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Monday 29 august 2022
At 90, the Venice Film Festival looks better than ever

By Lindsey Bahr many fall festivals that will
Associated Press refine the awards conver-
(AP) - Cinema’s biggest sation for the rest of the
stars just seem to shine a year.
bit brighter at the Venice Field, Baumbach, Aronof-
International Film Festival, sky and Zeller are also
which begins this week in among a slew of filmmak-
the Northern Italian city. ers with good Oscar track
Think of Lady Gaga, a records who are making
woman who has never their first stop at Venice in
shied away from a grand competition: There’s also
entrance, somehow top- Martin McDonagh’s Colin
ping even herself delicately Farrell and Brendan Glee-
perched over the edge of son friendship drama “The
a moving water taxi and This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Harry Styles, left, and Florence Pugh in Banshees of Inisherin”; Ale-
vamping for the cameras a scene from "Don't Worry Darling." jandro G. Iñárritu’s comedy
like a classic screen siren. “Bardo, or False Chronicle
Or Jennifer Lopez and Ben sat down with all of them Their presence, along- been,” said Peter Kujawski, of a Handful of Truths”; and
Affleck evoking old Hol- and I said, ‘The path that side lifetime achievement the chairman of Focus Fea- Luca Guadagnino’s canni-
lywood glamour to make I see leads us to Venice. recipient Catherine De- tures. bal romance “ Bones and
their official debut as a Which one of you under- neuve, Hugh Jackman, “And what Cate is doing All,” which reunites the Ital-
couple just last year. stands what kind of movie Tilda Swinton, Penelope with the character, with- ian director with Chalamet.
Whether you’re a celeb- were making based on Cruz, Chalamet and many out saying too much, is just There are also two narra-
rity gliding down the red that dream?’” Wilde said. others, helps transform the something you don’t see tive debuts from documen-
carpet in front of hundreds “To me, a Venice film is a Lido, the laid-back beach executed on this level very tarians Frederick Wiseman
of flashing cameras or an film that really embraces town across the Venetian often.” (“A Couple”) and Alice
onlooker an ocean away everything that is ambitious Lagoon from St. Mark’s The festival, which began Diop (“Saint Omer”) that
daydreaming about Timo- and romantic and beauti- Square, into a bastion of in 1932 and is heading into are among the 23 films vy-
thée Chalamet’s crystal- ful about cinema. And this glamour, fantasy and cin- its 79th edition, officially ing for the Golden Lion.
studded Haider Acker- film is truly a love letter to ema on the Adriatic. begins Wednesday night The coveted award will be
mann suit, or that electric movies.” This year’s festival is stacked with the premiere of Noah decided on by a jury led
moment between non- Wilde went with New Line with highly anticipated Baumbach’s adaptation of by Julianne Moore and
couple Jessica Chastain and Warner Bros. and her films and performances in Don DeLillo’s seminal nov- presented at the festival’s
and Oscar Isaac, it is the wish came true: The stylish the main competition slate: el “ White Noise,” starring close on Sept. 10.
kind of occasion that ig- psychological thriller star- Ana de Armas is making Adam Driver and Greta Participant Media CEO
nites the imagination. And ring Florence Pugh and her debut as Marilyn Mon- Gerwig. David Linde, a 30-year vet-
that’s all before you even Harry Styles as a picture- roe in Andrew Dominik’s “ “White Noise” is one of eran of the festival, wanted
step inside the theater. perfect couple in an ex- Blonde ”; Brendan Fraser’s four high-profile Netflix films Venice specifically for the
For director and actor Ol- perimental postwar com- turn in Darren Aronofsky’s hoping to make a splash debut of two high-profile
ivia Wilde, the dream of munity will have its world new film “The Whale” is al- at the festival, which is an documentaries: Oscar-
Venice was woven into debut out of competition ready being hailed as an important platform not just winner Laura Poitras’ “All
the fabric of her new film, “ on Sept. 5. awards-worthy comeback; for the streaming service, the Beauty and the Blood-
Don’t Worry Darling.” End- Styles, Pugh and Wilde and Cate Blanchett is play- but for all Oscar hopefuls. shed,” about photogra-
ing up at the festival be- are just some of the stars ing a renowned conduc- Baumbach’s last Venice pher Nan Goldin’s fight
came a shorthand for the expected to pose on the tor in “ TÁR,” director Todd film, “Marriage Story,” went against the Sackler family,
type of movie she wanted docks outside of the opu- Field’s first film in over 15 on to get six Oscar nomina- which is playing in com-
to make. lent Hotel Excelsior and years. tions and win one for Laura petition, as well as Steve
“We had several studios grace the red carpet out- Dern, who is also returning James’ “A Compassionate
and streamers who want- side of the Palazzo del Cin- “Todd Field is as major this year in Florian Zeller’s Spy,” about nuclear physi-
ed to make this film and I ema. a film artist as has ever “The Son.” It’s the first of cist Ted Hall.q

Diana’s car auctioned as 25th

anniversary of her death nears

Associated Press selling price, according ber of her security team in
(AP) — A car driven by to the classic car auction the passenger seat.
Princess Diana in the 1980s house. Britain and Diana’s The RS Turbo Series 1 was
sold for 650,000 pounds admirers worldwide are typically manufactured
($764,000) at auction Sat- preparing to mark a quar- in white, but she got it in
urday, just days before ter century since her death. black to be more discreet.
the 25th anniversary of her She died in a high-speed Ford also added features
death. car crash in Paris on Aug. for her security, such as a
Silverstone Auctions said 31, 1997. second rear-view mirror for
there was “fierce bidding” Diana drove the Escort from the protection officer.
for the black Ford Escort 1985 to 1988. She was pho- The car has just under
RS Turbo before the sale tographed with it outside 25,000 miles on it.
The Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1, that belonged to the late Di- closed. The U.K. buyer, boutique shops in Chelsea Last year, another Ford Es-
ana, Princess of Wales, is seen during a preview of an auction whose name was not dis- and restaurants in Kensing- cort that Diana used sold at
at Silverstone circuit, in Northamptonshire, England, Friday, Aug. closed, paid a 12.5% buy- ton. She preferred to drive auction for 52,000 pounds
26, 2022. er’s premium on top of the her own car, with a mem- ($61,100).q