Venice — When it comes to feuds, this year’s Venice Film Festival really went too far.
First, director Alejandro G. Inarritu tracked down Venetian critics who were unfriendly to his new film, Bardo, and their reviews were “Undercurrent of racism”. Then the cast and crew of “Don’t Worry Darling” landed messily on the lido, where director Olivia Wilde addressed rumors that she had fallen out with star Florence Pugh, and social media sleuths , discussed the footage that appears to show Harry Styles spit About co-star Chris Pine at the movie’s premiere. (wrong, Said Pine representative)
And then there’s another feud — this one was included on the big screen — that prompted Venice’s chatter just as much, if not less of a bruised star ego. “Banshee of Inishelin” The new film from writer-director Martin McDonagh follows two broken Irish friends.
What is the source of their animosity? That’s what Colin Farrell’s bemused Padraic wants to know: One day, Colm (Brendan Gleeson) decided to end things. No more drinking in pubs. And every time Padraic asks him what’s up, Corum becomes more and more upset and he doesn’t want to get involved.
At first, the stakes seem low for this film, but after making his last film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, McDonagh didn’t want a more intimate canvas. You may think However, “The Banshees of Inisherin” is ultimately revealed to be a metaphor for Ireland’s internal strife, where men who should be kinsmen can’t help but clash. Even he threatens to use violence against the man he thought was his best friend in the world.
The film was enthusiastically received here in Venice, earning a long standing ovation and rave reviews from Variety (“Quietly Great”) and The Hollywood Reporter (“Surprisingly touching”). Pharrell is sure to win the biggest pop, though I’m sure there’s a lot of award buzz going on. He’s funny and finally moving as this sweet soul is pushed to breaking point by his friend’s separation.Batman“after yan” When “thirteen lives‘, which may be the one that earns him his first Oscar nomination.
And if voters really buy into this movie, it could get as far afield as “Three Billboards,” which received seven Oscar nominations and won two. Gleeson is on top form as stubborn Colm, and the supporting performances of Kelly Condon (as Padraic’s sister) and Barry Keoghan (as his troubled friend) are flamboyant and memorable in the way Oscar voters like them. is.
Expect McDonagh’s script to be recognized as well. “He’s such an extraordinary writer that I can’t imagine telling anyone what he wrote,” Farrell said at the film’s press conference in Venice. “Inishelin’s Banshees” reunites him and Gleeson with McDonagh for the first time since “McDonagh.”in Bruges’”, Pharrell praised the writer-director circle in conversation.
“We always come back for a good chat when the siege looms,” he said. “We’re canceling very quickly now with the cancel culture and all these things, but it’s just like having an actual discussion — sharing an opinion — that opinions change. It’s great to have conversations and exchange ideas in an open way.”
And if that means Pharrell finally got an Oscar breakthrough, perhaps there’s a lesson in it.Some feuds can actually have happy endings.