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BREAKING NEWS: The Sofia Coppola-directed Somewhere has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The film, which stars Stephen Dorff, Michelle Monaghan, and Benicio Del Toro, won by unanimous decison of a jury headed by Quentin Tarantino. Focus Features releases the film in the U.S. Here’s the full list of winners:
WINNERS OF THE 67TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION JURY
GOLDEN LION
Somewhere – Sofia Coppola (U.S.)
SILVER LION
The Last Circus “Balada triste de trompeta” – Alex de la Iglesia (Spain, France)
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Essential Killing – Jerzy Skolimowski (Poland, Norway, Hungary, Ireland)
ACTOR
Vincent Gallo – Essential Killing
ACTRESS
Ariane Labed – Attenberg (Greece)
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI PRIZE FOR YOUNG PERFORMER
Mila Kunis – Black Swan (U.S.)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alex de le Iglesia – The Last Circus “Balada triste de trompeta” (Spain, France)
TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION — Best Cinematography
Mikhail Krichman - Silent Souls “Aleksei Fedorchenko (Russia)
SPECIAL LION (FOR THE OVERALL BODY OF HIS WORK)
Monte Hellman (U.S.)
LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS LION OF THE FUTURE
Majority – by Seren Yuce (Turkey)
HORIZONS PRIZES
FEATURE FILM
Verano De Goliat – Nicolas Pereda (Mexico, Canada)
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR FEATURE FILMS
The Forgotten Space – Noel Burch, Allan Sekula (The Netherlands, Austria)
SHORT FILM
Coming Attractions – Peter Tscherkassy (Austria)
MEDIUM LENGTH FILM
Out – Roee Rosen (Israel)
SPECIAL MENTION
Jean Gentil – Laura Guzman and Israel Cardenas (Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany)
VENICE SHORT NOMINEE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
The External World – David O’Reilly (Germany)
CONTROCAMPO ITALIANO
20 Cigarette – Aureliano Amadei (Italy)
L’Oreal Paris Prize
Vittoria Puccini (Italy)
JAEGER–LECOULTRE GLORY TO THE FILMMAKER AWARD
Mani Ratnam (India)
Persol 3-D Prize for most creative 3D film of the year
(tied) Avatar – James Cameron (U.S.)
(tied) How To Train Your Dragon – Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois (U.S.)
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Everytime I see a movie directed by this young lady I’m always very anticipatory because she is a “better chip off the old block” of her father Francis. To wit; The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette just to name a couple of fantastic and very different film experiences. Not surprised she gets hailed at theze venues at all and look forward to seeing this movie when it gets to my area.
Tarantino dated…so some say….Coppola. I wonder how much this affected his influence.
Sofia Coppola most likely deserves her award and didn’t have to date anyone to win a Golden lion, however, she would never have gotten the same chance to prove her talent had she not been Coppolas daughter. She is talented AND privileged. Life isn’t fair and never has been.
Wow! I heard this was boring. But I love Sofia Coppola though, so I’m glad she won.
So the Venice competition loved Sophia Coppola’s picture, and it won courtesy of a Tarantino-helmed judging panel…(I am hoping, like you, that Tarantino is being objective here and not being swayed by, um, “other” variables!)
But movie reviewers in Venice have been less stoked, saying Coppola’s latest is a “been there, done that” rehash of tired old themes and characters and story,,,,
I wonder which camp is correct about this flick — and whether Venice has a track record that indicates how a movie will do once it hits US shores.mAny thoughts or insights about whether this means big Box Office or mushrooming critical acclaim after a wide release?
Who gives a fuck what the statistics say–boxoffice or critical acclaim–just see it and make your own decision.
The viewing experience is what films are about unless you have money riding on the outcome.
this isn’t IMDB, Laurel…
I want to see this so badly, I’ve always thought that Dorff was an actor with great potential. Love Coppola’s style and this shows yet again that she is a fantastic director who can deliver time and time again…
It’s not terribly surprising that this solipsistic and smug travelogue of celebrity life appealed to a jury of solipsistic and smug actors and filmmakers.
It will also not be surprising when actual audiences greet it with a huge collective YAWN.
Scratch that, most audiences won’t even pay enough attention for it to merit even a yawn.
I guess you’re basing this on Lost In Translation’s 120 mil worldwide take on a 4 mil budget or…
Nope, I’m basing it on the fact that Stephen Dorff ain’t Bill Murray.
Coppola’s body of work is pretty easy to get a handle on — she caught lightning in a bottle with Bill Murray in “Lost in Translation,” without his (mostly-improvised) performance there wasn’t much there. Compare that film visually to “Virgin Suicide;” where’s the filmmaker’s “voice,” where’s her distinctive visual style? It almost seems like it was shot by a different director — which it was. Everyone on set of VS have all pretty much agreed that Ed Lachman directed that film.
When she was given the reins on an actual studio film (“Marie Antoinette”), she belly-flopped.
So, she’s licked her wounds and basically decided to re-make “Lost in Translation,” but as I pointed out, Stephen Dorff AIN’T Bill Murray or anywhere close, and audiences will smell this diluted gruel a mile off.
Wow, that’s nice bobby. Every time a woman wins something it must be because they have tricked a man into some sexual haze.
Do you really think someone who has dedicated so much of his life to championing obscure cinema would just hand over the prize to an ex girlfriend to be nice? If you can’t respect a talented woman, at least give Tarrantino a little more credit.
