Venice Film Festival Day 3: Cuarón's Roma, Welles' Posthumous Film, and Lady Gaga's Red Carpet

The 75th Venice Film Festival faced a rainy weekend, threatening the glamour of the red carpet, especially with Lady Gaga expected for 'A Star Is Born' directed by Bradley Cooper. At the Pala Biennale, Alfonso Cuarón presented 'Roma,' an autobiographical film recounting the 1971 Corpus Christi massacre from the perspective of Cleo, an indigenous domestic worker in the Colonia Roma neighborhood. Cuarón meticulously reconstructed his childhood home and even the shop from which Cleo witnesses the student revolt. A thunderstorm coincidentally erupted during the screening, blurring the line between real thunder and Dolby-surround gunfire. Later, at the Palazzo del Cinema, Orson Welles' unfinished film 'The Other Side of the Wind' was screened posthumously, completed by editor Bob Murawski, who received the Campari Rosso Award. Murawski, an Oscar winner for 'The Hurt Locker,' worked on films like 'Spider-Man' and 'Ben Hur.' The film's narrative mirrors Welles' own production struggles: director J. Hannaford (played by John Huston) throws a party to screen his unfinished film after the lead actor flees. The film incorporates multiple formats (16mm, Super 8) and styles, reflecting different perspectives. While not purely Welles' work, it adds to his legacy. The rain stopped after the screening.