{"id":1971,"date":"2015-08-25T03:10:16","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T01:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/schede-film-calendario-proiezioni-2015-2\/"},"modified":"2020-05-07T16:07:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T14:07:28","slug":"competition2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/en\/competition2015\/","title":{"rendered":"9. Queer Lion Award: films in competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cast, credits, synopses, pictures and of all the movies in competition for Queer Lion 2015; and the calendar with the screening schedule throughout the Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Danish Girl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Danish Girl<\/strong> by Tom Hooper with Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander (Uk\/Usa, 120\u2019) Venezia 72<\/p>\n

Copenhagen, early Twenties. The Danish artist Gerda Wegener paints a portrait of her husband Einer dressed up as a woman. The painting gains a huge success and Einar starts permanently assuming a female appearance, changing his name to Lili Elbe. Inspired by feminist ideals and supported by the wife, Elbe attempts the first-ever male to female sex reassignment surgery, deeply affecting his marriage and identity.<\/p>\n

5 September 9:00 Sala Darsena, 11:30 Sala Grande, 19:30 Sala Grande<\/strong>, 20:15 PalaBiennale<\/p>\n

6 September 10:45 PalaBiennale, 16:00\/19\/21:30 Multisala Rossini (Venezia)<\/p>\n

7 September 16.30\/19\/21.30 IMG Cinemas Candiani (Mestre)<\/p>\n

\"Desde<\/a>
Desde all\u00e1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Desde all\u00e1<\/strong> by Lorenzo Vigas with Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva (Venezuela, 93\u2019) Venezia 72<\/p>\n

In the chaotic Caracas, Armando, owner of a dental prosthesis laboratory, lurks nearby bus stations, approaches young boys and offers them money to accompany him home. Armando also uses to spy an old man, the place where he lives and the ones where he goes. Perhaps there is something in the past that links both of them. One day Armando brings home with him the 18-year-old Elder, head of a small gang of vandals. It\u2019s the start of a relationship that will change their lives forever.<\/p>\n

9 September 19:30 Sala Darsena, 22:00 Sala Perla<\/p>\n

10 September 17:00 Sala Grande<\/strong>, 21:45 PalaBiennale<\/p>\n

11 September 10:45 PalaBiennale, 16:30 Multisala Rossini (Venezia)<\/p>\n

12 September 16:30 IMG Cinemas Candiani (Mestre)<\/p>\n

\"Spotlight\"<\/a>
Spotlight (credit Kerry Hayes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spotlight<\/strong> by Thomas McCarthy with Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton (Usa, 123\u2019) Fuori Concorso<\/p>\n

In 2001, the Boston Globe conducted a report that shook the foundation of the city and shocked the world. Spotlight tells the story of this investigation, led by the members of the Globe detective team Spotlight. They uncovered the strategic blanketing by the Archdiocese of Boston on sexual abuses against children by several priests. Spotlight casts a new light on the investigations of men and women working to denounce the scandal.<\/p>\n

3 September 9:00 Sala Grande, 11:30 Sala Darsena, 19:15 Sala Grande<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 September 17:45 PalaBiennale<\/p>\n

\"Janis\"<\/a>
Janis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Janis <\/strong>by Amy Berg (Usa, 115\u2019) Fuori Concorso<\/p>\n

The documentary follows the main stages of Janis Joplin\u2019s life, from her performance at Monterey Pop in 1967 to Woodstock in 1969 and Festival Express in 1970, including interviews with relatives, friends and rock stars of her time. The soundtrack features Janis Joplin\u2019s hits, among which Cry Baby, Mercedes Benz and Piece of My Heart. Amy Berg shows the woman behind the myth, other than the rock&roll icon, unveils a gentle, innocent yet strong woman. Well known as rock icon, the personal story of Janis Joplin is very complex. Janis serves as a narrator, telling us her life through the letters she wrote to her friends, relatives and lovers, leading us in a journey that starts from her childhood.<\/p>\n

