Cinema survive. We sent d. W. s film a quarter scott rocks approach at the Venice Film Festival to find out amid the red carpet glitz and old world charm what the future of cinema looks like. Premise is the worlds oldest Film Festival but its on the cutting edge this is where oscar hopeful start where hollywood matches up with the art house see i cant think of a better place to look for the future of movie making. What i love about charlie. Being a dad and its almost annoying how much he likes the illusion. He cries easily in movies i cry for him time me through what i love about Nicole Domingue new music great dancer fractures. She is a mother who plays really plays. She gives great presents. Nicole and charlie are the perfect couple or so it seems. But what starts out as a beautiful love affair bitter divorce Scarlett Johansson and adam driver are both at the top of their game. The Venice Film Festival is living up to its reputation as a bellwether for the oscars Netflix Productions included. Ok scenes from a marriage for better and for worse. Relationships children the chaos of everyday life stuff everyone can relate to the time when i met with. I was actually going through a divorce and i didnt know. What we were meaning about. The family as an anchor in a turbulent world seems to be a central theme at this years Venice Film Festival. Against the backdrop of glitz and red carpet glamour. Among the premieres the german film pelican blood. What does it mean to say that someone is evil are you born evil comment can you treat trauma at one point might you just have to give up on someone. A devil child or just a traumatized little girl. Nina hoss plays a single mother she already has one adopted child and adopts another. An orphan from bulgaria but she turns out not to be as angelic as she looks. A police horse trainer who has a magic touch with wayward horses the because pushed to her limits by right. All. The. And soon in this comes and. Then it. Got to the muslim name. Motherhood is a nightmare from which there is no escape and the because trapped with a child who becomes increasingly manic destructive and ultimately murderous and intense film that asks questions with no easy answers should a child be saved at any cost. What if they cant be saved. As me but i thought the subject of pelican blood moved me deeply so its important to me that the audience be left with questions that they leave feeling unsettled. Not all of the films in venice are so introspective many are reflections on the state of the world. Another focus of this years festival films based on true stories. Meryl streep stars in the laundromat a comedy about the 2016 pandemic paper scandal. Thats the story empty shallow know the story somebody and somebody is making money from it maybe lots of people. So ellens husband has died in a boating accident determined to get an insurance payout she follows the money and stumbles onto an International Tax avoidance and Money Laundering scheme someone is making money from it all goes back to the. States. So what happens next what do we do next were living in a moment where the news cycle is racing and were bracing to keep up with Current Events and this is this is an entertaining. Flash funny way of telling a very very dark black hearted joke a joke thats being played on all of us people died. And people die still drive global high finals as a farce. When a whistle blower leaks confidential documents the shock waves go round the world. Even hollywood is affected the night. That is my money most of the time we dont even know. That. Inevitably there are also critical voices in venice where the female directors the festivals lagging behind when it comes to gender parity just 2 women have films in competition. One of them is hi far from saudi arabia. Her film the perfect candidate is about money on a young small town doctor struggling to do her job despite dilapidated conditions and patriarchal restrictions in a country where older men in particular refuse to be treated by a woman. Sometimes you cant listen to me if you can. Just make it and i got it it was a guy debord. Yeah. But that wasnt when the overall. Makes. You can name which william was nobody ever said the idea of a guy like you said it is and its been nice that i wanted to be part of the change part of what is happening here to contribute to the dialogue for the new generation has so much more opportunities to learn and to grow and to go places. Mario runs for office in a municipal election defined convention with the support of her sisters in unhurried portrait about empowerment and the change coming about in saudi arabia. Want to talk to you and. Said i am the type that i disappoint. The whore of babylon you intend to show him as you somebody to cut it. I tell you. What intercom i cant but its going to hey dont any good night piano measures. Among the a list stars defying the sweltering temperatures to hit town brad pitt besieged as usual by fans and for talk of 1st in ad astra he plays major roy mcbride a fearless space cowboy and lonely traveler to the final frontier traumatized by the loss of his father a famous astronaut its a cross between an action movie and a psychological drama. It was a constant effort just to try to maintain this balance and try to keep this this this story unfolding in a in a very subtle delicate way. Roy is sent on a mission to neptune to find us missing father displeasure and brought. Him attempting to reach dr clifford mcbride. This is starting to branch. Out like she a. Family drama even in outer space the 2001900 Venice Film Festival entries range from the existential to the political and back again. A mode of r. Is an old cinematic master whose influence a generation of filmmakers the crazy spaniard known for his flamboyant technicolor melodramas has already had a huge influence on the future of cinema but hes not done yet. The. Last. Nail in the auto with either golden lines is a really important prize that. He and since it involves venice. The place