The Venice Film Festival Opens with a Rupert Murdoch Film, George Clooney and Plenty of Geopolitics – WTOP News
- The 83rd Venice Film Festival opens on Wednesday with an opening ceremony honoring actor George Clooney with a Lifetime Achievement award, followed by the world premiere of British director Danny Boyle's 'Ink'.
- Star wattage has dimmed compared to recent years as rising production costs lead Hollywood studios to stay away, prompting festival chief Alberto Barbera to describe the American film industry as facing a 'serious identity crisis.'
- Twenty-One films will compete for the Golden Lion award, including director Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine', director Lance Oppenheim's 'Primetime', and director Florian Zeller's 'Bunker' starring actors Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem.
- The festival serves as a precursor to the Oscars, where eight of the past ten Best Actor or Best Actress awards went to protagonists of films screened in Venice; U.S. actor and director Maggie Gyllenhaal chairs this year's main competition jury.
- Held on the Venice Lido, a barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon accessible by car, the festival concludes on September 12 with the premiere of director Giovanni Veronesi's Italian costume drama 'Dio ride'.
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George Clooney will receive a Golden Lion this Wednesday evening at the opening ceremony of the Venice Mostra. The 65-year-old actor took the opportunity to express his feeling about Donald Trump's policy. He used a Greek term, khakistocracy, to designate his country's current governance. - For George Clooney, Donald Trump's America is a "kakistocracy" (Culture, media and entertainment).
The actor, who receives an honorary Golden Lion at the Venice Festival, criticizes the cruelty of the United States Government
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Le Journal de QuebecGeorge Clooney said the United States will overcome the "unfortunate" period of their history that they are going through under the Trump administration.
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