Author: Ariston Anderson / Source: The Hollywood Reporter
The grand opening marked the return of Damien Chazelle and Guillermo del Toro after launching career highlights in Venice.
The Venice Film Festival, the oldest film festival in the world, just celebrated its 75th opening with the world premiere of Damien Chazelle’s First Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy.
Biennale head Paolo Barrata kicked off the festivities with a hearty welcome back for Chazelle, whose last film, La La Land, opened the 2016 fest and went on to earn 14 Academy Award nominations and six wins.
Jury president Guillermo del Toro also spoke, saying, “I know that of all the festivals in the world, Venice is one of the rare ones that can actually change the life of a filmmaker, no matter at what point in their career the filmmaker may be in.” Del Toro, who won the Golden Lion last year for The Shape of Water, went on to Oscar glory after being stereotyped as a genre filmmaker for…
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