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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]
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  1. John Malkovich attended the Venice Film Festival to promote his film 'Wild Horse Nine,' directed by Martin McDonagh. · El Mundo
  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
  3. John Malkovich stated that he is running for all upcoming awards, including the Oscar, following his performance in 'Wild Horse Nine'. · El Mundo
  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
  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
  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
  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
  8. The protagonist of Tú también eres extraña is a Chilean girl who arrives in Rome fleeing the dictatorship of Pinochet. · elpais.com
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