Overview
- Several major Hollywood stars are not attending the Venice Film Festival due to ongoing strikes.
- The festival still features highly anticipated films from renowned directors like David Fincher, Richard Linklater, and Yorgos Lanthimos.
- Films premiering address topics like Elvis Presley's wife, racism, and systemic oppression.
- Despite anticipated films, the festival includes movies by directors accused of sexual misconduct.
- The festival will be filmmaker William Friedkin's farewell as he premieres his last movie.