where i was actually born as a director. For me its a very special emotion we. Want to give me a little boy oh boy the. If you took about your meet him and 988 almodovar submitted this tumultuous comedy to the vaness fast of all to get didnt when him a prize but praise and encouragement just what in aspiring filmmaker needs to in 2019 the festival paid tribute to the director and his lifes work Pedro Almodovar is an icon for the last 30 years hes shape she european cinema like no other missy into boekel i feel a little great as or fact 31 years later there are giving me the golden why and for the film i did in 88 yes and id really like your believe that its a random actor poetic justice yeah Pedro Almodovar tends to ensure that the characters and his films get just its even when the world around them is usually un just enough the in the months up i was born in their love munchen region here and its a very conservative creatures is it about i mean if you could almost say calvinist the cuss there was very little color yeah even in the clothing people war and rip yet its a very dry region it was simply that it and i thought to this aridity was very beautiful to country but it was the exact opposite of the way i felt that r. T. O. Eichler going to cynthia something you feel is what you them like to feed that the peak of our motive are spill miss are full of power color and life like the people whose stories he tells theyre often outsiders in society but theyre always strong and charming individuals with all their weaknesses obsessions and passions. The golden lion for his lifes work also honors the great characters created by our motive are for some actors they were stepping stones on their path to hollywood such as penelope cruz. Is felicity. So intimate under her because im so sad to see santa. Pretty. Pretty busy and. Then. Im out of our skillfully links different genres citing classics like those of alfred hitchcock. He tweaks perfects the characters to suit his actors and works with them continuously. Like Antonio Banderas now a Hollywood Star he was one of the all motiv rs discoveries in his latest film pain and glory the director gave him the lead role. Playing in glory are 2 words which are very difficult for missy. On the one hand i tried not to complain too much about pain during the production of the film. And as for glory i try not to show off about it. But i cant really deal with either of them. Going to my side or. In aging film directors suffering from a creative block due to ill health ponders his life as an artist. And its like playing a character that hes actually the ill tell you the more i can tell you to do in the shooting of the movie. As we were going i met he was actually for me talking. You know. After conciliation with his past that he was very happy to. Have here. When we refused the movie i saw that the happiest. That i have seen in 40. 2 years that we know it. Was just. Me and affectionately most of our connects the dots from a childhood in deprived conditions to the extravagant life of an artist. Good at the fitness finish and i could see that. Pedro almodovar was honored for his lifes work in venice hopefully that will include more masterpieces in the years to come. I was. Pedro almodovar has something to say to people who like to watch movies on these things instead of in the cinema a film should be seen on a screen thats at least as big as the butt on the seat of the person watching it but smartphones and streaming are transforming the Film Industry the winds are blurring between movies and t. V. Between t. V. And streaming so is cinema dead or are netflix and co just whats needed to draw new wife into a century old art form. Nowadays audiences tend to enjoy films from the comfort of their homes rather than the cinema. Netflix amazon prime disney and apple coming soon streaming services on. The internet has killed a Video Rental Store is it about to kill the movie theater. Media expert. Says that streaming services with their vast array of choices do indeed pose a threat to old school cinemas. Korean food talk netflix it for filmmaking might benefit from netflix but cinema starting to come for the streaming you know has entered the arena to battle it out with cinemas for the cultural of germany over a film also on. How we have banned cinemas those magical places where the lights go out and we settle down in the darkness to be transported to another world. No were not says Christiane Boyer the head of a. G. Keno an association of art house cinema is optimistic he points out that cinema audience numbers are actually growing for the year. Its a different way of seeing a film and of course not just because of the big screen understocked not because of state of the Art Technology that we dont all have in our living rooms but because youre engaging with the media and the other people youre watching with the north middle east in flames i would get an increasing number of film directors not opting to work with netflix they enjoy the freedom it gives them the streaming giants reportedly put 200000000. 00 into Martin Scorseses new gangster movie the irishman and gave him full Creative Control were going out now for a. Big business and the government are trying to close down. Whatever you need me to do im available now for. Netflix leans back and says hey we trust you go for it weve got your back the result will be great the less we interfere the better the result thats how it works with any art form when there are vested interests be they financial political or studio interests then it will affect the product. For and then takes off. These days the streaming Services Industry is worth billions. But many are worried that only one company can win the streaming wars and the result would be a monopoly. In the future there might just be a few companies imposing rules at Film Festivals are actually dictating terms to states. Whats at stake here is diversity of opinion and we need to keep a close eye on these developments. Can many years now