EXCLUSIVE: As Venice ticks past its half way point we sat down with festival head Alberto Barbera to reflect on what has been a buzzy, starry festival so far, as well as on some of the tensions that have been simmering below the surface.
Most of the bigger titles here have been well-received so far. Movies like The Brutalist and I’m Still Here have been particularly praised, while Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman drew strong notices for their performances in Maria and Babygirl, respectively.
Bigger Out of Competition movies such as Wolfs, The Order and September 5 have also had their fair share of positive reviews, as did Apple‘s big-budget series Disclaimer.
We’ve heard good things about anticipated movies coming this week including Joker: Folie A Deux, Queer, April, and the series M.
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