69th Venice Film Festival - Selena Gomez, James Franco and the cast of Bellocchio on the red carpet

Some define it as “THE“ film of this 69th Film Festival, some acclaimed it, and others booed it. What is certain is that “Spring Breakers“ by Harmony Korine, presented in competition, didn’t go unnoticed. Excellent performance by James Franco as a crazy drug and arms dealer who releases the four protagonists from jails, the teen idols Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine. The second Italian film in competition is “Bella Addormentata“ by Marco Bellocchio welcomed with a standing ova