Once the Cannes Festival is over, news of the next great European event, the Venice Film Festival.
The news is that the teacher Bernardo Bertolucci He will be the one who will preside over this new edition of the Italian contest, number seventy.
Having partly overcome the physical problems that had taken him away from directing for almost a decade, last year he presented his latest film "You and I" at the Venetian Lido, yes, out of competition.
The organization of the Venice Film Festival thus paid tribute to one of the most prestigious Italian filmmakers.
Now a year later the organization has him again, in this case to preside over the honorable jury of the official section.
At the moment little else is known about this 70th edition of the Italian festival, in addition to the fact that William Friedkin will be the one who is honored by handing over the Honorary Golden Lion.
During these almost three months that remain until the contest begins on August 28, and which will last until September 7, many more news will be released about what promises to be another great edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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