Venice Film Festival 2023: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
deadline.comThe Venice Film Festival began August 30 with opening-night movie , an Italian World War II drama, kicking off a lineup for the venerable fest’s 80th edition that includes world premieres of Michael Mann’s Ferrari, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, David Fincher’s The Killer, Ava DuVernay’s Origins, and new films from lightning-rod directors Roman Polanski, Woody Allen and Luc Besson.
Deadline is on the ground to watch all the key films. Below is a compilation of our reviews from the fest, which last year awarded Laura Poitras’ documentary All The Beauty and the Bloodshed its Golden Lion for best film.
Click on the film titles below to read the reviews in full, and keep checking back as we add more movies throughout the fest, which runs through September 9. Section: Competition (Opening Night)Director: Edoardo De AngelisCast: Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D’Amico, Arturo Muselli, Giuseppe Brunetti, Gianluca Di Gennaro, Johannes Wirix, Pietro Angelini, Mario Russo, Cecilia Bertozzi, Paolo BonacelliDeadline’s takeaway: Comandante is just fitfully entertaining, an adventure yarn about a local hero that will struggle to find audiences internationally. Section: CompetitionDirector: Pablo LarraínCast: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula LuchsingerDeadline’s takeaway: The Count overflows with smart ideas and startling images that never seem gratuitous.
It’s as if someone commanded Larraín and Calderón to amaze and astonish, and they willingly obliged. Section: CompetitionDirector: Luc BessonCast: Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T.
Read more on deadline.com
