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NEW DELHI: Asian films including one from India will dominate the 71st Venice International Film Festival next month.
The Festival is being held from 27 August to 6 September.
The competition section includes two Asian films: Tsukamoto Shinya’sNobiand Wang Xiaoshua's thrillerRed Amnesia.
The former is the story of a soldier struggling for survival in the Filipino jungle during the Pacific War. Ooka Shohei's novel was previously adapted by Ichikawa Kon asFires on the Plain(1959). In addition to directing, writing, editing, producing and serving as cinematographer, Tsukamoto also stars opposite Lily Franky and Nakamura Tatsuya.
A thriller about a retired widow whose life is changed after receiving anonymous calls from a mysterious stranger,Red Amnesiais Wang's first film in three years since his autobiographical drama11 Flowers(2011).
The Orizzonti competition section includes two Asian feature films: Hong Sang-soo'sHill of Freedomand Chaitanya Tamhane'sCourt. The former stars Kase Ryo as a Japanese man who falls for an older woman in Seoul. The latter chronicles a controversial court case about a folk singer accused of performing an inflammatory song that drove a man to commit suicide.
Ann Hui, director of the festival closing filmThe Golden Era, is serving as the director of the Orizzonti competition jury.
The section also includes 13-minute China shortGreat Heatand 17-minute Indonesia shortMaryam.
The festival is also hosting the world premieres of Peter Chan'sDearestand IM Kwon-taek'sMake Upas out of competition screening.
Organisers of the Venice Days sidebar said in addition to Kim Ki-duk'sOne on Oneas opening film, the programme includes Bengali-language recession-set dramaAsha jaoar majhe(akaLabour of Love) by Aditya Vikram Sengupta.
Independently organised by the SNCCI (Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani), the International Critics' Week includes Vietnam'sFlapping in the Middle of Nowhere,and China'sThe Coffin in the Mountain. Asian films to dominate Venice Filmfest this year | Indian Television Dot Com
The Festival is being held from 27 August to 6 September.
The competition section includes two Asian films: Tsukamoto Shinya’sNobiand Wang Xiaoshua's thrillerRed Amnesia.
The former is the story of a soldier struggling for survival in the Filipino jungle during the Pacific War. Ooka Shohei's novel was previously adapted by Ichikawa Kon asFires on the Plain(1959). In addition to directing, writing, editing, producing and serving as cinematographer, Tsukamoto also stars opposite Lily Franky and Nakamura Tatsuya.
A thriller about a retired widow whose life is changed after receiving anonymous calls from a mysterious stranger,Red Amnesiais Wang's first film in three years since his autobiographical drama11 Flowers(2011).
The Orizzonti competition section includes two Asian feature films: Hong Sang-soo'sHill of Freedomand Chaitanya Tamhane'sCourt. The former stars Kase Ryo as a Japanese man who falls for an older woman in Seoul. The latter chronicles a controversial court case about a folk singer accused of performing an inflammatory song that drove a man to commit suicide.
Ann Hui, director of the festival closing filmThe Golden Era, is serving as the director of the Orizzonti competition jury.
The section also includes 13-minute China shortGreat Heatand 17-minute Indonesia shortMaryam.
The festival is also hosting the world premieres of Peter Chan'sDearestand IM Kwon-taek'sMake Upas out of competition screening.
Organisers of the Venice Days sidebar said in addition to Kim Ki-duk'sOne on Oneas opening film, the programme includes Bengali-language recession-set dramaAsha jaoar majhe(akaLabour of Love) by Aditya Vikram Sengupta.
Independently organised by the SNCCI (Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani), the International Critics' Week includes Vietnam'sFlapping in the Middle of Nowhere,and China'sThe Coffin in the Mountain. Asian films to dominate Venice Filmfest this year | Indian Television Dot Com
