The dictatorship of social media makes
life today hard, Timothée Chalamet said in presenting Italy's
first Golden Lion contender, the cannibal road love story Bones
and All directed by Call Me By Your Name director Luca
Guadagnino and debuting at the Venice Film Festival Friday.
Teen idol Chalamet, 26, said the Palermo-born 51-year-old
Italian cineaste had been"like a father to me" since they made
the Oscar winning gay coming of age story from André Aciman's
novel five years ago.
"The collapse of society is in the air," the New York born actor
went on, saying "I think this film can shed light on this theme
too".
Chalamet plays Lee, a young cannibal who flees his family and
eventually meets up with kindred spirit Maren (Taylor Russell),
and 18-year-old on the road for the same reason.
"Together, they try out the possibility of living the
impossible," said Guadagnino who has previously made four films
with Tilda Swinton including A Bigger Splash and a remake of the
Dario Argento slasher classic Suspiria.
Chalamet adds: "It's a heart-rending, tragic, very strong love
story".
Asked if love saves all, the star replied, disappointing
millions of fans, "I'm still much too young for love".
Guadagnino's is the first of five Italian contenders for
Venice's best picture prize, and his first shot in America, all
in the MidWest.
"I've dreamed of the American landscape from the start, it's
part of my development as a filmmaker, and this script was a
chance to live it as a director".
Five Italian films are in the running for the Golden Lion at the
79th Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 31 to
September 10.
They are Il Signore delle Formiche (The Lord of the Ants) by
Gianni Amelio, Bones and All by Luca Guadagnino, Chiara by
Susanna Nicchiarelli, Monica by Andrea Pallaoro and Emanuele
Crialese's L'Immensita' (Immensity) starring Penelope Cruz.
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