With 21 films vying for the top Golden Lion prize, the 81st edition of the festival kicks off Wednesday, with Lady Gaga, Daniel Craig and Brad Pitt expected on the red carpet.
In the spotlight, but out of competition, is "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice", the long anticipated sequel to Tim Burton's 1988 cult classic that opens the festival / Photo: AP
The dazzle is welcome after Hollywood strikes last year kept most studio films and their A-lister stars away from the world's longest-running festival, known as"La Mostra". Jolie headlines"Maria", a Maria Callas biopic from Chile's Pablo Larrain who returns to Venice following his Diana drama"Spencer" in 2021, while Nicole Kidman and Antonio Banderas star in erotic thriller"Babygirl" from Dutch director Halina Reijn.
The main competition also includes the first full-length film in English for Venice regular, Spain's Pedro Almodovar —"The Room Next Door" with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore — while"The Order" from Australian director Justin Kurzel sees Jude Law playing an FBI agent investigating a terror ring in the Pacific Northwest.
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