Plot Summary
Dean (Henry Jaglom) is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been chosen as an Official U.S. Entry at the Venice Film Festival. A beautiful French journalist (Nelly Alard) arrives at the festival with the apparent intention of interviewing the unique and eccentric filmmaker. In the midst of all the festival madness, she is forced to confront the wide divergence between things as they really are and things as they seem to be - both on-screen and off. And so, finally, are we. Shot half in Venice, Italy and half in Venice, California, "Venice/Venice" looks at the profound effect movies have had - and continue to have - on our lives, our loves and dreams of romance.
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Customer Reviews
Unbelievably Bad
Good: Interesting women talking about movies; this is 5% of the film. Bad: The protagonist is ugly. Not just unattractive, but Hunchback of Notre Dame ugly. Where is the makeup department? The film has zero plot; the characters talk on and on about absolutely nothing. Nothing else happens. I watched the trailer and the film looked pretty; gondolas in Venice with piano music. Be warned: for these few seconds of beauty, you'll be saddled with two hours of torture. This is the worst film I have seen. This estimate includes Jerry Lewis's Hardly Working, The Trial of Billy Jack and Plan 9 From Outer Space. It's not funny-bad or interestingly bad. It's downright painful to watch. Have I made myself clear?
Self-indulgence to the extreme
The camera makes love to Venice (Italy) and rightfully so - unfortunately the focus is on a nutball who sees himself as the center of every woman's universe. Don't bother. Not worth $2.99
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