Film: Robert Guédiguian’s ‘La Villa’ selected for competition at Venice Film Festival 2017

Emil Lazarian 2017
Panorama, Armenia

Renowned French-Armenian filmmaker and actor Robert Guédiguian’s film La Villa (English title: The House by the Sea) has been selected for the competition program at the 74th Venice Film Festival, according to a report by the Telegraph.

The film festival announced its line-up today. Darren Aronofsky’s horror film Mother, starring Jennifer Lawrence and George Clooney's black comedy Suburbicon are also included in competition section.

The Venice Film Festival 2017, which starts up August 30, will open with Alexander Payne's Downsizing. The film festival will run until September 9.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS