{"id":29357,"date":"2026-07-03T10:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/29357\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:56:15","slug":"venice-classics-to-feature-roberto-rossellinis-journey-to-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/29357\/","title":{"rendered":"Venice Classics to Feature Roberto Rossellini’s ‘Journey to Italy’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFreshly restored works by Andrej Wajda, Roberto Rossellini<\/a>, Luis Bu\u00f1uel, Roger Corman, John Cassavetes and Ann Hui are set to screen as part of the Venice Film Festival<\/a>\u2018s 19-title Venice Classics lineup.<\/p>\n

\n\tWajda\u2019s drama about postwar political and social chaos \u201cAshes and Diamonds,\u201d which Martin Scorsese has called one of his ten favorite films; Rossellini\u2019s marriage crisis movie \u201cJourney to Italy,\u201d starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders (pictured above); Bu\u00f1uel\u2019s absurdist comedy \u201cIllusion Travels By Streetcar\u201d; Corman\u2019s biggest commercial success, \u201cThe Wild Angels\u201d \u2013 which launched in competition at Venice in 1966 \u2013 and Cassavetes\u2019 quirky romantic comedy \u201cMinnie and Moskowitz\u201d starring Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel, are among highlights of the rich program.<\/p>\n

\n\tAsian offerings include Dev Benegal\u2019s landmark first film, the scathing satire \u201cEnglish, August,\u201d and Hong Kong New Wave pioneer Ann Hui\u2019s \u201cThe Story of Woo Viet,\u201d which is one of the first political movies from Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNostalgia is not the underlying reason behind a section like Venice Classics,\u201d said Venice chief Alberto Barbera in a statement. \u201cIf the goal consists in remembering the vitality back when \u201ccinema was everything\u201d (to borrow the words of [Italian novelist] Leonardo Sciascia), another consideration also comes to the fore: the awareness that the cinema of tomorrow can only be nourished by the lifeblood of the films of the past,\u201d he added. \u201cA vivid imagery made of great and unforgettable masterpieces that are only waiting to be revisited, and movies that are to some extent forgotten and that, instead, need to be carefully reconsidered,\u201d Barbera concluded.<\/p>\n

\n\tItalian director Daniele Vicari (\u201cDiaz Don\u2019t Clean Up This Blood\u201d) will chair the jury of film students that will award Venice Classics section prizes, both for best restored film and best documentary about cinema. Venice\u2019s best docs on cinema lineup will be announced on July 23 along with the rest of the official selection.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe upcoming 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival will run Sept. 2-12 with the festival\u2019s lineup being announced July 23.<\/p>\n

\n\tSee the full Venice Classics lineup below.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCol Cuore In Gola\u201d (Deadly Sweet) \u2013 Pre-Opening film, by\u00a0Tinto Brass\u00a0(Italy, 1967, 105\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEnglish, August,\u201d by\u00a0Dev Benegal (India, 1993, 118\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Film Heritage Foundation<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLa Ilusi\u00f2n Viaja En Tranv\u00eda (Illusion Travels By Streetcar) by\u00a0Luis Bu\u00f1uel\u00a0(Mexico, 1954, 83\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino \/ Fundaci\u00f3n Televisa \/ Cineteca Nacional M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMinnie and Moskowitz\u201d by\u00a0John Cassavetes\u00a0(USA, 1971, 116\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLo Zio Di Brooklyn\u201d (The Uncle From Brooklyn) by\u00a0Daniele Cipr\u00ec, Franco Maresco\u00a0(Italy, 1995, 98\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, in collaboration with Filmauro<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Wild Angels\u201d by\u00a0Roger Corman\u00a0(USA, 1966, 86\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Amazon MGM Studios<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLos De La Mesa 10\u2033 (Those At Table 10) by\u00a0Sim\u00f3n Feldman\u00a0(Argentina, 1960, 83\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Asociaci\u00f3n Amigos Museo del Cine de Buenos Aires<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cUdju Di Yonta\u201d (The Blue Eyes of Yonta) by\u00a0Flora Gomes\u00a0(Guinea-Bissau\/Portugal\/France\/UK, 1992, 98\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Cinemateca Portuguesa \u2013 Museu do Cinema<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWoo Yuet Dok Goo Si\u201d (The Story of Woo Viet) by\u00a0Ann Hui\u00a0(Hong Kong, 1981, 92\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: M Plus Museum Limited<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cVelerie A T\u00fdden Div\u016f\u201d (Valerie And Her Week of Wonders) by\u00a0Jaromil Jire\u015b\u00a0(Czech Republic, 1970, 77\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: N\u00e1rodn\u00ed filmov\u00fd archiv<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAbschied Von Gestern\u201d (Yesterday Girl) by\u00a0Alexander Kluge\u00a0(Germany, 1966, 88\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Kairos-Film<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTo Be Or Not To Be\u201d by\u00a0Ernst Lubitsh\u00a0(USA, 1942, 99\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Studiocanal<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMinjing Gushi\u201d (On The Beat) by\u00a0Ning Ying\u00a0(China, 1995, 101\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: China Film Archive<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCul-De-Sac\u201d by\u00a0Roman Polanski \u00a0(UK, 1966, 112\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Fixafilm<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cViaggio In Italia\u201d (Journey To Italy) by\u00a0Roberto Rossellini\u00a0(Italy\/France, 1953, 97\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Cinecitt\u00e0 S.p.A.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBrutti, Sporchi, E Cattivi\u201d (Ugly, Dirty, and Bad) by\u00a0Ettore Scola\u00a0(Italy, 1976, 115\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Surf Film SRL \/ Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia \/ Cineteca di Bologna<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGyoei No Mure\u201d (The Catch) by\u00a0Shiunji S\u014dmai\u00a0(Japan, 1983, 140\u2019, Colour)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Shochiku MediaWorX Inc.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLa Lunga Notte Del \u201943\u201d (Long Night in \u201943) by\u00a0Florestano Vancini\u00a0(Italy, 1960, 105\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

\n\trestored by: Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, in collaboration with Compass Film<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPopi\u00f2\u0142 I Diament\u201d\u00a0(Ashes And Diamonds) by\u00a0Andrzej Wajda (Poland, 1958, 104\u2019, B\/W)<\/p>\n

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