5 September 19:30 Sala Perla, 22:00 Sala Darsena<\/p>\n

6 September 14:00 Sala Grande<\/strong><\/p>\n

7 September 17:30 Sala Perla 2<\/p>\n

\"La<\/a>
La calle de la amargura (credit V\u00edctor Mendiola)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

La calle de la amargura<\/strong> by Arturo Ripstein with Patricia Reyes Sp\u00edndola, Nora Vel\u00e1zquez (Mexico\/Spain, 99\u2019) Fuori Concorso<\/p>\n

Two old prostitutes go back to their hovels. One of them has problems with the teenage daughter and the husband devoted to cross-dressing. The other one lives completely alone, with no ties. However, that night they have an appointment to celebrate the in-ring victory of two midget wrestlers. The film is based on the true story of two wrestlers found dead in a Cuauhtemoc hotel in Mexico City, presumably poisoned by the two women.<\/p>\n

10 September 9:00 Sala Grande, 11:30 Sala Darsena, 22:00 Sala Grande<\/strong><\/p>\n

11 September 17:30 PalaBiennale, 21:30 Multisala Rossini (Venezia)<\/p>\n

12 September 21:30 IMG Cinemas Candiani (Mestre)<\/p>\n

\"Lama<\/a>
Lama azavtani (credit Vered Adir)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lama Azavtani<\/strong> by Hadar Morag with Muhammad Daas, Yuval Gurevich (Israel\/France, 94\u2019) Orizzonti<\/p>\n

A rejected boy from the fringes of society discovers a distant, enigmatic man, a lone ranger who dominates the back alleys of a filthy city. Stubborn and tenacious, the boy instills himself under the man`s wing. In their struggle for self-control, their attempts to restrain themselves get out of hand.<\/p>\n

7 September 19:30 Sala Pasinetti, 22:30 Sala Volpi<\/p>\n

8 September 17:00 Sala Darsena<\/strong><\/p>\n

9 September 15:15 PalaBiennale<\/p>\n

\"Arianna\"<\/a>
Arianna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arianna <\/strong>by Carlo Lavagna with Ondina Quadri, Massimo Popolizio (Italy, 84\u2019) 12. Giornate degli Autori<\/p>\n

Arianna is nineteen, but she’s still waiting to get her first period. As the summer begins, her parents decide to renew their acquaintance with their country house on Lake Bolsena, where Arianna lived until she was three, and has never been back. As the family settle in for the summer, long-repressed memories start to re-emerge, and Arianna decides to stay on after her parents return to the city.<\/p>\n

3 September 9:00 Sala Perla<\/p>\n

4 September 17:00 Sala Perla<\/strong>, 21:00 Multisala Rossini (Venezia)<\/p>\n

5 September 21:00 IMG Cinemas Candiani (Mestre)<\/p>\n

\"Marguerite\"
Marguerite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marguerite<\/strong> by Xavier Giannoli (France\/Czech Republic\/Belgium, 127\u2019) Venezia 72<\/p>\n

1921, the beginning of the Roaring Twenties. Not far from Paris. It is party day at Marguerite Dumont\u2019s castle. Like every year, an array of music lovers gathers around a great cause at the owner\u2019s place. Nobody knows much about this woman except that she is rich and that her whole life is devoted to her passion: music. Marguerite sings. She sings wholeheartedly, but she sings terribly out of tune. Blackmailed for a sex scandal, a famous homosexual opera singer will be forced to become her teacher and mentor, but it will not be enough.<\/p>\n

4 September 22:00 Sala Grande<\/strong> (official screening)<\/p>\n

\"In
In Jackson Heights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Jackson Heights<\/strong> by Frederick Wiseman (Usa, 190\u2019) Fuori Concorso<\/p>\n

Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse communities in the United States and the world. The people who live in Jackson Heights, in their cultural, racial, sexual and ethnic diversity, are representative of the new wave of immigrants to America. Some of the issues the film raises \u2013 assimilation, integration, immigration, cultural and religious differences \u2013 are common to all the major cities of the Western world.<\/p>\n

