terrorist attacks, shootings, earthquake. The reality is currently often difficult to bear. Sometimes you want from all the bad news and disasters no longer interested and longing for distraction.
The cinema has always been an escape, at least for the length of a film much more can one forget. Another reason why the opening speech fits the Italian Venice festival well: With “La La Land” was on Wednesday evening a nostalgic and brightly colored musical with Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as a prelude to the 73rd International Festival of the program
. in the very first scene sets US director Damien Chazelle the tone for the next two hours: on a completely clogged Highway in Los Angeles the waiting drivers unload their energy in a fast-paced, gutlaunigen Musical sequence
the is also. the beginning of a love story: jazz enthusiast Sebastian (Gosling) and the young actress Mia (Stone) get to know by chance and love. Both seem like fallen from her time – she adores Hollywood films like “Casablanca”, he for the legendary musician Louis Armstrong
“I think we need now more than ever, hope and romance on the screen”. said director Chazelle on Wednesday in Venice. Just Musicals embodied the idea of movies as Dreamland, “as the language of our dreams”. Emma Stone, who was accustomed beaming in Venice, declared that she had loved musicals as a child. It had always been a dream of her being able to play in one.
However proposes “La La Land” which loses some momentum over time, even more dramatic tones to. Both characters experience professional setbacks, their goals, they do not really detail – but the two dreamers are not giving up. “This film is about the dreams and hopes and hard-to-something-working towards,” said Stone (27). Even they themselves have experienced at the beginning of her career in Los Angeles’ many humiliating audition “.
As strauchelnde Mia convinces Stone ( “The Amazing Spider-Man”) now once more. Ryan Gosling also makes the lilting romance singing and dancing a good figure – then traveled but not different than expected to open at the Lido. He was prevented due to filming for another movie, a statement said.
Instead, the jury members as “Spectre” director Sam Mendes and the German actress Nina Hoss were celebrated on the red carpet. The British Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons came to hand over the Polish actor and director Jerzy Skolimowski ( “Essential Killing”) to honor Lion for his life’s work.
Despite the lightness, the reality can of course also on the Venetian Lido not hide it. After the terrorist attacks of recent months, there is increased security measures: The streets around the festival grounds are locked with massive concrete blocks for motorists. Policemen with bullet-proof vests and machine guns secure the control points.
Also, the severe earthquake in Italy a week ago, has an impact on the festival. The gala dinner and celebration that traditionally followed the nightly opening were canceled out of respect for victims of the earthquake. In addition, the Biennial
Perhaps taught an account to collect donations for the affected region and population. Is then honored a film with political or socially critical tones the Golden Lion on 10 September. For the international jury which is, however, in his own words not in the foreground. “I am so sure, very open mind to look at the films in competition,” said the German actress Nina Hoss, who is part of the nine-member jury. Similarly, jury president Sam Mendes expressed. “I do not know my criteria for outstanding films. But I will recognize them when I see one, “said the British director (” Spectre “).
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