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Venice Film Festival · 2019

Venice Film Festival 2019

Venice Classics

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4 films · 2 reviews

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Crash

Review preview for Crash

Certainly not a film for the masses.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
After being caught up in a violent crash, a quiet man with a struggling marriage discovers a cult of car crash sex fetishists.

(Country: Canada, UK; Year: 1996; Director: David Cronenberg; Writer: David Cronenberg, based on the book by JG Ballard.; Stars: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette) , Trailer

The House Is Black (Khaneh siah ast)

A documentary about conditions at a leper colony.

(Country: Iran; Year: 1963; Director: Forugh Farrokhzad; Writer: Forugh Farrokhzad; Stars: Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri)

The Incredible Shrinking Man

Review preview for The Incredible Shrinking Man

It's testament to Williams' ability that he is able to keep viewers identifying with him throughout, never becoming an object of pity or mockery.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
Following exposure to a mysterious gas, a man begins to shrink - and doesn't stop.

(Country: US; Year: 1957; Director: Jack Arnold; Writer: Richard Matheson; Stars: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton)

Spider's Strategem (Strategia del ragno)

The son of an anti-fascist hero, returns home to find out the truth behind his assassination.

(Country: Italy; Year: 1970; Director: Bernardo Bertolucci; Writer: Jorge Luis Borges, Bernardo Bertolucci, Eduardo de Gregorio, Marilù Parolini; Stars: Giulio Brogi, Alida Valli, Pippo Campanini, Franco Giovanelli, Tino Scotti, Allen Midgette)