Hollywood is back, the stars are back and not just the American ones. The Venice Film Festival (1-11 September) challenges the state of health emergency for the second year, confirms the red carpet, albeit at a distance from the curious, and with vaccinations and tampons ensures guests full welcome. "At the moment no one has pulled back" said Alberto Barbera and Roberto Cicutto. Here is the list of the stars who will shine at the Lido, net of the Italian ones (from Toni Servillo to Silvio Orlando, from Benedetta Porcaroli to Elio Germano, from Claudio Santamaria to Alba Rohrwacher and Maya Sansa). And without forgetting the Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement: JAMIE LEE CURTIS and especially ROBERTO BENIGNI.
Starting with the competition, PENELOPE CRUZ comes with two films, the opening of Madres Paralelas by Pedro Almodovar and Official Competition, the Spanish comedy by Gastón Duprat which sees her starring alongside ANTONIO BANDERAS. Among the most anticipated is KRISTEN STEWART, the lady D in Spencer by Pablo Larrain on the weekend with the Royal Family who made Diana decide to ask for a divorce from Prince Charles. From Great Britain is expected OLIVIA COLMAN protagonist (in the cast also DAKOTA JOHNSON) of The Lost Daughter from the novel by Elena Ferrante, the first work of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. VINCENT LINDON arrives, from the film Palme d'Or Titane to Un autre monde that closes Stephan Brizé's trilogy on the theme of capitalism. BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH is the "unpredictable" protagonist of The Power of Dog, theawaited new film by Jane Campion which will also see KIRSTEN DUNST at the Lido. In Sundown by Mexican Michel Franco (Nuevo Orden) there are TIM ROTH and CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, the latter also for the film out of competition and which will discuss Yvan Attal's Les Choses Humaine on the judicial machinery after a case of sexual violence.
OSCAR ISAAC (Star Wars, X Men) will be at home with three films starting with The Card Counter by Paul Schrader, Dune by Denis Villeneuve and Scenes of Marriage, the TV series by Hagai Levi from Bergman's masterpiece starring him with JESSICA CHASTAIN. Also from Hollywood, after passing through Cannes, MATT DAMON and ADAM DRIVER are expected at the Lido, protagonists of The Last Duel by Ridley Scott, while he will make a real stardom (as seen on the Croisette) because he is beloved by young people TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, the protagonist of Dune . Chess Queen ANYA TAYLOR - JOY is announced for Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho.
DOMINIQUE SANDA accompanies the film a Horizons by Laura Bispuri The paradise of the peacock and ISABELLE HUPPERT may not miss the Venetian appointment to accompany Thomas Kruithof's Les Promesses. For Orizzonti Extra, NADINE LABAKI (Costa Brava), KSENIA RAPPOPORT (Mama, Ya Doma) are expected. (HANDLE).