If one digs deeper than the Dunes and Spencers of the Venice International Film Festival lineup, a number of promising gems await. One that certainly has our eye is the latest work from Italian director Yuri Ancarani, whose previous film The Challenge was a formally vivid look inside the strange, opulent world of amateur falconry carried out by Qatari sheiks. He’s now returned with Atlantide, which is set on the edges of Venice as we follow the world of motorboat racing. Ahead of the festival, we’re pleased to debut the striking exclusive teaser. First up, see the synopsis below.
Daniele is a young man from Sant’Erasmo, an island on the edges of the Venice Lagoon. He lives on his wits, isolated even from his peer group who are busy exploring an existence of pleasure-seeking expressed in the cult of the barchino (motorboat). This obsession focuses on the...
Daniele is a young man from Sant’Erasmo, an island on the edges of the Venice Lagoon. He lives on his wits, isolated even from his peer group who are busy exploring an existence of pleasure-seeking expressed in the cult of the barchino (motorboat). This obsession focuses on the...
- 8/30/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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