“A House of Dynamite”: a Sophisticated Thriller about Nuclear Threat by Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow set the Lido’s red carpet alight with “A House of Dynamite”, eight years after her latest movie “Detroit” (2018). The Californian director is back in Venice with a feature film confronting one of the most tangible and contemporary fears: nuclear threat.
The red carpet saw many celebrities: Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson, Tracy Letts, Greta Lee, Anthony Ramos, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris and Bigelow, who made an entrance nothing short of cinematic. The first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director in 2010 with “The Hurt Locker” (2008), Bigelow confirms her unique talent for exploring America’s vulnerabilities and presenting them to the world in a striking, dramatic way. But as we know, the red carpet is not just a walkway, it’s a stage. Bigelow walks it like someone who knows the drill. Around her, the cast engaged with fans and photographers alike with professionalism.
“A House of Dynamite” is more than a film: it’s a blend of narrative tension and carefully curated glamour, where the fear of nuclear catastrophe becomes a pretext to reaffirm how Bigelow’s cinema captures the spirit of the times. The message is clear: Bigelow’s America is never far away, although her style remains universal, sharp, and irresistibly compelling.
Text: Germano D’Acquisto
Photos: Ludovica Arcero