Film Festivals have been debating whether or not to screen movies made by streaming Media Services netflix originals for example didnt get a cinema release only in selected faces and for a short period of time greek born french director has done it in venice for his contribution to contemporary cinema has reservations about streaming platforms. Everywhere and his calls. In the small village everywhere we painted of the money before it was the boston for the other head to the pier that exhibit what would be the movie that put in the books and those in the mall who dont listen in for more than small these people have seen them or what it is that doesnt they go to for other things. The streaming platforms and there were a lot about us then there will be watching and for how long they know whats popular now what will have lasting popularity and what will attract new subscribers and then use algorithms to decide what to show us. Mexican director. Is in reality 2 is among those who are concerned about this development. Just think of the risk is theyll go ok lots of people who watch netflix like certain actors certain subjects Certain Directors so theyre the ones will get funded and others who attracts fewer viewers will gradually disappear because its all about reaching the biggest audience as possible. And audiences keep watching. The brave new world of entertainment is just so comfortable and convenient. You can hit the pause button whenever you feel like it take a break and top up your drink. How can move anything to compete. Well with the latest gimmick 40. 7 minutes with 40 x. Technology use moving seats all scented yet to provide an open mental experience it might work with stephen kings it chapter 2 but its not likely to add much to an art house film sharing the experience is apparently crucial to the concept. The best you can say about experiencing a movie in a very immediate way to see you laugh more if youre in a group but its also about the groups reaction you know what did you make of it and what did you like about it. We needed more. We romanticize the idea of cinema as a place to talk about film it never was we might discuss movies with our friends but in my old life no ones ever come up to me in a cinema and said i dont know you but lets discuss the film we just saw the. Discussion a film now takes place on social media and fan sites. But that doesnt mean its any less impassioned. In 1913 friends cuffed wrote in his diary went to the movies. These days a film might still make as we we just probably wont have gone to the movies to see and. Theres one film in venice the best can buy the personal drama of in the cinema with the spectacle of blockbuster movies it took an iconic character from a comic book and turned them into an antihero for archives my personal favorite in venice this year the joker. Jokes 6. The joker we love to hate the original comic book figure and batmans nemesis an arch enemy the ultimate villain. Enough from the cause. Brilliantly embodied by heath ledger in the 2008 movie the dark knight. In his latest incarnation hes very different a broken man as much a victim as a perpetrator psychologically damaged reminiscent of taxi drivers Travis Bickle one of robert de niros most iconic roles. Im our. Director Todd Phillips best known for the hangover trilogy came to venice with his star joaquin phoenix. Both were in high spirits cant. That with the joker they have an ace up their sleeves. Face a guy is searching for a dennehy i think he becomes mistakenly symbol and really what he was looking for is adulation he was never looking for the world to burn this joker. Arthur flick has a condition he bursts into cackles of laughter usually at inappropriate moments hes heavily medicated i want to be stand up comedian he cant keep it together on stage it always bombs hes a loser. I didnt refer to any Customer Relations of the character. It was just something that felt like it was our creation in some ways and the think thats what was really important for me to it. Its an inspired reinvention of the villain purpose even heath ledgers character pales in comparison to Joaquin Phoenixs joker. He lost 24 kilos to play the part of this underdog turned angel of vengeance. And just. Got the lost its way. Everyone laughed at me for no one well now theyre saying that again. Suddenly this mentally ill freakish figure has followers a parable for our time i ne case again there were there were more things than just societies indifference toward him that made him and turned him into the joker there was this narcissism in arthur and this need to be applauded and looked up and left you know. Todd phillips joker surpasses expectations its a blockbuster with the soul of an independent film a definite oscar contender. Just a joke to you but. A memory one small thing yeah we bring me on the comedian should use me as joker. The plan. Joker shows cinemark and still combine spectacle and substance the hollywood and art house traditions the old ways of making movies are being disrupted but filmmakers are finding new ways to tell their stories and get them seen on screens both big and small from what ive seen in venice this year im pretty optimistic about the future of set up so as joker says but on a happy. He uses gun dollars to make earning art. Dusts cars. And he floods on sidewalks its. The. Norwegian artist do you know to make works with reactive media and. What other surprises has he got in store pick up your road next sunday w. On the some of the 7 percent of the talk about the issues that. African to be germane. To the german 3 african. Stern prisoners edge between what she sings about it but it sets an example for others. In 60 minutes on. Its time. To take one step further. And face the council. Here on this side of love really time to search the unknown. And find out for the truth out of. Time to overcome boundaries. And connect the world cuts time for the t w d w is coming up ahead. For minds. Wow talk about making us flash we get up close and personal