For his first time in Venice, Julia Roberts presents after the Hunt by Luca Guadagnino and intervenes on the controversies related to the method
For the first time in her career, Julia Roberts has landed at Lido, welcomed with the enthusiasm that only a star capable of embodying the collective imagination of American cinema can arouse. The opportunity is After the Huntthe new film by Luca Guadagnino presented out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, which marks an unpublished meeting between the Oscar -winning actress and the most loved Italian director at an international level.
From romantic comedies to Oscar
The Venetian debut is a new chapter of an artistic path that has made Roberts one of the most recognizable actresses in the world. After the explosion with Pretty Woman (1990), which transformed it into pop icon, Roberts crossed several genres: from the romantic comedy (Notting Hill, My Best Friend’s Wedding) to the judicial drama (Erin Brockovichwhich earned her the Oscar in 2001), up to more complex and choral roles such as in Closer And August: Osage County. With his smile he became a symbol, he has been able to maintain over the years a rare balance between Hollywood glamor and authenticity.
The press conference: between cinema and social debate
The arrival at Lido was not only a red carpet event, but also a moment of comparison. At the press conference, Roberts was asked about the link between the film and the discussions that arose in the era of the method. A journalist stressed that After the Hunt He has aroused disputes between some spectators of the festival, convinced that the story brings old debates to the limelight on the accusations of harassment and the credibility of the women who speak.
Roberts chose not to respond directly to the feminist node of the question, but has shown attention to the value of the dialogue: “I don’t think we are only reviving old topics on women who do not support each other,” he said, with his usual ironic smile. «The point is that leaving the room you went to discuss. This was the goal: to put out the cards and force you to understand what you really think. So … please. “
Guadagnino and the film: the truth of the characters
Luca Guadagnino, at his side, specified that After the Hunt It does not intend to be an ideological manifest, but reflect on the comparison between different individual truths: “It is not about saying what truth is more important, but to observe how they clash and where the boundaries end with each other”. A vision that reflects the director’s poetics, which has always been interested in the shadow areas of identity and relationships.
