Last Night in Soho Inspires Venice Film Festival attendees

 

last night in Soho 2021, Edgar Wright, Venice international film festival

On Wednesday, the Venice International Film Festival returns to open its doors again to fans of the seventh art in its 78th session, amid sanitary measures that are less strict than what was known in the year 2020. Eighteen films are competing for the "Golden Lion" award. The organizers hope that the ten-day festival will make it easier for its followers,  and restore meetings between filmmakers and their audience.

Last year, the oldest film festival bet on staying at all costs despite the pandemic, awarding the Golden Lion to one of the few American films selected in competition, Nomadland. But neither director Chloe Zhao nor the film's lead, Frances McDormand, were able to attend.

The atmosphere of the festival this year seems more comfortable thanks to the vaccinations, and if the application of precautionary measures will continue, the health certificate will be mandatory.

Many stars will be able to walk the red carpet until the closing ceremony on September 11, from Kristen Stewart as Lady Diana in Pablo Larrain's "Spencer", to Benedict Cumberbatch, passing by Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.

Festival director Alberto Barbera expressed his satisfaction with "the Americans' exit from the stone phase and their willingness to set out again." He noted that the quality of films presented to the festival this year is generally "higher than usual, as if the epidemic stimulated creativity" among filmmakers.

Films from 59 countries will be shown, and the race to the Golden Lion will open on Wednesday with "Madris Parallillas", the latest work of Pedro Almodóvar, one of the most important European cinema figures.

One of the films that received great acclaim from film critics is a film by British director Edgar Wright. "Last Night in Soho." starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Rita Tushingham and Terence Stamp.

 

Screened for the first time out of competition at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday night, it tells the story of Eloise, played by actress Thomasine Mackenzie, a student in love with the 1960s who leaves the countryside for London intent on becoming a fashion designer. but her dream soon turns into a nightmare as she finds herself traveling back in time to the 1960s to live the life of Sandy, the aspiring singer played by Anya Taylor-Joy, star of "The Queen's Gambit."

British director Edgar Wright said he was inspired by the previous works of Alfred Hitchcock and Italian horror film director Dario Argento to portray the dark side of London in his "Last Night in Soho", which belongs to the horror films depicting psychological problems.

Wright, who began working on the idea more than a decade ago, called the film a "dark Valentine's Day, Soho", an area of ​​central London where most of the action takes place.

While he asked those who watched the film in Venice not to reveal much about its plot before its release late next month, Wright told reporters that his film seeks to show "the danger of romanticizing the past."

According to the opinions of film critics who watched the film at the Venice Film Festival. What distinguished the film most is the music and songs of the famous sixties. blending '60s classics from that period with current musical motifs provided by Wright's recurring composer Stephen Price, the fantastic soundtrack makes this film the best soundtrack of the year. Plus the outlet never lets the power fade for a minute.

Wright asked all viewers to keep certain plot details secret, and that's a good idea. The events were not be spoiled to viewers who are anticipating the release of the film next October.