Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Gets Nearly 8-Minute Ovation At Venice Premiere
deadline.comRyusuke Hamaguchi’s latest, Evil Does Not Exist, received a 7-minute, 50-second ovation at its Venice Film Festival world premiere on the Lido on Monday.
The applause for the director of last year’s Best International Feature Oscar winner Drive My Car only ended when Hamaguchi and his team got up to leave.
After the ovation, Hamaguchi stopped in the auditorium lobby to take selfies and sign autographs.Ryusuke Hamaguchi takes his bows after ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ premiere at #Venezia80 pic.twitter.com/N9Ar5eK8V1 Evil Does Not Exist was a sort of under-the-radar title coming into the festival.
The story centers on Takumi and his daughter Hana who live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature.
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