy Kozintsev, Andrei Konchalovsky, Alexander Mitta, Sergey Solovyov, Peter Todorovsky, Igor Todorovsky, Marlene Khutsiev, Vasily Shukshin.

Among the film actors, Natalya Arinbasarova, Oleg Borisov, Evgeny Leonov, Ksenia Rappoport, Jider Ritenbergs became laureates.

The festival was opened by the painting "Gravity" with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock in the lead roles

By the 70th anniversary of the oldest filmmaker, it was planned to build a new palace of festivals in Venice, but for several years now has not been moving anywhere. Journalists and spectators, by tradition, come to look at a huge foundation pit to make sure that the construction is mothballed, and are in a hurry to watch the tickets for views: in the old close festival halls, there are always lack of places.

The Venetian bridge has no year or anniversary: ​​in 2012, the 80th anniversary was celebrated (the festival founded Mussolini in 1932). And now 70 years have been celebrated from the day that the Venetian film, after the forced break associated with the Second World War, was born again: refusing propaganda and politics, to this day he is engaged in cinema exclusively as art.

Without 3D nowhere

Any innovations and unusual fantasies associated with movie buildings are also welcome here. Therefore, it is not at all strange that at the opening for the first time in the entire Venetian history they showed a catastrophe film in 3D format.

The “gravity” of the Mexican director Alfonso Kuaron with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock in the lead roles is noticeably different from his brothers in the genre. There is only it, it is open space, the film is almost devoid of dialogues and there are absolutely no monsters and aliens in it. This is the story of salvation. The veteran of astronautics and the space doctor must survive, holding hands tightly. Hence the slogan of "gravity" - do not break away.

In a short format

Ksenia Rappoport on the red carpet of the festival

The Venice Festival under the direction of Director of Albert Barberta ordered a gift for the anniversary. 70 directors of the world-atom Egoyan, Kim Ki Duke, Jia Zhanke, Apitchakatpon Virasetakun, Shekhar Kapur, classic of world cinema Bernardo Bertolucci (Jury Chairman of Venice 2013) and many other famous masters received a proposal to shoot the Mini-Nolles for the almanac “Future. Reboot".

Three directors represent Russia in it-Marlene Khutsiev with a one and a half-minute film In Perpetuum Infinituum, where our outstanding 87-year-old director used the material of his so far the unfinished painting “The Neva” about the meeting of Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Alexey Fedorchenko, author of the “Heavenly wives of meadow Marie”, with the novel “Atavism”; And Alexei German Jr.-his little film, the genre of which he defines as a poem about the future of cinema, is called "5000 days ahead."

Marlene Khutsiev, who many years ago showed the “outpost of Ilyich” in Venice and divided the prize for directing with Luis Bunuel and his “Simeon Stolpnik”, now together with his colleagues in the jury will choose the best debut picture.

The St. Petersburg actress Ksenia Rappoport, who became a European star with the light hand of the Italian director Giuseppe Tornator, will judge films in the jury of the Horizon program.

Together with her, Alexei German entered the jury. Work on his new large picture “under the electric clouds”, which has been paid to the Venice festival, the younger German has yet postponed, he finishes the reduction of sound in the last film of his father “It is difficult to be a god”. The premiere will take place in October at a festival in Rome. And in Venice, thanks to the Open World fund, the restored classical tape of Alexei Yuryevich German “My Friend Ivan Lapshin” will be shown. Moreover, in the competition.

The Eternal Classic program appeared at the Venice festival last year and invited the audience to watch the great films of the past. Starting this year, by decision of the director of Alberto Barber, not only the director, but the famous film and archivist, the “Eternal Classic” became the competitive program.

28 students of Italian film schools who were honored to enter the jury will choose the best of the best. This is a responsible task: after all, only masterpieces are collected here. Spectators will see the digitized "Tuminal Stars of the Big Bear" Lukino Visconti, "Happy Christmas, Mr. Lawrence!" Nagis Osima, "Do you remember Dolly Bell?" Emir Kusturitsa, “Hands over the City” Francesco Rosie, as well as films by Jean Renoir, Roberto Rossellini, Alena Rene, Alexei German.

Three months for Lapshina

In the film “My Friend Ivan Lapshin”, Andrei Mironov played one of his best roles (Khanin)

The decision to invite the 1984 film “My Friend Ivan Lapshin” to this contest belongs to Antonio Barber personally. He believes that this is the most expressive, documented accurate and artistically perfect portrait of the Soviet era.

The film was very difficult, but, ultimately, a happy fate. It took years to create it. The first version of the script was written in 1969. Filming began after ten years. The film was tormented by editing and censorship for a long time, but Alexei Yuryevich German made a picture as it was conceived. In 1986, Lapshin received the USSR State Propertia and awards of many international festivals.

Ivan Lapshin, the head of the criminal investigation department of the provincial city of Uchinsk performed by Andrei Boltneva, his beloved woman actress Natasha Adashova, played by Nina Ruslanova, his friend, writer Khanin - Andrei Mironov and all other characters of this unforgettable film are recognized peaks of acting.

“The restoration of Herman’s films and the transfer was scheduled for 2016,” said Nikolai Borodachev, director of the State Film Fund. - But, given the significance of the Venetian festival and the assistance provided to us by the Open Peace Foundation, which promotes our domestic cinematic classics on world screens, we were able to reconsider the schedule and did a huge amount of work in just three months. Our specialists had to work without days off and even at night, while they had to solve complex technical problems. We all carefully restored, and the result surpassed expectations. ”

“My friend Ivan Lapshin” will be shown in Venice on September 6, along with a documentary about working on the picture and photographs from the family album Alexei German and his wife and ally of Svetlana Karmalita. “I think this show is a great honor for us,” says Svetlana Karmalita. “I think Alexei would be happy.”

The jury of the main competition will decide the fate of the Golden Leo, the main Venetian award. The choice is difficult. Among the participants of James Franco (“Child of God”), Tsai Minlyans (“Wandering Dogs”), Kim Ki Duk (“Mebius”, the silent and bloody drama about incest, prohibited for showing in the homeland of South Korea), Terry Gilliam (thriller “Theorem Zero” with Christoph Valts in the main role), Steven Frierz) (“Filomena” with Judy Dench), the full -length animation of Hayao Miyazaki (“The Wind Governs”), the new films of Amos Gita, Gianni Amelio, Philip Garrel and Xavier Dolan.

The anniversary bridge will hand over Honorary Prizes to William Fridkin and Andrzei Weida. The 87-year-old Polish film director brought to Venice the world premiere of his new film “Valens. A man from hope. "

Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP Photo, Ettore Ferrari/EPA/ITAR-TASS