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He venice festivalwhich in the last decade has become the favorite showcase of Hollywood cinema in Europe, starts its 80th edition this Wednesday marked by the strike of American screenwriters and actors/actresseswhich threatens to overshadow the traditional red carpet spectacle.

The artistic director of the festival, Alberto Barbera, wants to show that despite Hollywood, this edition will be “great cinema” with some of the most anticipated titles of the fall. “We will give a 360-degree view of the current scene”, he promises and ensures that it will be a balance between what “everyone expects from a prestigious festival and a work of exploration of emerging cinematographies”.

Questioned about the impact of the strike, Barbera has considered that “it will not be such a big deal” and that the event will have “enough” celebrities. Among the cancellations of American films, only one must be mentioned: “Challengers”, the latest by Luca Guadagnino, starring Zendaya, which was supposed to open the Festival, but has withdrawn since its production company has delayed its release to April.

“All other titles have been confirmed. The only difference is that a part of the actors will not come. Those linked to studios or platforms that are on strike cannot participate in the Mostra, so we will have less on the red carpets, but all the directors will be there“, Explain.

Confirmed presences

From today until when the winning film of the Golden Lion is proclaimed, Sofia Coppola will pass through the Venetian Lido with her biopic about Elvis’s wife, “Priscilla”, and the entire cast has already confirmed their attendance, including Jacob Elordi.

The arrival of Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, both protagonists of the film “Ferrari” by Michael Mann, is also expected; Chilean Pablo Larraín, with his satire “El Conde”; or Jessica Chastain, the main face of the enigmatic “Memory”, by the Mexican Michel Franco.

On the contrary, Bradley Cooper, director and star of “Maestro”, as well as Emma Stone, star of Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film, “Poor things”, have declined to participate.

But there is also European and Latin American productions with weight stars like Mads Mikkelsen, in the Danish “Bastarden”, by Nikolaj Arcel; Léa Seydoux in the French “La Bête”, by Bertrand Bonello; Lily James and Willem Dafoe in the Italian “Finally l’alba”, by Saverio Constanzo or Jessica Chastain in the Mexican “Memory” by Michel Franco. They have also confirmed assistance Caleb Landry Jones for the French “Dogman” (“Perrohombre”) by Luc Besson.

In addition, the Basque presence will be assured with the premiere of the debut feature by the Bilbao director Víctor Iriarte, “Especially the night”, which will be screened on Saturday in the Giorgati degli Autori section.

The Venice Film Festival will also be an essay for the Zinemaldiawhich will start in three weeks in San Sebastián.

Source: Eitb

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