A Star Is Born generates early Oscars buzz at Venice Film Festival
CRITICS are raving about Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born, with the film already getting Oscars buzz.
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LADY Gaga and Bradley Cooper are swiftly becoming the talk of Hollywood, with the co-stars sweeping the red carpet together in Venice for the world premiere of their new film, A Star Is Born.
The pop star and actor arrived in style together via boat to attend a press conference at the Venice International Film Festival for the much-anticipated remake — Gaga’s first lead role in a Hollywood production and Cooper’s directorial debut.
The Grammy-winning singer steps into a role previously played by the likes of screen icons Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland — this time as Ally, a struggling singer-songwriter who achieves her dream of finding fame with the help of a hard-drinking, declining musician named Jackson Maine (played by Cooper).
If the early reviews out of Friday’s press screening in Venice are anything to go by, Gaga and Cooper may have already found themselves in prime contention ahead of awards season.
“Lady Gaga mesmerises in Streisand’s shoes,” The Guardian reviews, saying Gaga’s “ability to be part ordinary person, part extraterrestrial celebrity empress functions at the highest level at all times.”
Variety reports: “Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are stunning together in Cooper’s rapturous rock ‘n’ roll remake of a romantic saga that never gets old.”
Entertainment Weekly writes: “Gaga’s serious-actress transformation for her first major film role will undoubtedly lead the conversation, and she deserves praise for her restrained, human-scale performance as a singer whose real-girl vulnerability feels miles away from the glittery meat-dress delirium of her own stage persona.”
Time’s movie critic says “Cooper’s version proves there’s always a way to freshen up old material” and calls the film a “terrific melodrama for the modern age. ”
In addition to starring in A Star Is Born, the four-time Oscar nominee and the Bad Romance singer worked together to write and record original songs for the film’s soundtrack.
Gaga was full of praise for her co-star (and his singing chops) during the press conference.
“It’s a story about love and about what Bradley refers to as the human plight of addiction. It was a remarkable experience for me,” she told reporters.
“He’s such an amazing singer — he sings from his gut, from the nectar, from his soul.
“What I loved so much about working with Bradley is we had a true exchange. He accepted me as an actress, and I accepted him as a musician.”
Cooper, who also produced and co-wrote A Star Is Born, said the pair immediately clicked.
“We sang together for the first time, literally like 20 minutes after we just met,” he told reporters. “When you see an artist of that caliber treat you like a peer, it’s very empowering.”
The biggest challenge for the pop star rarely seen without coiffed hair and striking makeup was “being completely vulnerable and completely bare,” she said, explaining that she is make-up free for the majority of the film.
“Bradley really wanted to see me with nothing,” Gaga said.
“This vulnerability is something he brought out in me [especially] for someone who doesn’t necessarily feel safe to be vulnerable all the time.”
Following its world premiere in Venice, A Star Is Born heads to the Toronto Film Festival ahead of its worldwide release in October.
Originally published as A Star Is Born generates early Oscars buzz at Venice Film Festival
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