Julianne Moore heads up the main competition jury composed of Kazuo Ishiguro, Audrey Diwan, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Mariano Cohn, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Leila Hatami and
Expect to see some really dazzling new features from the world’s most established directors with some surprises in store. Noah Baumbach’s White Noise, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, will open the festival (in competition).
Competing for coveted Golden Lion there are new films from Luca Guadagnino, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Joanna Hogg, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Darren Aronofsky, Andrew Dominik, Martin McDonagh and Frederick Wiseman. Lav Diaz also makes an appearance with his second mega feature this summer: When the Waves have Gone, playing in the
Florent Gouelou’s French drama Three Nights A Week will open this year’s Critics’ Week sidebar. The Giornate degli Autori’s programme includes Abel Ferrara’s Padre Pio and Mark Cousins‘ March on Rome, amongst a glittering array of newcomers, and closes with Steve Buscemi’s The Listener.
GOLDEN LION 2022
White Noise (opening film) (US) 136′
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Il Signore Delle Formiche (It) 134′
Dir. Gianni Amelio
The Whale (US) 117′
Dir. Darren Aronofsky
L’Immensita (It-Fr) 97′
Dir. Emanuele Crialese
Saint Omer (Fr) 122′
Dir. Alice Diop
Blonde (US) 165′
Dir. Andrew Dominik
TÁR (US) 158′
Dir. Todd Field
Love Life (Jap-Fr) 123′
Dir. Koji Fukada
Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths (Mex)
Dir. Alejandro G. Inarritu
Athena (Fr) 97′
Dir. Romain Gavras
Bones And All (US) 130′
Dir. Luca Guadagnino
The Eternal Daughter (UK-US) 96′
Dir. Joanna Hogg
Beyond The Wall (Iran) 126′
Dir. Vahid Jalilvand
The Banshees Of Inisherin (Ire-UK-US) 109′
Dir. Martin McDonagh
Argentina, 1985 (Arg-US) 140′
Dir. Santiago Mitre
Chiara (It-Bel) 106′
Dir. Susanna Nicchiarelli
Monica (US-It) 106′
Dir. Andrea Pallaoro
No Bears (Iran) 106′
Dir. Jafar Panahi
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed (documentary) (US) 113′
Dir. Laura Poitras
A Couple (Fr-US) 63′
Dir. Frederick Wiseman
The Son (UK) 123′
Dir. Florian Zeller
Our Ties (Fr) 85′
Dir. Roschdy Zem
Other People’s Children (Fr) 104′
Dir. Rebecca Zlotowski
Out Of Competition – fiction
The Hanging Sun (closing film)
Dir. Francesco Carrozzini
When The Waves Are Gone
Dir. Lav Diaz
Living
Dir. Oliver Hermanus
Dead For A Dollar
Dir. Walter Hill
Call Of God
Dir. Kim Ki-duk
Dreamin’ Wild
Dir. Bill Pohlad
Master Gardener
Dir. Paul Schrader
Siccita
Dir. Paolo Virzi
Pearl
Dir. Ti West
Don’t Worry Darling
Dir. Olivia Wilde
Out Of Competition – non-fiction
Freedom On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom
Dir. Evgeny Afineevsky
The Matchmaker
Dir. Benedetta Argentieri
Gli Ultimi Giorni Dell’umanita
Dir. Enrico Ghezzi, Alessandro Gagliardo
A Compassionate Spy
Dir. Steve James
Music For Black Pigeons
Dir. Jorgen Leth, Andreas Koefoed
The Kiev Trial
Dir. Sergei Loznitsa
In Viaggio
Dir. Gianfranco Rosi
Bobi Wine Ghetto President
Dir. Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo
Nuclear
Dir. Oliver Stone
Out Of Competition – series
The Kingdom Exodus
Dir. Lars von Trier
Copenhagen Cowboy
Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Horizons
Princess (opening film) 111′
Dir. Roberto De Paolis
Victim 91′
Dir. Michal Blasko
On The Fringe 105′
Dir. Juan Diego Botto
Trenque Lauquen – In 2 parts both 120′
Dir. Laura Citarella
Vera 115′
Dir. Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
Innocence (documentary) 100′
Dir. Guy Davidi
Blanquita 94′
Dir. Fernando Guzzoni
For My Country 113′
Dir. Rachid Hami
A Man 121′
Dir. Kei Ishikawa
Bread And Salt – 100′
Dir. Damian Kocur
Luxembourg, Luxembourg 105′
Dir. Antonio Lukich
Ti Mangio Il Cuore 115′
Dir. Pippo Mezzapesa
To The North 122′
Dir. Mihai Mincan
Autobiography 116′
Dir. Makbul Mubarak
The Sitting Duck 122′
Dir. Jean-Paul Salome
World War III 117′
Dir. Houman Seyedi
The Happiest Man In The World 95′
Dir. Teona Strugar Mitevska
The Bride 81′
Dir. Sergio Trefaut
Horizons Extra
Origin Of Evil (opening film) 125′
Dir. Sebastien Marnier
Hanging Gardens 117′
Dir. Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
Amanda 93′
Dir. Carolina Cavalli
Red Shoes 82′
Dir. Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser
Nezouh 100′
Dir. Soudade Kaadan
Notte Fantasma 83′
Dir. Fulvio Risuleo
Without Her 110′
Dir. Arian Vazirdaftari
Valeria Is Getting Married 76′
Dir. Michal Vinik
Goliath 92′
Dir. Adilkhan Yerzhanov
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2022 | 31 AUGUST – 10 SEPTEMBER 2022