The Venice Film Festival 2012 lineup has been announced. The longest running international film festival in the world, this year’s festival will run between August 29th and September 8th and will feature 17 world premieres in competition.
IN COMPETITION
Aprés Mai (Something in the Air)
Dir. Olivier Assayas (France), 122′
Clément Métayer, Lola Créton, Félix Armand
At Any Price
Dir. Ramin Bahrani (USA), 105′
Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham
Bella Addormentata (Dormant Beauty)
Dir. Marco Bellocchio (Italy, France), 115′
Toni Servillo, Isabelle Huppert, Alba Rohrwacher, Michele Riondino, Maya Sansa, Pier
Giorgio Bellocchio
La Cinquiéme Saison
Dir. Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth (Belgium, Netherlands, France), 93′
Aurélia Poirier, Django Schrevens, Sam Louwyck, Gill Vancompernolle
Lemale Et Ha’Chalal (Fill the Void)
Dir. Rama Burshtein (Israel), 90′
Hadas Yaron, Yiftach Klein, Irit Sheleg, Chaim Sharir
È Stato Il Figlio
Dir. Daniele Cipri (Italy), 90′
Toni Servillo, Giselda Volodi, Alfredo Castro, Fabrizio Falco
Un Giorno Speciale
Dir. Francesca Comencini (Italy), 89′
Filippo Scicchitano, Giulia Valentini
Passion
Dir. Brian de Palma (France, Germany), 94′
Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Paul Anderson, Karoline Herfurth
Superstar
Dir. Xavier Giannoli (France, Belgium), 112′
Kad Merad, Cecile De France
Pieta
Dir. Ki-Duk Kim (South Korea), 104′
Cho Min-soo, Lee Jung-jin
Outrage Beyond
Dir. Takeshi Kitano (Japan), 110′
Tomokazu Miura, Ryo Kase, Fumiyo Kohinata, Toshiyuki Nishida
Spring Breakers
Dir. Harmony Korine (USA), 92′
James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Heather Morris
To The Wonder
Dir. Terrence Malick (USA), 112′
Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem
Sinapupunan (Thy Womb)
Dir. Brillante Mendoza (Philippines), 100′
Nora Aunor, Bembol Rocco
Linhas de Wellington
Dir. Valeria Sarmiento (Portugal, France), 151′
Nuno Lopes, Soraia Chaves, John Malkovich, Marisa Paredes, Melvil Poupaud, Mathieu Amalric
Paradies: Glaube (Paradise: Faith)
Dir. Ulrich Seidl (Austria, France, Germany), 113′
Maria Hofstätter, Nabil Saleh
Izmena (Betrayal)
Dir. Kirill Serbrennikov (Russia), 115′
Franziska Petri, Dejan Lilic, Albina Dzhanabaeva, Arturs Skrastins
OUT OF COMPETITION
L’homme qui rit, dir Jean-Pierre Ameris (France-Czech Republic)
Love Is All You Need (Den skaldede frisor), dir Susanne Bier (Denmark-Sweden)
Cherchez Hortense, dir Pascal Bonitzer (France)
Sur un fil…, dir Simon Brook (France-Italy)
Enzo Avitabile Music Life, dir Jonathan Demme (Italy-US)
Tai Chi 0, dir Stephen Fung (China)
Lullaby To My Father, dir Amos Gitai (Israel-France-Switzerland)
Penance (Shokuzai), dir Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan)
Bad 25, dir Spike Lee (US)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, dir Mira Nair (India-Pakistan-US)
O Gebo e a Sombra, dir Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal-France)
The Company You Keep, dir Robert Redford (US)
Shark (Bait 3D), dir Kimble Rendall (Australia-Singapore-China)
Disconnect, dir Henry-Alex Rubin (US)
The Iceman, dir Ariel Vromen (US)
OUT OF COMPETITION – SPECIAL EVENTS
Anton’s Right Here (Anton tut ryadom), dir Lyubov Arkus (Russia)
It Was Better Tomorrow (Ya Man Aach), dir Hinde Boujemaa (Tunisia)
Clarisse, dir Liliana Cavani (Italy)
Sfiorando il muro, dirs Silvia Giralucci and Luca Ricciardi (Italy)
Carmel, dir Amos Gitai (Israel-France-Italy)
El impenetrable, dirs Daniele Incalcaterra and Fausta Quattrini (Argentina-France)
Witness: Libya, dir Abdallah Omeish (US)
Medici con l’Africa, dir Carlo Mazzacurati (Italy)
La nave dolce, dir Daniele Vicari (Italy-Albania)
ORRIZONTI (HORIZONS) FEATURES
Wadjda, dir Haifaa Al Mansour (Saudi Arabia-Germany)
The Paternal House (Khaneh Pedari), dir Kianoosh Ayari (Iran)
I Also Want It (Ja Tozhe Hochu), dir Alexey Balabanov (Russia)
Gli Equilibristi, dir Ivano De Matteo (Italy-France)
L’intervallo, dir Leonardo Di Costanzo (Italy-Switzerland-Germany)
Winter of Discontent (El Sheita Elli Fat), dir Ibrahim El Batout (Egypt)
Tango Libre, dir Frederic Fonteyne (Belgium-France-Luxembourg)
The Cutoff Man (Menatek Ha-Maim), dir Idan Hubel (Israel)
Fly With The Crane (Gaosu tame, wo cheng baihe qu le), dir Li Ruijun (China)
A Hijacking (Kapringen), dir Tobias Lindholm (Denmark)
Leones, dir Jazmin Lopez (Argentina-France-Netherlands)
Bellas Mariposas, dir Salvatore Mereu (Italy)
Low Tide, dir Roberto Minervini (US-Italy-Belgium)
Boxing Day, dir Bernard Rose (UK-US)
Yema, dir Djamila Sahraoui (Algeria-France)
Araf – Somewhere In Between, dir Yesim Ustaoglu (Turkey-France-Germany)
The Millennial Rapture (Sennen no Yuraku), dir Koji Wakamatsu (Japan)
Three Sisters (San Zi Mei), dir Wang Bing (France-Hong Kong-China)
