Venezia 74: Ferrara's Piazza Vittorio and Legrand's Jusqu'à la garde

On the tenth day of the 74th Venice International Film Festival, the final two competition films screened: Xavier Legrand's 'Jusqu'à la garde' and Andrea Pallaoro's 'Hannah' starring Charlotte Rampling. Legrand's film, set in suburban Paris, traces a family's disintegration through stalking and psychological violence, building tension from mundane separation dynamics to pathological degeneration. Pallaoro's work is more cerebral and authorial, typical of Italian cinema's aestheticizing approach. Out of competition, Abel Ferrara presented 'Piazza Vittorio', a documentary about Rome's Piazza Vittorio, blending archival footage from the Istituto Luce, interviews with residents and migrants, and encounters with neighbors like Matteo Garrone and Willem Dafoe. Ferrara also includes a segment on Casa Pound, leaving ambiguous whether his portrayal is endorsement or provocation. The festival's frenzy subsides as the Lido empties ahead of the awards ceremony.