Noah Baumbach’s film “White Noise” (“Story of a Marriage”) was chosen to open the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, as part of the official selection in competition for the Golden Lion. And it marks a turning point in streaming for the world’s oldest film festival. It will be the first time that a Netflix release will open the schedule of the prestigious Italian event.
“White Noise” is the second collaboration between Baumbach, Netflix and actor Adam Driver, nominated for an Oscar for his performance in “Marriage Story” (2019), a streaming drama that also premiered at the Venice Film Festival. of the Cinema of Venice.
Based on the novel of the same name by Don DeLillo (“Cosmopolis”), the American production is an absurd, horrifying, lyrical and apocalyptic comedy that follows the attempts of a contemporary American family to deal with the conflicts of everyday life and the universal mysteries of love. , death and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.
In addition to Adam Driver, the cast highlights the participation of the director’s wife, Greta Gerwig, who hasn’t starred in a live-action production since “Women of the 20th Century” (2016) – basically, since even she took off as a director with “Lady Bird: Time to Fly” (2017).
The production also includes Don Cheadle (“Avengers: Endgame”), Raffey Cassidy (“Tomorrowland”), Jodie Turner-Smith (“No Remorse”), Alessandro Nivola (“The Many Saints of Newark”) and their children Sam and May. Nivola, among others.
The 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival will take place from 31 August to 10 September.
Source: Terra
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