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Vera (2022 film)

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Vera
Promotional release poster
Directed byTizza Covi
Rainer Frimmel
Written byTizza Covi
Produced byTizza Covi
Rainer Frimmel
StarringVera Gemma
CinematographyRainer Frimmel
Edited byTizza Covi
Music byFlorian Benzer
Michael Pogo Kreiner
Production
company
Vento Film
Release date
  • 2022 (2022)
CountriesAustria
Italy
LanguageItalian

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

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Gottlieb, Susanne (2 September 2022). "Review: Vera". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ Hunter, Allan (4 October 2022). "'Vera': Review". Screen International. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ Young, Deborah (6 September 2022). "Vera [review]". The Film Verdict. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ^ Lodge, Guy (10 September 2022). "'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' Wins Venice Golden Lion, Cate Blanchett and Colin Farrell Take Acting Prizes". Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (19 December 2022). "Vera triumphs at Les Arcs". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Oscars 2024: Austria enters Venice title 'Vera'; Vietnam selects 'Glorious Ashes'". Screen Daily.
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