Oscar Isaac Hugs Julian Schnabel as ‘In the Hand of Dante’ Premieres

Oscar Isaac scored his second Venice ovation in 5 days as Julian Schnabel’s literary epic “Within the Hand of Dante” premiered to eight minutes of applause on Wednesday evening. Isaac additionally leads Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” which debuted on the Lido Saturday to a rapturous 13-minute reception.

Because the credit rolled on “Within the Hand of Dante,” by which Isaac performs each the 14th-century poet Dante Alighieri and Twenty first-century writer Nick Tosches, the actor embraced his director and waved to a crowd of adoring followers.

Earlier on the purple carpet, Isaac posed for photographs with co-star Jason Momoa, who wore a child pink go well with with matching Birkenstocks. Although Momoa walked into Venice’s Sala Grande along with his director and solid — together with Louis Cancelmi, Franco Nero and Benjamin Clementine — the actor quickly made an exit earlier than the movie began and was not current for the ovation. The movie’s co-stars Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, Martin Scorsese and Al Pacino had been additionally unable to attend.

Primarily based on the novel of the identical title by Tosches, “Within the Hand of Dante” follows a New York Metropolis writer within the early aughts as he’s enlisted to substantiate the origins of a manuscript believed to be Dante Alighieri’s authentic handwritten poem “The Divine Comedy.”

“After the sudden loss of life of his daughter, Nick is summoned from self-imposed exile by a mafia don for his experience on the Italian author. With the assistance of an unpredictable murderer named Louie, the pair embark on a darkish and murderous journey to steal and authenticate the priceless work,” the movie’s synopsis reads. “Transferring between the Twenty first and 14th centuries, ‘Within the Hand of Dante’ weaves collectively the lives of Nick and Dante of their obsessive seek for love, magnificence and the divine.”

Alongside the premiere of “Within the Hand of Dante,” Schnabel is being honored with the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award. The American artist and director has a protracted historical past with Venice Movie Competition, successful its grand jury prize in 2000 for “Earlier than Evening Falls” and in addition premiering his movies “Miral” (2010) and “At Eternity’s Gate” (2018) there, with the latter successful Willem Dafoe one of the best actor award for his portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh.

Whereas accepting his award, an emotional Schnabel stated: “The movie wouldn’t exist with out my beloved solid and the actually proficient crew members. I by no means might have accomplished this on my own. In addition to my producers who believed in me, and naturally my collaborator and my spouse Louise. Thanks all. I need to thank my sons, Olmo and Vito, and there’s much more to say, however it might take too lengthy.”