PARIS: 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. Sofia Coppola presents another biopic, “Priscilla”, about Elvis Presley’s wife, while David Fincher returns to the Lido with “The Killer”, more than 20 years after “Fight Club” was loudly booed at the festival only to become a cult hit in the following years.
Polanski, 90, remains a fugitive from the US over a conviction for raping a minor in the 1970s. The victim has long since forgiven him, but he faces other assault allegations. The festival says he is not attending. 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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