Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton at the Venice Film Festival
Published: Wednesday, Aug 28th 2024, 04:30
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The 81st Venice Film Festival kicks off today with the sequel to the cult horror comedy "Beetlejuice". Hollywood stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara are expected on the red carpet. They have teamed up again for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" with filmmaker Tim Burton, who already directed the first part in 1988.
The American Jenna Ortega, who is best known for the series "Wednesday", also stars. Keaton plays the poltergeist with the tangled hair again in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice". To the horror of Lydia Deetz (Ryder), he returns to her life.
The film festival runs until September 7. This year, 21 films are competing for the main prize, the Golden Lion. Among them is the new "Joker" film by Todd Phillips with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. "Joker: Folie à Deux" is the sequel to the successful thriller from 2019, which also premiered in Venice at the time and won the main prize.
Angelina Jolie can also be seen in the film "Maria" by Pablo Larraín. "Queer", the new film by Luca Guadagnino starring Daniel Craig, is also in competition. Nicole Kidman is represented with "Babygirl". In the film by Halina Reijn, she plays a businesswoman who begins an affair with a young intern. Harris Dickinson ("Triangle of Sadness") plays the intern, Antonio Banderas the cuckolded husband.
The Golden Lion is decided by a nine-member jury headed by French actress Isabelle Huppert. The jury also includes German director Julia von Heinz ("Und morgen die ganze Welt").
The second part of Kevin Costner's western saga "Horizon" is screening out of competition. Brad Pitt and George Clooney appear in the action comedy "Wolfs" by Jon Watts.
17 German co-productions
Germany is represented with 17 co-productions in the various sections of the festival. The documentary "Riefenstahl" by Andres Veiel is running out of competition. The producer of the film is Sandra Maischberger. She and Veiel spent several years researching Riefenstahl's estate for the film. The filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003) is known for Nazi propaganda films such as "Triumph of the Will".
Another film about German history is also celebrating its premiere: "September 5" by Swiss director Tim Fehlbaum tells the story of the hostage-taking of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich - from the perspective of a television crew. Leonie Benesch ("Das Lehrerzimmer") plays a leading role.
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