Venice, one of the first Italian cities hit by COVID-19, reasserts its claim as a top cultural destination with the opening of its film festival.
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But she said the show must go on, given the importance of the film festival and the Biennale’s other longer-term cultural contributions to Venice’s economy, which depends almost entirely on tourism. Restrictions on travel from the U.S. to Europe have meant that Hollywood films, which often use Venice as a springboard for other festivals and ultimately the Oscars, are essentially no-shows this year.
That means no sightings of Venice regulars George Clooney and Brad Pitt arriving by water taxi; no red carpet photo ops with Lady Gaga, whose “A Star Is Born” premiered here; or Joaquin Phoenix, whose “Joker”This year’s slightly reduced lineup still contains in-competition films from a variety of countries, but will be a mostly European affair.
Cate Blanchett heads the main jury, which added Matt Dillon at the last minute after Romanian director Cristi Puiu pulled out.
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