Not to be outdone by Toronto, which just announced a slew of mouth-watering world premieres for their upcoming edition on Tuesday, Venice unveiled today a starry lineup that more than holds its own.
From the competition section alone, the likes of Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Joaquin Phoenix, Penélope Cruz, Gary Oldman, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Gael García Bernal, Gong Li and Catherine Deneuve herself will be expected on the Lido alongside global A-list auteurs including Noah Baumbach, Roy Andersson, Lou Ye and Pablo Larraín. Fans will probably also be camping outside the historic Sala Grande for a glimpse of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Timothée Chalamet when their new films premiere.
The lineup once again skews Anglophone, with numerous presumed Oscar contenders in the mix. Which is not surprising, considering how ROMA, THE FAVOURITE and A STAR IS BORN all effectively launched their Oscar campaigns in Venice last year.
Do you see any of the titles announced today hogging nominations like those three in six months’ time? Can AD ASTRA break out in a major way like GRAVITY did six years ago? Will Kristen Stewart finally net her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Jean Seberg? Is Joaquin Phoenix an Olivia Colman or a Lady Gaga?
The 76th Venice Film Festival runs August 28th – September 7th. The competition awards will be handed out by an international jury under the presidency of Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel. See the full lineup below:
Competition
THE TRUTH – dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu (opening night film)
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE – dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour
ABOUT ENDLESSNESS – dir. Roy Andersson
WASP NETWORK – dir. Olivier Assayas
MARRIAGE STORY – dir. Noah Baumbach
GUEST OF HONOUR – dir. Atom Egoyan
AD ASTRA – dir. James Gray
A HERDADE – dir. Tiago Guedes
GLORIA MUNDI – dir. Robert Guédiguian
WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS – dir. Ciro Guerra
EMA – dir. Pablo Larraín
SATURDAY FICTION – dir. Lou Ye
MARTIN EDEN – dir. Pietro Marcello
LA MAFIA NON È PIÙ QUELLA DI UNA VOLTA – dir. Franco Maresco
THE PAINTED BIRD – dir. Václav Marhoul
THE MAYOR OF RIONE SANITÀ – dir. Mario Martone
BABYTEETH – dir. Shannon Murphy
JOKER – dir. Todd Phillips
AN OFFICER AND A SPY – dir. Roman Polanski
THE LAUNDROMAT – dir. Steven Soderbergh
NO. 7 CHERRY LANE – dir. Yonfan
Out of competition – Fiction
THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – dir. Giuseppe Capotondi (closing film)
SEBERG – dir. Benedict Andrews
TO LIVE – dir. Francesca Archibugi
MOSUL- dir. Matthew Michael Carnahan
ADULTS IN THE ROOM – dir. Costas-Gavras
THE KING – dir. David Michod
TUTTO IL MIO FOLLEAMORE – dir. Gabriele Salvatores
Out of competition – Non-Fiction
WOMAN – dir. Yann Arthus-Bertrand
ROGER WATERS US + THEM – dir. Sean Evans, Roger Waters
I DIARI DI ANGELA – NOI DUE CINEASTI– dir. Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi
CITIZEN K – dir. Alex Gibney
CITIZEN ROSI – dir. Didi Gnocchi, Carolina Rosi
THE KINGMAKER – dir. Lauren Greenfield
STATE FUNERAL – dir. Sergei Loznitsa
COLLECTIVE – dir. Alexander Nanau
45 SECONDS OF LAUGHTER – dir. Tim Robbins
IL PIANETA IN MARE- dir. Andrea Segre
Out of competition – Special Events
GOODBYE, DRAGON INN – dir. Tsai Ming-liang
IREVERSIBLE – dir. Gaspar Noé
NO ONE LEFT BEHIND – dir. Guillermo Arriaga
ELECTRIC SWAN – dir. Konstantina Kotzamani
ZEROZEROZERO (episodes 1 and 2) – dir. Stefano Sollima
THE NEW POPE (episodes 2 and 7) – dir. Paolo Sorrentino
NEVER JUST A DREAM: Stanley Kubrick AND EYES WIDE SHUT – dir. Matt Wells
EYES WIDE SHUT – dir. Stanley Kubrick
Horizons
ZUMIRIKI – dir. Oskar Alegria
PELICAN BLOOD – Katrin Gebbe
BIK ENEICH – dir. Mehdi M. Barsaoui
BLANCO EN BLANCO – dir. Théo Court
MES JOURS DE GLOIRE – dir. Antoine de Bary
NEVIA – dir. Nunzia de Stefano
MOFFIE – dir. Oliver Hermanus
HAVA, MARYAM, AYESHA – dir. Sahraa Karimi
RIALTO – dir. Peter Mackie Burns
THE CRIMINAL MAN – dir. Dmitry Mamuliya
REVENIR – dir. Jessica Palud
GIANTS BEING LONELY – dir. Grear Patterson
VERDICT – dir. Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
BALLOON – dir. Pema Tseden
JUST 6.5 – dir. Saeed Roustaee
SHADOW OF WATER – dir. Sasidharan Sanal Kumar
Sole – dir. Carlo Sironi
ATLANTIS – dir. Valentyn Vasyanovych
MADRE – dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen