Overview

• Roberts made her first appearance at the Lido to present Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt, screened out of competition at the Venice Film Festival.
• She said the filmmakers do not issue verdicts and hope audiences engage in discussion after watching.
• Roberts plays Alma, a Yale philosophy professor navigating the fallout when a colleague is accused of sexual misconduct by a student.
• Guadagnino framed the film as an exploration of competing truths, power dynamics and ambition within an academic setting.
• Italian coverage reports a theatrical release planned for October 16.