A play that makes viewers look like girls desperate to make ends meet in the late 1960s, when it could mean imprisonment or execution.
L’Evenement, or Happening, by Audrey Diwan, or Happening, a film about illegal abortion in the 1960’s in France, has won the prestigious Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion.
The gut-wrenching drama attracted viewers with its portrayal of a girl eager to be disfellowshipped, which could mean imprisonment or death, in order to continue her education.
“I made this film with anger, longing, and my stomach, my intestines, my heart and my head,” Diwan said on Saturday when he received the award.
L’Evenement is France’s second most successful film since the murderous Julia Ducournau Titane film took over the Palme D’Or in Cannes in July.
A tough night for female filmmakers, the best director went to New Zealand historian Jane Campion for her struggles with Western Power of the Dog, including Benedict Cumberbatch.
And the best award for the film went to Maggie Gyllenhaal for her debut for The Lost Daughter, a simple look at the challenges of merging work with motherhood with British Oscar winner Olivia Colman.
A beautiful beach party in Venice Lido resumed life this year after a minor incident in 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic, in which the stars re-operated as well as a global video team.
The Second Lion Lion went to Italian beloved director Paolo Sorrentino for his amazing personality The Hand of God of his childhood in the southern city of Naples, which also received a new award from young Filippo Scotti.
But it was difficult to ignore the topic of gender in most films.
The festival closed with The Last Duel, a play competition, a classic musical by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck that burdened their message of justice for women.
Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, meanwhile, turned the misconceptions of Swinging Sixties London into a nightmare.
Another woman who looks set to take a head start in the coming months is Kristen Stewart, who adorned the opposition with her time as Princess Diana at Spencer.
But it was Spanish megastar Penelope Cruz who received the best award in Venice for her recent collaboration with former aetur Pedro Almodovar.
The Same Women is a dramatic change for the experimental filmmaker, seeing the horrors of the 1930’s civil war in Spain following the story of two women living in a dining room.
Cruz had a busy party, and also had Antonio Banderas as the best filmmakers in the Official Competition, who started their careers mercilessly.
The best prize for excellence was unexpected, with the departure of Philippine star John Arcilla for the violence at Job: The Missing 8.
