Wim Wenders to head 65th Venice Film Festival jury
German director Wim Wenders will head the main jury of the 65th Venice Film Festival, organizers said on Friday.
Wenders is perhaps best know for his films “The Buena Vista Social Club” (1998) and “Paris, Texas” (1984), both of which scooped up international awards.
Wenders, who won the Venice Golden Lion 10 years later for “The State of Things,” was most recently at the Lido with “Land of Plenty” in 2004.
His first appearing at Venice Film Festival was with the “Goalkeeper’s Fear of the Penalty Kick” in
1972.
His latest film, “Palermo Shooting” starring Dennis Hopper, had its premiere at the Cannes film festival last month.
The festival, in its 65th edition this year, runs from Aug 27 to Sept 6 and the Coen Brothers‘ comedy “Burn After Reading” will open the fest.
The Venice lineup will be announced July 29.
‘Palermo Shooting’ – Wim Wenders – Cannes 2008
‘Palermo Shooting’ premieres on Saturday, the day before the winner of the festival’s coveted Palme d’Or is announced
Wim Wenders, who won the Palme d’Or for his 1984 movie, “Paris, Texas,” is to screen “The Palermo Shooting,” a romantic thriller with a multilingual, multinational cast, Dennis Hopper, Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Milla Jovovich.
As a successful photographer of world-wide renown, Finn leads a life that is as prominent as it is hectic. He gets by with very little sleep, his cell phone is never still, and the music from his headphones is his most constant companion.
But when his life suddenly spins out of control, Finn takes off and leaves everything behind. His journey leads him from Düsseldorf to Palermo. There he finds himself persecuted by a mysterious shooter who’s after him with a vengeance. At the same time a whole new life is beginning for Finn. And a great love…
Campino, singer with German punk band Die Toten Hosen, stars as Finn, a photographer from Dusseldorf. Here he is shown capturing model Milla Jovovich (she plays herself), who was actually pregnant during filming.
At the start of the film, Finn is shown to be a photographer of some renown, but as his life starts to unravel he decides to leave all the success behind.
On his journey into the unknown, he finds himself tracked by a mysterious assassin and encounters the ominous Frank, played by Dennis Hopper, who warns him that death is not far away.
Finn’s destination is Palermo, where he meets the beautiful Flavia (Giovanna Mezzogiorno). In Sicily’s capital, Finn and Flavia fall in love and Finn begins a new life, with renewed hope.
You can also read the interview with Wim Wenders after the jump
