Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival 2017
Cinémoi Goes To Venice 2017
After Philomena, Academy Award winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) reunites with Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen), and returns to the role of Queen Victoria, in Victoria & Abdul. The screenplay of Victoria & Abdul is by Academy Award nominee Lee Hall (Billy Elliot), based on journalist Shrabani Basu’s book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant.
The film Victoria & Abdul is presented Out of Competition at the Venice Film Festival, receiving here its world premiere screening. The film is set in 1887, when Abdul travels from India to present a ceremonial medal as part of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee but surprisingly finds favor with the elderly Queen.
The unprecedented and unlikely relationship causes a battle royale within the royal household, pitting the Queen against court and family. Victoria & Abdul humorously explores questions of race, religion, power, and the farce of Empire through the prism of a highly unusual and deeply moving friendship.
Venice Film Festival 2018
Venice Film Festival 2018
Cinemoi Goes To Venice 2018: The First Man cast and crew took one small step on the opening night red carpet.
Cinémoi Goes To Venice 2018
Cinémoi Goes To Venice 2018: Damien Chazelle's First Man opens this year's Venice Film Festival.
Cinémoi goes to venice 2017: Julien Planté in conversation with British director Stephen Frears