62nd Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion Line-Up

by Andre Soares

 

Among the films in competition at the 62nd Venice Film Festival are Patrice Chéreau’s Gabrielle, starring Isabelle Huppert; Abel Ferrara’s Mary, starring Juliette Binoche and Matthew Modine; Terry Gilliam’s The Brothers Grimm, with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger; and Fernando Meirelles’s The Constant Gardener, with Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz.

See film line-up below.

 

AltFG Quiz of the Day: What was the first film ever screened at the Venice Film Festival — long before it became a competitive event?

See answer below

 

62nd Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Line-Up:

La seconda notte di nozze (2005) by Pupi Avati, with Antonio Albanese, Katia Ricciarelli, Neri Marcore

Pupi AVATI La seconda notte di nozze Italy 103′

Cast: Antonio Albanese, Katia Ricciarelli, Neri Marcorè

O Fatalista (2005) by Joan Botelho, with Rogério Samora, André Gomes, Rita Blanco

João BOTELHO O Fatalista Portugal/France 99′

Cast: Rogério Samora, André Gomes, Rita Blanco

Vers le sud (2005) by Laurent Cantet, with Charlotte Rampling, Karen Young, Louise Portal

Laurent CANTET Vers le sud France/Canada 105′

Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Karen Young, Louise Portal

Gabrielle (2005) by Patrice Chereau, with Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Thierry Hancisse

Patrice CHÉREAU Gabrielle France/Italy 90′

Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Thierry Hancisse

Good Night and Good Luck (2005) by George Clooney, with David Strathairn, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr, Patricia Clarkson

George CLOONEY Good Night and Good Luck USA 90′

Cast: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr, Patricia Clarkson

La Bestia nel cuore / Don't Tell (2005) by Cristina Comencini, with Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Stefania Rocca, Angela Finocchiaro

Cristina COMENCINI La Bestia nel cuore Italy 112′

Cast: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Stefania Rocca, Angela Finocchiaro

I Giorni dell'abbandono (2005) by Roberto Faenza, with Margherita Buy, Luca Zingaretti, Goran Bregovic

Roberto FAENZA I Giorni dell’abbandono Italy 96′

Cast: Margherita Buy, Luca Zingaretti, Goran Bregovic

Mary (2005) by Abel Ferrara, with Juliette Binoche, Matthew Modine, Forest Whitaker

Abel FERRARA Mary Italy/USA 83′

Cast: Juliette Binoche, Matthew Modine, Forest Whitaker

Les Amants reguliers (2005) by Philippe Garrel, with Louis Garrel, Clothilde Hesme, Julien Lucas

Philippe GARREL Les Amants réguliers France/Italy 178′

Cast: Louis Garrel, Clothilde Hesme, Julien Lucas

Garpastum (2005) by Alexey German Jr, with Chulpan Khamatova, Evgeny Pronin, Danila Kozlovsky

Alexey GERMAN JR Garpastum Russia 114′

Cast: Chulpan Khamatova, Evgeny Pronin, Danila Kozlovsky

The Brothers Grimm (2005) by Terry Gilliam, with Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Monica Bellucci

Terry GILLIAM The Brothers Grimm UK 120′

Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Monica Bellucci

Changhen ge (2005) by Stanley Kwan, with Sammi Cheng, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Jun Hu

Stanley KWAN Changhen ge China/Hong Kong 120′

Cast: Sammi Cheng, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Jun Hu

Brokeback Mountain (2005) by Ang Lee, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway

Ang LEE Brokeback Mountain US / Canada 134′

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway

Proof (2005) by John Madden, with Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anthony Hopkins

John MADDEN Proof UK/USA 100′

Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anthony Hopkins

The Constant Gardener (2005) by Fernando Meirelles, with Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Kounde

Fernando MEIRELLES The Constant Gardener UK/Kenya/Germany 128′

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Sidede Onyulo

Espelho Magico (2005) by Manoel de Oliveira, with Michel Piccoli, Marisa Paredes, Leonor Silveira, Ricardo Trepa

Manoel de OLIVEIRA Espelho mágico Portugal 137′

Cast: Michel Piccoli, Marisa Paredes, Leonor Silveira, Ricardo Trepa

Chin-jeol-han Geum-ja-ssi / Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) by Park Chan-wook, with Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kwon Yea-young, Kim Si-hu, Nam Il-woo

PARK Chan-wook Chin-jeol-han Geum-ja-ssi / Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Korea 112′

Cast: Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kwon Yea-young, Kim Si-hu, Nam Il-woo

Romance and Cigarettes (2005) by John Turturro, with James Gandolfini, Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken

John TURTURRO Romance & Cigarettes USA 115′

Cast: James Gandolfini, Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken

Persona non grata (2005) by Krzysztof Zanussi, with Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Nikita Mikhalkov, Jerzy Stuhr, Remo Girone

Krzysztof ZANUSSI Persona non grata Poland/Russia/Italy 110′

Cast: Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Nikita Mikhalkov, Jerzy Stuhr, Remo Girone

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Quiz Answer: The first film to be shown in the history of the Venice festival was Rouben Mamoulian’s still highly effective Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, screened at 9:15 p.m. on 6 August, 1932. The film stars Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, and Rose Hobart.

 

 

 

by Andre Soares | July 29, 2005 | Filed Under Film, Film Festivals 

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