# John Malkovich's Venice Film Festival Oscar Campaign

John Malkovich discusses his role in 'Wild Horse Nine' and the decline of traditional Hollywood at the Venice Film Festival.

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John Malkovich attended the Venice Film Festival to promote his film 'Wild Horse Nine,' directed by Martin McDonagh. [^1]

John Malkovich claimed that the traditional Hollywood studio system no longer exists and that major studios have significantly reduced their cultural influence. [^2]

John Malkovich stated that he is running for all upcoming awards, including the Oscar, following his performance in 'Wild Horse Nine'. [^3]

The film 'Wild Horse Nine' is set in Chile in 1973 and depicts the days leading up to the September 11 coup d'état led by Pinochet. [^4]

Santiago Roncagliolo's novel El pastor y los lobos depicts Vatican struggles set in a church on the brink of fracture in April 2025. [^5]

The novel Tú también eres extraña by María José Viera-Gallo explores the strange nostalgia of someone living between two languages and two worlds. [^6]

The protagonist of the novel Tú también eres extraña asks what an asylum seeker smells like, to which she answers 'a Christian catacomb, a wet boat, a tent sunburned on the ground'. [^7]

The protagonist of Tú también eres extraña is a Chilean girl who arrives in Rome fleeing the dictatorship of Pinochet. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. John Malkovich attended the Venice Film Festival to promote his film 'Wild Horse Nine,' directed by Martin McDonagh. (El Mundo, News)
2. John Malkovich claimed that the traditional Hollywood studio system no longer exists and that major studios have significantly reduced their cultural influence. (El Mundo, News)
3. John Malkovich stated that he is running for all upcoming awards, including the Oscar, following his performance in 'Wild Horse Nine'. (El Mundo, News)
4. The film 'Wild Horse Nine' is set in Chile in 1973 and depicts the days leading up to the September 11 coup d'état led by Pinochet. (El Mundo, News)
5. Santiago Roncagliolo's novel El pastor y los lobos depicts Vatican struggles set in a church on the brink of fracture in April 2025. (elpais.com, News)
6. The novel Tú también eres extraña by María José Viera-Gallo explores the strange nostalgia of someone living between two languages and two worlds. (elpais.com, News)
7. The protagonist of the novel Tú también eres extraña asks what an asylum seeker smells like, to which she answers 'a Christian catacomb, a wet boat, a tent sunburned on the ground'. (elpais.com, News)
8. The protagonist of Tú también eres extraña is a Chilean girl who arrives in Rome fleeing the dictatorship of Pinochet. (elpais.com, News)

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