What would you do if you found out the world was ending in just a few hours? A group of
friends, who meet every year at a seaside villa, face this very question. Over the course of one
summer night, their lives are transformed as the little time they have left slips away faster than
ever. Liliana Cavani’s latest film premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, where she was
honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Born in Carpi, Italy, in 1933, Liliana Cavani is one of the most celebrated Italian filmmakers of
the 20th century. After studying classical literature, she trained in directing at Rome’s
Experimental Center of Cinematography. She began her career in the 1960s with bold political
documentaries for television, before moving into feature films that established her reputation as
a daring and uncompromising voice. Cavani’s cinema is intellectual and provocative, probing
questions of history, morality, power, and the psychology of politics, often inspired by literature.
In 2023, the Venice International Film Festival honored her with its Golden Lion for Lifetime
Achievement.
What would you do if you found out the world was ending in just a few hours? A group of
friends, who meet every year at a seaside villa, face this very question. Over the course of one
summer night, their lives are transformed as the little time they have left slips away faster than
ever. Liliana Cavani’s latest film premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, where she was
honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Born in Carpi, Italy, in 1933, Liliana Cavani is one of the most celebrated Italian filmmakers of
the 20th century. After studying classical literature, she trained in directing at Rome’s
Experimental Center of Cinematography. She began her career in the 1960s with bold political
documentaries for television, before moving into feature films that established her reputation as
a daring and uncompromising voice. Cavani’s cinema is intellectual and provocative, probing
questions of history, morality, power, and the psychology of politics, often inspired by literature.
In 2023, the Venice International Film Festival honored her with its Golden Lion for Lifetime
Achievement.
friends, who meet every year at a seaside villa, face this very question. Over the course of one
summer night, their lives are transformed as the little time they have left slips away faster than
ever. Liliana Cavani’s latest film premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, where she was
honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Born in Carpi, Italy, in 1933, Liliana Cavani is one of the most celebrated Italian filmmakers of
the 20th century. After studying classical literature, she trained in directing at Rome’s
Experimental Center of Cinematography. She began her career in the 1960s with bold political
documentaries for television, before moving into feature films that established her reputation as
a daring and uncompromising voice. Cavani’s cinema is intellectual and provocative, probing
questions of history, morality, power, and the psychology of politics, often inspired by literature.
In 2023, the Venice International Film Festival honored her with its Golden Lion for Lifetime
Achievement.