Tag: Pablo Larraín
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Wes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain awarded German funding
German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) has made its latest funding decisions.Films directed by Wes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain and Karim Ainouz are among 14 projects to receive more than €5.2m in total production support from the German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) in its latest funding decision.The largest single amount of…
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Augusto Pinochet’s True Story Is Bloodier Than ’El Condo’s Vampire Version
The existence of real vampires has always been questioned and debated. From 1922’s Nosferatu to 2023’s Renfield, the blood-thirsty creatures have also been staple figures in fantasy horror films. Pablo Larraín’s Chilean Netflix movie El Conde takes the legend of the creatures one step further by merging history with fiction to put the real-life Chilean…
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El Conde Review: The Boldest Vampire Movie Of The Year Needed Just A Little More Bite
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being reviewed here wouldn’t exist.Traditionally speaking, vampire stories have boasted a unique kind of versatility that most other subgenres can only dream about. In the last decade alone, they’ve run the gamut…
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Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ Wins Golden Lion at Venice, Peter Sarsgaard and Cailee Spaeny Take Acting Prizes (Full List of Winners)
The closing-night awards ceremony of the 80th Venice Film Festival has concluded, with the critical favorite and presumed frontrunner, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Emma Stone-starring adult fantasy “Poor Things,” living up to the buzz — it has taken the Golden Lion from Damien Chazelle’s jury. Other winners include Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Agnieszka Holland, Matteo Garrone and U.S. actors…
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Venice film festival roundup – Adam Driver’s Ferrari roars in to soup up a subpar opening week
A ponderous Italian wartime drama and Pablo Larraín’s one-joke General Pinochet satire threatened to sink the actors’ strike-hit 80th Venice film festival – until Michael Mann’s racing thriller hit the gasThis year’s Venice may turn out to be a test case for auteur power. The US actors’ strike means that Hollywood stars are unlikely to…
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Inside Variety and the Golden Globe Awards’ Venice Party With Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini, Lukas Gage, Pablo Larraín and More
The stars were out in Venice for Variety and the Golden Globe Awards’ party on Thursday night, featuring Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini, Lukas Gage and Pablo Larraín.Presented by Iervolino and Lady Bacardi Entertainment, the event celebrated breakthrough talent and excellence in Italian filmmaking, handing out several awards under the moonlight. Stokes and Gage received breakthrough…
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Pablo Larrain and ‘El Conde’ Cast Say Portraying Pinochet as a Vampire Is ‘Necessary’ Amid Global Right-Wing Resurgence
As Chile readies to mark 50 years since the Sept. 11 1973 coup by Augusto Pinochet Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín on Thursday was back in Venice – following “Spencer” in 2021 – with scathing satire “El Conde,” in which Pinochet, a symbol of global fascism, resurfaces as a 250-year old vampire living in a rundown…
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Pablo Larrain on Portraying Pinochet as a Vampire in ‘El Conde’ to Counter Fascism ‘That Comes in Different Shapes and Forms’ Around the World
Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín is back in Venice – following “Spencer” in 2021 – with scathing satire “El Conde,” in which Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, a symbol of global fascism, resurfaces as a 250-year old vampire living in a rundown rural mansion after faking his death.The allegorical film, beautifully shot in black-and-white by ace cinematographer…
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Starring Leandra Leal, Marco Pigossi, Yuki Sugimoto, Gabe Klinger’s ‘Okonomiyaki’ Teams Brazil, Chile, France (Exclusive)
Brazil’s Raccord Produções, Chile’s Araucaria Cine and France’s Nord-Ouest Films are teaming to produce acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Gabe Klinger’s feature drama project “Okonomiyaki.”“Okonomiyaki” will topline celebrated Brazilian actor-helmer Leandra Leal, Yuki Sugimoto, star of Disney+ series “Mila in the Multiverse,” and Marco Pigossi, of Netflix’s “Invisible City” and “Tidelands.”The feature-length project has been selected for…