The 80th Venice Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday with World War II drama “Comandante” by young Italian auteur Edoardo De Angelis packing a strong political punch.
Tensions due to the SAG-AFTRA strike lurked in the background, though without stealing the thunder of strong expectations for this year’s lineup.During the event’s first press conference, jury president Damien Chazelle and fellow juror Martin McDonagh expressed support for the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes in Hollywood, sporting a “Writers Guild on Strike” shirt and pin.Venice chief Alberto Barbera reiterated that despite promotional complications prompted by the strike there will be a smattering of U.S.
star power on the Lido, with Adam Driver expected on hand to promote “Ferrari,” while Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi will be coming for Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” Caleb Landry Jones for Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” and Jessica Chastain will jet in for…
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