(Venice Luigi Noera with the kind collaboration of Marino fearful- Photos are published courtesy of the Venice Biennale)

Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling inaugurate the exhibition with an ordinary film

The story here is that the staging of astronaut Neil Armstrong, man marked by a serious family bereavement (The daughter died prematurely), but that, despite everything, He was able to realize a dream and be the first man to land on the Moon.

interesting concept, therefore, this chosen by Chazelle, who, returning from the planetary success of his La La Land (who had already opened the Venetian competition in 2016), He has certainly felt the heavy weight of responsibility not to disappoint the expectations of his admirers. The young author, therefore, He has decided to give to the life of the astronaut a very personal cut, avoiding any dangerous rhetorical, typical of most of the biopic. And here, out of the blue, it is abandoned (quasi) all that aesthetic sought and patinatissima of La La Land, to make room only for the protagonist and the numerous and intense emotions experienced by him. Al via, therefore, early and close-ups, details of objects that recall a past (not too much) far and looks well know games that define the characters presented to us here. About that, particularly noteworthy is the interpretation of Ryan Gosling, which could also allow to predict more than one major award.

These intimate moments, however, They blend well with adrenaline sequences involving spacecraft launches, breathtaking landings and, not least, the same scene in which we see the protagonist land on the Moon. strongly effect Moments, that, thanks to the valuable support – and never invasive – review Music, They are able to give the entire feature an entirely personal.

There are also numerous citations, In this latest work by Chazelle. But then, and to, when they enact scenes in space, even an object floating in the void can not fail to think of the glorious 2001 – Space Odyssey, the master Stanley Kubrick. We give to Caesar what is Caesar!

marina fears