The ongoing strike by Hollywood actors and writers may cast the spotlight on controversial directors such as Roman Polanski and Woody Allen.
The Venice Film Festival celebrates its 80th edition next week, but a Hollywood strike means many stars may be missing, leaving the spotlight to controversial directors like Roman Polanski and Woody Allen.
Missing from their Venice premieres will be Emma Stone, who plays a Frankenstein-like creature in Poor Things and Bradley Cooper, who directs and stars in Maestro about the legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The only major casualty of the strikes has been Challengers, a tennis romance starring Zendaya that was set as the opening night film but has been delayed to next year.With star gossip at a minimum, a lot of attention risks being absorbed by the inclusion of Woody Allen and Roman Polanski in the out-of-competition section.
French director Luc Besson , who was recently cleared of rape allegations, is in the main competition with Dogman. He acknowledged it was more complex with Polanski, but said:"I am on the side of those who say you have to distinguish between the responsibilities of the individual and that of the artist".
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