Venice hosts one of the top three European film festivals and is notorious for its weakness towards Hollywood, much to the dismay of the Euro-supremacists in the world of cinema. This year the Venice International Film Festival (August 31- September 10) reinforced that image by including an array of films starring Hollywood A-listers.
Here are five such films, which already have their trailers out.
Don't Worry Darling
Director: Olivia Wilde
Cast: Florence Pugh, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pine, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan
A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets.
Bones and All
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg
Maren, a young woman, learns how to survive on the margins of society.
Blonde
Director: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody
A fictionalized chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe.
The Banshees of Inisherin
Director: Martin McDonagh
Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
TAR
Director: Todd Field
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Julian Glover
Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár. widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.
Other than these, Venice’s official selection also includes films from celebrated directors like Darren Aronofsky (The Whale starring Brendan Fraiser, Sadie Sink), Alejandro G. Inarritu (Bardo), Jafar Panahi (No Bears), Kim Ki-duk (Call of God), Paul Schrader (Master Gardener starring Sigourney Weaver), Oliver Stone (Nuclear, documentary), Lars von Trier (The Kingdom: Exodus, series), Noah Baumbach (White Noise starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig), Florian Zeller (The Son starring Hugh Jackman, Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Kirby), Francesco Carrozzini (The Hanging Sun starring Charles Dance), Emanuele Crialese (The Immensity starring Penelope Cruz), Joanna Hogg (The Eternal Daughter starring Tilda Swinton), and so on.
The full lineup is given below:
Competition
White Noise
Dir. Noah Baumbach — opening night film
Il Signore Delle Formiche
Dir. Gianni Amelio
The Whale
Dir. Darren Aronofsky
L’Immensita
Dir. Emanuele Crialese
Saint Omer
Dir. Alice Diop
Blonde
Dir. Andrew Dominik
TÁR
Dir. Todd Field
Love Life
Dir. Koji Fukada
Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths
Dir. Alejandro G. Inarritu
Athena
Dir. Romain Gavras
Bones And All
Dir. Luca Guadagnino
The Eternal Daughter
Dir. Joanna Hogg
Beyond The Wall
Dir. Vahid Jalilvand
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Dir. Martin McDonagh
Argentina, 1985
Dir. Santiago Mitre
Chiara
Dir. Susanna Nicchiarelli
Monica
Dir. Andrea Pallaoro
No Bears
Dir. Jafar Panahi
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Dir. Laura Poitras
A Couple
Dir. Frederick Wiseman
The Son
Dir. Florian Zeller
Our Ties
Dir. Roschdy Zem
Other People’s Children
Dir. Rebecca Zlotowski
Out Of Competition — Fiction
The Hanging Sun
Dir. Francesco Carrozzini — closing film
When The Waves Are Gone
Dir. Lav Diaz
Living
Dir. Oliver Hermanus
Dead For A Dollar
Dir. Walter Hill
Call Of God
Dir. Kim Ki-duk
Dreamin’ Wild
Dir. Bill Pohlad
Master Gardener
Dir. Paul Schrader
Siccita
Dir. Paolo Virzi
Pearl
Dir. Ti West
Don’t Worry Darling
Dir. Olivia Wilde
Out Of Competition — Non-fiction
Freedom On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom
Dir. Evgeny Afineevsky
The Matchmaker
Dir. Benedetta Argentieri
Gli Ultimi Giorni Dell’umanita
Dir. Enrico Ghezzi, Alessandro Gagliardo
A Compassionate Spy
Dir. Steve James
Music For Black Pigeons
Dir. Jorgen Leth, Andreas Koefoed
The Kiev Trial
Dir. Sergei Loznitsa
In Viaggio
Dir. Gianfranco Rosi
Bobi Wine Ghetto President
Dir. Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo
Nuclear
Dir. Oliver Stone
Out Of Competition — Series
The Kingdom Exodus
Dir. Lars von Trier
Copenhagen Cowboy
Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Horizons
Princess
Dir. Roberto De Paolis — opening film
Victim
Dir. Michal Blasko
On The Fringe
Dir. Juan Diego Botto
Trenque Lauquen
Dir. Laura Citarella
Vera
Dir. Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
Innocence
Dir. Guy Davidi
Blanquita
Dir. Fernando Guzzoni
For My Country
Dir. Rachid Hami
A Man
Dir. Kei Ishikawa
Bread And Salt
Dir. Damian Kocur
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Dir. Antonio Lukich
Ti Mangio Il Cuore
Dir. Pippo Mezzapesa
To The North
Dir. Mihai Mincan
Autobiography
Dir. Makbul Mubarak
The Sitting Duck
Dir. Jean-Paul Salome
World War III
Dir. Houman Seyedi
The Happiest Man In The World
Dir. Teona Strugar Mitevska
The Bride
Dir. Sergio Trefaut
Horizons Extra
Origin Of Evil
Dir. Sebastien Marnier — opening film
Hanging Gardens
Dir. Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
Amanda
Dir. Carolina Cavalli
Red Shoes
Dir. Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser
Nezouh
Dir. Soudade Kaadan
Notte Fantasma
Dir. Fulvio Risuleo
Without Her
Dir. Arian Vazirdaftari
Valeria Is Getting Married
Dir. Michal Vinik
Goliath
Dir. Adilkhan Yerzhanov
