The Venice International Film Festival 2023 will be historic in any case. Not only because this is the 80th year, but also because it will be driven by one of the biggest and most influential strikes that the Hollywood industry can remember. In light of the many hardships already announced – above all we remember the defeat of Bradley Cooper, director and translator Owner and Zendaya, who carried the film Applicants Luca Guadagnino to forego the competition – many are wondering if this edition will be without big stars, with the red carpet serving as just a garnish.
Fortunately, this won’t happen. First of all, because director Alberto Barbera took the opportunity to invite a lot of Italian films – no less than six – and European ones, not strictly related to foreign trade union ties. Second, because some stars have already confirmed their presence. It should be, for example Adam Driver AND Penelope Cruzthe protagonists of the expected ferrari Michael Mann, Jessica Chastainstar Memory Michelle Franco Mads Mikkelsenat the Danish Film Competition Bastarden (Promised land), Caleb Landry Jones AND JoJo T. Gibbsstars dog man Luc Besson, e Kaylie Spaeny AND Jacob Elordirespectively Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s film. Priscilla.
Along with these actors, obviously, their directors are also present, as well as many others participating in the Competition: from David Fincher (Murderer) AND Yorgos Lanthimos (poor creatures), from Pablo Larrain (El Conde) To Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Evil does not exist). Not forgetting the authors who participate in other sections such as Woody Allen (Coupe de chance), Wes Anderson (The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar), J. A. Bayona (snow company) AND Richard Linklater (Hitman). Finally, there are such wonderful guests as Nicholas Winding Refn, Edward Berger AND Damien Chazellewho, in addition to holding the Master Class, will head the jury, in which the names of Jane Campion, Martin McDonagh, Mia Hansen-Löwe, Laura Poitras this is ours Gabriel Mainetti.
While waiting to see if more stars will appear on the Lido, and what other stars, this Venetian edition presents an almost complete Italian star system. There will be open dances Pierfrancesco Favinomain character Commander Edoardo De Angelis and Slowly Stefano Sollima, huge cast Order of time Liliana Cavani (among others Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Gerini, Edoardo Leo) and then again Alba Rohrwacheritalian international interpreter Finally dawn Saverio Costanzo Peter Castellitto with his Aeneas. Without forgetting the highly anticipated films by Matteo Garrone, I am the captainand George Wrights Ljubo.
The stars will come from France Isabelle Huppertmain character Sidonia in Japan from Elite Girard, Cate Blanchett for Armani Beauty e Merry Ardan which, together with Oliver Masucci, Luca Barbareschi, Fortunato Cerlino and many others, enriches the cast of one of the most anticipated films of all time: Castle Roman Polanski. A great newly minted ninety-year-old Polish director joins the list of great excluded, but in this case, it is obviously not the strike that is to blame.
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Carlo D’Aquisto