The film "Ink", by Danny Boyle, opened this Wednesday (2) the 83rd Venice Festival, starting the 11 days of screenings of the event. The work brings the flamboyant and vibrant style characteristic of British tabloids, dramatizing the story of these sensationalist media outlets.
Jack O'Connell plays Larry Lamb, the editor hired by Rupert Murdoch, played by Guy Pearce, to reform the British newspaper The Sun. At the time, Murdoch was an Australian magnate rising in the UK journalism scene.
Larry Lamb achieved remarkable success by doubling the newspaper's circulation in just one year after taking over in 1969. With his infamous red-letter headlines, The Sun became the best-selling daily in Britain in the late 1970s.
Danny Boyle commented on the relevance of the topic at a press conference during the festival, noting that tabloid scandals continue to sell and the public continues to buy this type of content.
