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Roman Polanski’s New Film Will Compete at Venice Film Festival Roman Polanski’s New Film Will Compete at Venice Film Festival
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Roman Polanski’s “J’accuse” will compete at this year’s Venice Film Festival, the organizers said in a statement on Thursday.Roman Polanski’s “J’accuse” will compete at this year’s Venice Film Festival, the organizers said in a statement on Thursday.
Polanski, the Polish-born filmmaker who won the Oscar for best director in 2003 for “The Pianist,” has been a fugitive from the United States since 1978, after he fled the country while awaiting sentencing for the statutory rape of an underage girl. Polanski, the French-born filmmaker who won the Oscar for best director in 2003 for “The Pianist,” has been a fugitive from the United States since 1978, after he fled the country while awaiting sentencing for the statutory rape of an underage girl.
Last year, he was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not long after it changed its rules to say there was “no place in the academy for people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates recognized standards of decency.”Last year, he was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not long after it changed its rules to say there was “no place in the academy for people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates recognized standards of decency.”
But there is still a place for Polanski at Venice, where he has a long history. In 2011, he did not attend the premiere of his film “Carnage” there because of attempts to extradite him to the United States.But there is still a place for Polanski at Venice, where he has a long history. In 2011, he did not attend the premiere of his film “Carnage” there because of attempts to extradite him to the United States.
“J’accuse” is about one of history’s most famous miscarriages of justice: the Dreyfus affair, in which Albert Dreyfus, a Jewish French military officer, was wrongly convicted of treason in the 1890s. The film takes its title from an open letter by Émile Zola, the novelist, that accused France’s government of mishandling the case and of anti-Semitism.“J’accuse” is about one of history’s most famous miscarriages of justice: the Dreyfus affair, in which Albert Dreyfus, a Jewish French military officer, was wrongly convicted of treason in the 1890s. The film takes its title from an open letter by Émile Zola, the novelist, that accused France’s government of mishandling the case and of anti-Semitism.
“J’accuse” will compete for the Golden Lion, the festival’s top prize, against 20 other films. Those include “The Laundromat,” Steven Soderbergh’s comedy based on the Panama Papers scandal, which showed some of the world’s most powerful people may have used offshore bank accounts to hide their wealth.“J’accuse” will compete for the Golden Lion, the festival’s top prize, against 20 other films. Those include “The Laundromat,” Steven Soderbergh’s comedy based on the Panama Papers scandal, which showed some of the world’s most powerful people may have used offshore bank accounts to hide their wealth.
“The Laundromat” stars Meryl Streep, whose character uncovers a scandal involving a law firm in Panama City run by two men played by Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas.“The Laundromat” stars Meryl Streep, whose character uncovers a scandal involving a law firm in Panama City run by two men played by Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas.
Other films in competition include “Ad Astra,” starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut who travels into space in search of his father, played by Tommy Lee Jones; and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” about a husband and wife dealing with the demise of their relationship, which stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson.Other films in competition include “Ad Astra,” starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut who travels into space in search of his father, played by Tommy Lee Jones; and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” about a husband and wife dealing with the demise of their relationship, which stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson.
“Marriage Story” will also play at the Toronto International Film Festival, whose lineup was announced on Tuesday.“Marriage Story” will also play at the Toronto International Film Festival, whose lineup was announced on Tuesday.
The festival will open with “The Truth,” by the Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. His film “Shoplifters,” about a group of petty thieves who rescue a girl from abusive parents, won the Palme d’Or, the top award at the Cannes Film Festival, in 2018.The festival will open with “The Truth,” by the Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. His film “Shoplifters,” about a group of petty thieves who rescue a girl from abusive parents, won the Palme d’Or, the top award at the Cannes Film Festival, in 2018.
“The Truth” is in French and English and features Catherine Deneuve as a French actress who has a complex relationship with her daughter, played by Juliette Binoche.“The Truth” is in French and English and features Catherine Deneuve as a French actress who has a complex relationship with her daughter, played by Juliette Binoche.
Venice has recently been criticized for its lack of films by female directors. Last year, Jennifer Kent’s “The Nightingale” was the only film in competition directed by a woman. This year there are two: Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth,” a comedy about a seriously ill teenager who falls in love with a drug dealer; and “The Perfect Candidate,” by Haifaa al-Mansour, the pioneering Saudi Arabian director, about a female doctor who runs for office in the country.Venice has recently been criticized for its lack of films by female directors. Last year, Jennifer Kent’s “The Nightingale” was the only film in competition directed by a woman. This year there are two: Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth,” a comedy about a seriously ill teenager who falls in love with a drug dealer; and “The Perfect Candidate,” by Haifaa al-Mansour, the pioneering Saudi Arabian director, about a female doctor who runs for office in the country.
The Venice Film Festival will run from Aug. 28 through Sept. 7.The Venice Film Festival will run from Aug. 28 through Sept. 7.