The restored films of Venezia Classici
Italian director Giuseppe Piccioni (Not of This World, Light of My Eyes, These Days) will chair the Jury of Cinema History Students which – for the fifth time – will award the VENEZIA CLASSICI AWARD for the BEST RESTORED FILM and the BEST DOCUMENTARY ON CINEMA.
The list of the films selected for the Venezia Classici section of the 74th Festival:
VENEZIA CLASSICI
IL DESERTO ROSSO (RED DESERT)
by MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI
restoration: CSC-Cineteca Nazionale and Istituto Luce - Cinecittà with the cooperation of RTI-Mediaset / Italy (1964) / 120’
NOVECENTO (1900)
by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI
restoration: 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Istituto Luce - Cinecittà and Cineteca di Bologna, with the cooperation of Alberto Grimaldi and the support of Massimo Sordella
Italy (1976) / 316’
L’OEIL DU MALIN (THE THIRD LOVER)
by CLAUDE CHABROL
restoration: Studiocanal with the support of Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée France (1962) / 91’
BATCH ‘81
by MIKE DE LEON
restoration: Asian Film Archive / Philippines (1982) / 108’
NON C’È PACE TRA GLI ULIVI (UNDER THE OLIVE TREE)
by GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
restoration: CSC-Cineteca Nazionale with the cooperation of CristaldiFilm by Zeudi Araya and Massimo Cristaldi / Italy (1950) / 107’
LA DONNA SCIMMIA (THE APE WOMAN)
by MARCO FERRERI
restoration: Cineteca di Bologna and TF1 Studio with the cooperation of Surf Film
Italy, France (1964) / 92’
ČERNÝ PETR (BLACK PETER)
by MILOŠ FORMAN
restoration: Národní filmový archiv / Czechoslovakia (1963) / 89’
DEUX OU TROIS CHOSES QUE JE SAIS D’ELLE (TWO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER)
by JEAN-LUC GODARD
restoration: Argos Films with the support of Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
France (1967) / 87’
DAÏNAH LA MÉTISSE
by JEAN GRÉMILLON
restoration: Gaumont with the support of Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
France (1931) / 55’
LES BALISEURS DU DÉSERT / EL-HAIMOUNE (WANDERERS OF THE DESERT)
by NACER KHEMIR
restoration: Cinémathèque royale de Belgique / Tunisia, France (1984) / 95’
IDI I SMOTRI (COME AND SEE)
by ELEM KLIMOV
restoration: Mosfilm (producer of the restoration, Karen Shakhnazarov) / USSR (1985) / 143’
INTO THE NIGHT
by JOHN LANDIS
restoration: Universal Pictures / USA (1985) / 115’
ROSITA (Pre-opening film)
by ERNST LUBITSCH
restoration: MoMA, with the support of The Film Foundation / USA (1923) / 97’
CHIKAMATSU MONOGATARI (A STORY FROM CHIKAMATSU)
by KENJI MIZOGUCHI
restoration: Kadokawa Corporation, The Film Foundation with the cooperation of The Japan Foundation / Japan (1954) / 102’
SANSHŌ DAYŪ (SANSHO THE BAILIFF)
by KENJI MIZOGUCHI
restoration: Kadokawa Corporation, The Film Foundation with the cooperation of The Japan Foundation / Japan (1954) / 126’
OCHAZUKE NO AJI (FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE)
by YASUJIRŌ OZU
restoration: Shochiku Co., Ltd. / Japan (1952) / 115’
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
by STEVEN SPIELBERG
restoration: Sony Pictures Entertainment / USA (1977) / 137’
ZÉRO DE CONDUITE (rushes)
by JEAN VIGO
restoration: Gaumont with the support of Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
France (1933) / 20’
THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER
by RAOUL WALSH
restoration: 20th Century Fox / USA (1956) / 93’
THE OLD DARK HOUSE
by JAMES WHALE
restoration: Cohen Film Collection, Cohen Media Group / USA (1932) / 72’
The Venezia Classici section will also feature the presentation of a selection of documentaries about cinema and its filmmakers.
VENEZIA CLASSICI DOCUMENTARIES
In Competition
AÑOS LUZ (LIGHT YEARS)
by MANUEL ABRAMOVICH
Argentina, Brazil, Spain / 75’
EVVIVA GIUSEPPE
by STEFANO CONSIGLIO
Switzerland, Italy / 90’
LA LUCIDA FOLLIA DI MARCO FERRERI (DANGEROUS BUT NECESSARY)
by SELMA JEAN DELL’OLIO
Italy, France / 77’
L’UTOPIE DES IMAGES DE LA RÉVOLUTION RUSSE (THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION THROUGH ITS FILMS)
by EMMANUEL HAMON
France / 88’
THE PRINCE AND THE DYBBUK
by ELWIRA NIEWIERA
Poland, Germany / 82’
LA VOCE DI FANTOZZI
by MARIO SESTI
Italy / 78’
THIS IS THE WAR ROOM!
by BORIS HARS-TSCHACHOTIN
Germany / 13’
