Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ Earns 11-Minute Ovation At Venice Film Festival
deadline.comDaniel Craig was in the Sala Grande this evening for the Venice Film Festival world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer which earned an 11-minute, 44-second ovation from the audience.
The crowd chanted Guadagnino’s name at the beginning of the ovation as he held up stars Craig, Drew Starkey and Lesley Manville’s hands separately for individual applause.
The cast came down together from the gallery and bowed in unison, then one-by-one came down from the gallery again. Pedro Almodóvar was in the audience, and during the ovation congratulated Guadagnino and hugged him and Craig.
You can see the video below. Director Luca Guadagnino leads Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville and the rest of the cast of his film #Queer down the steps of the Sala Grande, where they all bow to the audience in unison #VeniceFilmFestvial #Venezia81 pic.twitter.com/rcU2BNTqkFStars of Luca Guadagnino’s #Queer Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey share a hug during the 11-minute ovation for the film’s premiere at the #VeniceFilmFestival #Venezia81 pic.twitter.com/bfjIuQlnrZPedro Almodóvar congratulates Luca Guadagnino on his new film #Queer, after its debut at the #VeniceFilmFestival #Venezia81 pic.twitter.com/dFeRpAoE9b The erstwhile James Bond plays William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties who leads a solitary life amidst a small working-class and collegiate community in 1950s Mexico City.
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