Screening at Venice: May el-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’
The only film by a solo woman director in this year's Venice competition, it shoulders the burden of representing a feminine point of view, whether it wants to or not.
Venice Film Festival
Movie reviews, red carpet fashion, and interviews with the actors, directors and producers premiering at the Venice Film Festival—one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, held annually in Venice, Italy. Read more about Film Festivals.
Director Florian Zeller Says Casting a Real Couple Brought ‘Bunker’ Closer to Truth
One of the sexiest married couples in acting brought cinematic catnip to the Venice Film Festival: a movie about marital discord.
Screening at Venice: Halkawt Mustafa’s ‘No Paradise If You Are Killed By a Woman’
It's one of the most immaculately designed war films you're likely to see this year, with an enveloping use of environment and atmosphere. But when it comes to filling that space with dynamic drama, sadly, it misses its mark.
