Vera (2022 film) explained
| Vera |
| Director: | Tizza Covi
Rainer Frimmel |
| Producer: | Tizza Covi
Rainer Frimmel |
| Starring: | Vera Gemma |
| Music: | Florian Benzer
Michael Pogo Kreiner |
| Cinematography: | Rainer Frimmel |
| Editing: | Tizza Covi |
| Studio: | Vento Film |
| Country: | Austria
Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
Vera is a 2022 Austrian-Italian docudrama film directed and produced by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel. It stars Vera Gemma playing a semi-fictionalized version of herself.[1] [2] [3]
The film was selected in the Horizons section at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the awards for Best Director and Best Actress.[4] [5] It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[6]
Plot
Vera, the daughter of Spaghetti Western star Giuliano Gemma, spends a lavish and superficial life in the shadow of her father. Her life has an unexpected turning point after injuring a child in a car accident.
Cast
- Vera Gemma as Vera
- Giuliana Gemma as Giuli
- Asia Argento as Asia
- Alessandra Di Sanzo as Alessandra
- Daniel De Palma as Daniel
- Sebastian Dascalu as Manuel
- Gennaro Lilio as Gennaro
- Annamaria Ciancamerla as grandmother
- Ivan Bellavista as director of the audition
See also
Notes and References
- News: Gottlieb . Susanne . Review: Vera . 23 April 2023 . . 2 September 2022 . en.
- News: Hunter . Allan . ‘Vera’: Review . 23 April 2023 . Screen International. 4 October 2022 . en.
- News: Young . Deborah . Vera [review] ]. 23 April 2023 . The Film Verdict . 6 September 2022.
- News: Lodge . Guy . ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Wins Venice Golden Lion, Cate Blanchett and Colin Farrell Take Acting Prizes . 23 April 2023 . . 10 September 2022.
- News: Lemercier . Fabien . Vera triumphs at Les Arcs . 23 April 2023 . . 19 December 2022 . en.
- Web site: Oscars 2024: Austria enters Venice title 'Vera'; Vietnam selects 'Glorious Ashes'. Screen Daily.
