Venice Classics Line-Up Revealed
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Posted July 20, 2015 04:25 PM by Webmaster
The organizers of the Venice Film Festival revealed today the complete line-up of restored films that will be screened in the Classics section of the prestigious event. The 72 Venice International Film Festival will run on Venice Lido from September 2 to September 12, directed by Alberto Barbera.
The Classics program features recent restorations of Ernst Lubitsch's Heaven Can Wait (world premiere), Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death, Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard, Alberto Lattuada's The Vixen, Dino Risi's I Mostri, and Mario Monicelli's We Want the Colonels.
COMPLETE CLASSICS PROGRAM:
Akahige (Red Beard) by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1965, 185', B&W), restoration by Tōhō Co., Ltd.
Aleksandr Nevskij (Alexander Nevsky) by Sergej Michajlovič Ėjzenštejn (USSR, 1938, 108', B&W), restoration by Mosfilm
Amarcord by Federico Fellini (Italy, 1973, 123', Color) restoration by Cineteca di Bologna with the support of yoox.com and the contribution of Comune di Rimini. In collaboration with Cristaldifilm and Warner Bros.
Apenas un delincuente (Hardly a Criminal) by Hugo Fregonese (Argentina, 1949, 90', B&W), restoration by Museo del Cine y Filmoteca Buenos Aires
Le beau Serge (Bitter Reunion) by Claude Chabrol (France, 1958, 93', B&W), restoration by Gaumont
Fenggui lai de ren (The Boys from Feng-kuei) by Hou Hsiao-hsien (Chinese Taipei, 1983, 99', Color), restoration by Cinémathèque Royal de Belgique in collaboration with Hou Hsiao-hsien and The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project
Heaven Can Wait by Ernst Lubitsch (US, 1943, 113', Color) restoration (World Premiere): The Film Foundation
Léon Morin, prêtre (Léon Morin, Priest) by Jean-Pierre Melville (France, 1961, 130', B&W), restoration by Studiocanal
La Lupa (The Vixen) by Alberto Lattuada (Italy, 1953, 93', B&W), restoration by CSC - Cineteca Nazionale in collaboration with Filmauro
A Matter of Life and Death by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger (UK, 1946, 104', Color), in collaboration with Park Circus Limited
I mostri by Dino Risi (Italy, 1963, 118', B&W), restoration by Museo Nazionale del Cinema – Fondazione Maria Adriana Prolo and Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Rti-Mediaset, Lyon Film and Surf Film
Pattes blanches (White Paws) by Jean Grémillon (France, 1949, 92', B&W), restoration by Gaumont
Pyaasa (The Thirsty One) by Guru Dutt (India, 1957, 144', B&W), restoration by Ultra Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
The Power and the Glory by William K. Howard (US, 1933, 80', B&W), restoration by 20th Century Fox
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom) by Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italy, 1975, 116', Color), restoration by Cineteca di Bologna and CSC – Cineteca Nazionale, in collaboration with Alberto Grimaldi
To Sleep with Anger by Charles Burnett (US, 1990, 101', Color), restoration by Sony Pictures
Sonnenstrahl (Ray of Sunshine) by Pál Fejös (Germany/Austria, 1933, 87', B&W), in collaboration with Filmarchiv Austria
The Trial of Vivienne Ware by William K. Howard (US, 1932, 55', B&W), restoration by The Museum of Modern Art
Umut (Hope) by Yilmaz Güney (Turkey, 1970, 97', B&W), restoration by Republic of Turkey – Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Venise, A Gaumont Chronochrome production (France, 1912, 10', Color), restoration by Gaumont
Vogliamo i colonnelli (We Want the Colonels) by Mario Monicelli (Italy, 1973, 96', Color), restoration by CSC – Cineteca Nazionale, in collaboration with Dean Films
The Classics program features recent restorations of Ernst Lubitsch's Heaven Can Wait (world premiere), Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death, Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard, Alberto Lattuada's The Vixen, Dino Risi's I Mostri, and Mario Monicelli's We Want the Colonels.
COMPLETE CLASSICS PROGRAM:
Akahige (Red Beard) by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1965, 185', B&W), restoration by Tōhō Co., Ltd.
Aleksandr Nevskij (Alexander Nevsky) by Sergej Michajlovič Ėjzenštejn (USSR, 1938, 108', B&W), restoration by Mosfilm
Amarcord by Federico Fellini (Italy, 1973, 123', Color) restoration by Cineteca di Bologna with the support of yoox.com and the contribution of Comune di Rimini. In collaboration with Cristaldifilm and Warner Bros.
Apenas un delincuente (Hardly a Criminal) by Hugo Fregonese (Argentina, 1949, 90', B&W), restoration by Museo del Cine y Filmoteca Buenos Aires
Le beau Serge (Bitter Reunion) by Claude Chabrol (France, 1958, 93', B&W), restoration by Gaumont
Fenggui lai de ren (The Boys from Feng-kuei) by Hou Hsiao-hsien (Chinese Taipei, 1983, 99', Color), restoration by Cinémathèque Royal de Belgique in collaboration with Hou Hsiao-hsien and The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project
Heaven Can Wait by Ernst Lubitsch (US, 1943, 113', Color) restoration (World Premiere): The Film Foundation
Léon Morin, prêtre (Léon Morin, Priest) by Jean-Pierre Melville (France, 1961, 130', B&W), restoration by Studiocanal
La Lupa (The Vixen) by Alberto Lattuada (Italy, 1953, 93', B&W), restoration by CSC - Cineteca Nazionale in collaboration with Filmauro
A Matter of Life and Death by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger (UK, 1946, 104', Color), in collaboration with Park Circus Limited
I mostri by Dino Risi (Italy, 1963, 118', B&W), restoration by Museo Nazionale del Cinema – Fondazione Maria Adriana Prolo and Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Rti-Mediaset, Lyon Film and Surf Film
Pattes blanches (White Paws) by Jean Grémillon (France, 1949, 92', B&W), restoration by Gaumont
Pyaasa (The Thirsty One) by Guru Dutt (India, 1957, 144', B&W), restoration by Ultra Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
The Power and the Glory by William K. Howard (US, 1933, 80', B&W), restoration by 20th Century Fox
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom) by Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italy, 1975, 116', Color), restoration by Cineteca di Bologna and CSC – Cineteca Nazionale, in collaboration with Alberto Grimaldi
To Sleep with Anger by Charles Burnett (US, 1990, 101', Color), restoration by Sony Pictures
Sonnenstrahl (Ray of Sunshine) by Pál Fejös (Germany/Austria, 1933, 87', B&W), in collaboration with Filmarchiv Austria
The Trial of Vivienne Ware by William K. Howard (US, 1932, 55', B&W), restoration by The Museum of Modern Art
Umut (Hope) by Yilmaz Güney (Turkey, 1970, 97', B&W), restoration by Republic of Turkey – Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Venise, A Gaumont Chronochrome production (France, 1912, 10', Color), restoration by Gaumont
Vogliamo i colonnelli (We Want the Colonels) by Mario Monicelli (Italy, 1973, 96', Color), restoration by CSC – Cineteca Nazionale, in collaboration with Dean Films