4 September 13:30 Sala Grande<\/strong> (official screening)<\/p>\n

\"Human\"
Human<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Human<\/strong> by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (France, 188\u2019) Fuori Concorso<\/p>\n

Human, a diptych of narrations and images of our world, offers us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the deepest reaches of a human being. Through testimonies full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence, Human brings us face to face with the Other and takes us back to our own lives. Yann Arthus-Bertrand: \u201cI dreamed of a film in which the power of words would resonate with the beauty of the world. Putting the ills of humanity at the heart of my work\u2014poverty, war, immigration, homophobia\u2014I made certain choices. Committed, political choices. But people talked to me about everything: their difficulty in growing as well as their love and happiness. This richness of the human word lies at the heart of human. The movie relates the voices of all those, men and women, who entrusted me with their stories. And it becomes their messenger..\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

12 September 14:30 Sala Darsena (official screening)<\/p>\n

\"Na
Na ri xiawu (Afternoon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Na ri xiawu (Afternoon)<\/strong> by Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese Taipei, 137\u2019) Fuori Concorso<\/p>\n

At the ruins, in the afternoon. The conversation between a dying man and his most beloved person: director Tsai Ming-liang and his partner for the last 20 years, actor Lee Kang Sheng.<\/p>\n

10 September 16:30 Sala Pasinetti<\/p>\n

11 September 19:30 Sala Volpi<\/p>\n

12 September 14:00 Sala Volpi<\/p>\n

\"Helmut
Helmut Berger, Actor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Helmut Berger, Actor<\/strong> by Andreas Horvath (Austria, 89\u2019) Venezia Classici<\/p>\n

The film is an intimate portrait of the aged Helmut Berger, exposing the brusqueness of his character for what it really is: a cry for attention, closeness and intimacy. The radicality and ruthlessness with which he lays bare his emotions and exhibits his body bear resemblance to the Viennese Actionism movement. And much like the Actionists Berger uses performance art as a means of articulating his discomfort.<\/p>\n

9 September 17:00 Sala Casin\u00f2<\/p>\n

10 September 22:00 Sala Casin\u00f2<\/p>\n

\"The
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin<\/strong> by Yves Montmayeur (France, 65\u2019) Venezia Classici<\/p>\n

Daniel N. Casagrande: \u201cGuy Maddin\u2019s cinema is intrinsecally surreal, happily anarchic, intellectually compelling, drastically poetic, fierce, cinephile; many of his works are a visually elaborate tribute, among others, to Jean Genet and Kenneth Anger; \u201cSissy Boy Slap Party\u201d is probably the best example of how the queer aesthetics is Maddin\u2019s cinematic grammar.\u201d<\/em> The documentary shows, among thers, interviews to John Waters and Kenneth Anger.<\/p>\n

8 September 15:30 Sala Casin\u00f2<\/p>\n

10 September 20:15 Sala Casin\u00f2<\/p>\n

\"Baby
Baby Bump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baby Bump<\/strong> by Kuba Czekaj (Poland, 89\u2019) Biennale College – Cinema<\/p>\n

Kuba Czekaj: \u201cMy intention was to create an unrealistic movie. A comic-book style film about physical adolescence\u2014about the body that changes, grows and turns into a monster. The story is focused on the corporeality of an 11-year-old boy and the frustration it causes\u2014the kid doesn\u2019t want to be noticed and belittled. He doesn\u2019t know what is happening with him. He rejects the fact that his transformation has begun. He escapes into his fantasy world\u2014a cruel fairy tale where his contacts with his community and his mother\u2014 unable to accept that her son changes\u2014assume final proportions. Baby Bump is a portrait of a child trapped in adolescence\u2014few say it out loud, but growing up really isn\u2019t for kids.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

3 September 17:00 Sala Casin\u00f2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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