Indian film Tumbbad to open Venice film fest s Critics Week
The section s artistic director Giona Nazzaro described the 19th-century-set "Tumbbad" co-directed by Rai Anil Barve and Adesh Prasad as a fast-paced parable about greed and "a visionary fantasy film rich in visual inventions special effects and blood" reported variety.com.
The Hindi-language epic produced by Mumbai-based Little Town Films is sold internationally by Eros International.
The gala unveiled on Monday a line-up of nine first works by international filmmakers all of them world premieres.
The films in the competition line-up include Sudanese director s Hajooj Kuka s "A Kasha" ("The Roundup") a comedy of errors set during Sudan s civil war; German director Andreas Goldstein s "Adam and Evelyn" a coming-of-age story set in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Besides Franco-Swiss directorial duo Alexia Walther and Maxime Matray s "Blonde Animals" a comedy involving the former star of a short-lived TV sitcom; and "Still Recording " a documentary on the conflict in Syria.
Also competing are Finnish pop star-turned-director Anna Eriksoon s "M" an experimental horror film; Italian director Letizia Lamartire s comedy "We ll Be Young and Beautiful" about a mother-and-son pop band; and Montenegrin Ivan Salatic s "You Have the Night" an economic crisis drama that the section calls "a hymn of human dignity and endurance".
Tunisian director Abdelhamid Bouchnaka s horror film "Dachra" which tackles the conflict between tradition and modernity through the hope for a revolution that is not yet accomplished will close the out-of-competition section.
The full official-selection lineup of the 75th Venice Film Festival will be announced on Wednesday. The festival runs from August 29 to September 8.
--IANS rb/in
