Latvia conquers the jury in a review still in search of new identities- Corriere.it

Two filmsthe Latvian Janvaris and Korean
Jeong-Sun
they did hoard of prizes alla Festa: best film, director and actor for the first, grand jury prize and actress for the second (story of a worker who pays for the lightness with which she let herself be filmed by her occasional lover). A choice too much radical that of the jury chaired by Marjane Satrapi because the selection had also presented other deserving titles, such as
Raymond & Ray
And Causewaythe latter recovered by the jury chaired by Julie Bertuccelli as best first feature.

In addition tointroduction of prizeshowever, the new guide della Festa (Gian Luca Farinelli as president, Paola Malanga as artistic director) tried to strengthen the link with the city, involving other projection points (the Auditorium is not made for cinema) and confirming with the competition the centrality of films compared to meetings and catwalks. A formula which, however, will need some tuningespecially for the overabundance of stocks that have ended up competing with each other.

As well as the presence of ben 47 Italian works in the various sections it does not seem the right way to favor the return of the audience in the hall (a task which, it must be said, not even Venice seems to have been able to satisfy). However, the shadow of that remains “original sin” that in the seventeen years of his life has always haunted the party, between hegemonic ambitions And elitist temptationsbetween cinephilia and popularity, “condemning” the event to a inevitable confrontation with other festivals while trying to chase a difficult difference. Sure, i five months available to carry out this edition are one justification more than valid to explain certain smudges: the hope is that with more calm, the Rome of cinema finally finds its way.