I’m not a big fan of her work, but the anger towards her is really stunning.
So Natalie Portman, Darren Arnofsky and Black Swan walked away with absolutely nothing (though Mila Kunis did win the Best New Actor award)?
Sorry Jessica, but that’s no surprise. Natalie Portman is one of the most overrated actresses out there so I’ve come to expect precious little from her performances. And if this movie was anything like DA’s “The Fountain” – it had one great performance, but was brutally disappointing as a whole.
Thank God Black Swan walked off with nothing. Will never get those 2 hours of my life back. And to think people are saying Portman is a slam dunk for Best Actress. If that’s what wins it for you they may as well just cancel the awards for good.
“Lost In Translation” was the “Star Wars” of Father-Daughter movies. This is “The Empire Strikes Back.”
If you’re a man, the most important relationship you will ever have with a woman is with your daughter.
Don’t mess it up!
Truer words were never spoken, my friend,
Good for her. Storytelling and craft outlast “boring” and other short-sighted snarkeries of the present tense… She is quality and I’m sure plenty in Bitterwood will continue to snipe at her for it…
Thanks for this comment, glassful. I’ve never understood the snarkiness that often shows up on this board about Sofia. Even today indieWire printed an article on her win and reprinted one of their critics lukewarm review of the film. This despite the fact that there own blogger Ann Thompson raved about Somewhere for days and called it the best film in Venice and an overwhelming crowd pleaser.
By the way. How is that a blog called indieWire had three people in Venice in a time of economic hardship for the country in general and the indie film world specifically? Maybe they should put Alfred E. Newman on their masthead.
I’ve literally watched the trailer for this 642 times. Can’t wait.
Take it easy man……..damn.
I’ve been a fan of hers for years but I have to admit, the choice of Stephen Dorff worried me. Hope he doesn’t screw the movie up for her – she deserves more acclaim as a filmmaker than she’s been getting.
Don,
Get a life.
Peace!
Who doesn’t want to give awards to their ex-girlfriends?
You want a movie about the relationship between a father and daughter, you’re better off watching “The Kids Grow Up.”
I’m not here to fling mud at Coppola… I’d rather reserve judgement until I see the film.
That said, I wanted to reinforce Frank’s praise for “The Kids Grow Up.” Truly a touching work of art well worth anyone’s time.
“I’m a child. This is my childhood.”
Okay, I laughed at “The Kids Grow Up” trailer.
But Dad’s obsessive video taping of his little girl became unsettling.
Maybe it’s the “Paranormal Activity” of Father-Daughter movies.
Most people rather see their exes fail…
But then there are some who can contain their personal feelings (whatever they might be) – these are usually called professionals. Ever heard of that?
Yes suger…being Tarenntino’s ex girlfriend and having screwed him many times…does play into it. So naive.Your embarasding your self.
Who would have dreamed that the daughter of the guy who directed ‘The Godfather’ would win a top award in Venice, Italy? I don’t know about you but I am stunned.
I met Sofia years back with Bill Murray. Mr. Murray is incredibly down to Earth and gracious, and a great talent, and Sofia is wonderfully talented, sweet, and generous. She deserves her kudos and I look forward to see the film.
Ha! Mila Kunis won something instead of overhyped Natalie Portman. Who would have thought.
I’m happy that Stephen Dorff finally played normal role of good guy instead of psychos he always plays… And that movie won an award. Maybe he will get scripts for good roles now.
I thought it said on here that it received a “muted” reaction from the festival goers. Or was that at the Telluride film festival?
Yeah, a standing ovation is pretty muted all right.
You know the Black Swan and Somewhere got very similar reviews. Both mostly positive but definitely mixed. For some reason, though, the blogging community seems to love pointing out Sofia’s less than stellar reviews while mentioning Aronofsky’s positive ones. Odd I think.
I also find it funny that Sofia is somehow considered to be helped by her friends but she’s the one with an actual bonifide hit with the public in Lost In Translation. As good as Aronofsky’s films are they never make money. Even the Wrestler didn’t break through to the public. And The Fountain was one of the biggest bombs ever.
I haven’t seen it, and neither have a a bazillion other people, it may suck, it may not. My guess is with the boring crap that’s been coming out this year no one cares. 2011 does not look good. I don’t care who wins an “OSCAR” this year, does that make me a bad person?
The fact they actually gave an acting award to Mila Kunis just goes to show what a joke they are.
Meanwhile, seriously wishing Sofia Coppola would both learn how to open her mouth when she speaks and quit making movies until she’s spent five minutes in the real world so she has something worth making a movie about.
Expect Natalie Portman to explode herself in 3,2,1…
I wish the submissions could be anonymous (I know…stupid idea), because there is NO WAY in Hades that that movie would have won with Sophia’s name attached.
WITHOUT
I also notice that Monte Hellman got a lifetime achievement award. Hellman, best known for TWO-LANE BLACKTOP and a couple early Jack Nicholson movies, was the Exec Producer of RESERVOIR DOGS.
Whatever. Hellman deserves it.
It’s a shame that nobody has mentioned Alex de la Iglesia’s wins for best director (silver lion) and best screenplay.
Dorothy Palmer, what does the “real world” have to do with making a good movie. A lot of the best movies ever made have no real connection to the “real world” other than being about humans who can talk.