Striking Hollywood stars will be missing from the 80th Venice Film Festival
The walkouts in Tinseltown are in protest over the pay and conditions for writers and actors in the Hollywood studio system.
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00:00 The lights are up and the red carpet laid for this year`s Venice Film Festival. But
00:06 even though many Hollywood stars are opting to stay away for fear of breaching the Screen
00:11 Actors Guild strike, it`s still set to be a cinema showcase. For more, here`s Euronews
00:16 culture journalist David Moriquand.
00:18 The 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival kicks off this week with an impressive lineup
00:22 of films, both European and American. Despite the ongoing strikes in the U.S., several actors
00:28 will be present on the Lido in the end this year, including Adam Driver and Jessica Chastain,
00:33 who have both been given special dispensation by the unions in order to promote their films.
00:39 This is specifically important for Venice as it is not only the first festival of the
00:43 four season, but also a festival that has garnered the reputation for premiering major
00:47 Oscar winning films. Early buzz this year suggests that Bradley Cooper`s "Maestro",
00:53 Michael Mann`s "Ferrari" biopic and Priscilla Presley biopic, helmed by Sofia Coppola, are
00:58 ones to look out for. Another eagerly awaited title is Ava DuVernay`s "Origin", which explores
01:04 the entrenched racism in the U.S. It is also a historical inclusion as Ava DuVernay becomes
01:10 the first African-American female director to premiere in competition.
01:14 From Venice, David Moriquand, Euronews.
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