Some of Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 biggest stars are getting ready to descend on the this week, from and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga and Brad Pitt.

But while the allure of A-listers on those picturesque docks is a welcome return to form after last year91裸聊视频檚 lower-wattage edition the spotlight that matters most will be on their films. Along Venice 91裸聊视频� which runs from Aug. 28 through Sept. 7 91裸聊视频� is one of the most glamorous launching pads for awards season. The films that do well on the Lido will be dominating the conversation until

In this year91裸聊视频檚 lineup, there91裸聊视频檚 both big Hollywood fare (91裸聊视频淏eetlejuice Beetlejuice91裸聊视频� and to 91裸聊视频淲olfs91裸聊视频�) and a vast array of intriguing films from auteurs around the world. At festivals, the best thing is to keep an open mind and 91裸聊视频� you never know what might hit. In the meantime, though, here are 10 films to get excited about at Venice.

91裸聊视频淛oker: Folie 脿 Deux91裸聊视频� (Sept. 4)

No matter which side of the you were on five years ago, the fact that all involved would bring the sequel back to Venice to play in competition is promising. doesn91裸聊视频檛 need the festival buzz, after all. The first film made over $1 billion and was nominated Venice chief Alberto Barbera told Deadline that it91裸聊视频檚 completely different from the first, a dystopian musical that is 91裸聊视频渙ne of the most daring, brave and creative films in recent American cinema91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渃onfirms Todd Phillips as one of the most creative directors working at the moment.91裸聊视频� It91裸聊视频檒l be in theaters Oct. 4.

91裸聊视频淢aria91裸聊视频� (Aug. 29)

is not to be ignored when he makes a film about a famous woman with a tragic narrative (see: 91裸聊视频淛ackie91裸聊视频�). This time he91裸聊视频檚 teamed with screenwriter Steven Knight (91裸聊视频淧eaky Blinders91裸聊视频�) and Jolie to bring back to life in 91裸聊视频淢aria.91裸聊视频� The soprano was a tabloid fixture, perhaps most famous for her affair with Aristotle Onassis, who would end up leaving her for another of Larra铆n91裸聊视频檚 tragic women: Callas died in 1977, at age 53, but remains one of classical music91裸聊视频檚 bestselling artists. 91裸聊视频淢aria91裸聊视频� is playing in competition and seeking distribution.

91裸聊视频淨ueer91裸聊视频� (Sept. 3)

returns to Venice with 91裸聊视频淨ueer,91裸聊视频� an adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novel, starring in a performance that Barbera has called 91裸聊视频渃areer defining.91裸聊视频� It follows an American expat to Mexico City on a quest for a drug. There, he encounters all sorts of characters and develops an obsession with a young man. The novel was written in the early 1950s, a sort of companion piece to 91裸聊视频淛unkie,91裸聊视频� but not published until 1985. Others have attempted to adapt it before, including Steve Buscemi and Oren Moverman. 91裸聊视频淨ueer91裸聊视频� is also seeking distribution.

91裸聊视频淭he Room Next Door91裸聊视频� (Sept. 2)

English-language debut, with and starring? We barely even need a description to get excited about that, which is probably good because details are vague. He91裸聊视频檚 said that it91裸聊视频檚 about an imperfect mother and a resentful daughter who are estranged because of a 91裸聊视频減rofound misunderstanding.91裸聊视频� In addition to tackling subjects like war, death, friendship and sexual pleasure, Almod贸var said, 91裸聊视频渋t also talks about the pleasure of waking up to birds bringing a new day at a house built on a natural reserve in New England.91裸聊视频� It91裸聊视频檒l also make a stop at the before a December release.

91裸聊视频淏abygirl91裸聊视频� (Aug. 30)

Dutch filmmaker Halina Reijn made the so we91裸聊视频檙e especially curious what 91裸聊视频淏abygirl91裸聊视频� holds. The erotic thriller stars (who 25 years ago came to Venice with 91裸聊视频淓yes Wide Shut91裸聊视频�) as a powerful CEO who begins an affair with a younger intern played by (91裸聊视频淭riangle of Sadness,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭he Iron Claw91裸聊视频�). also co-stars. A24 plans a December theatrical release.

91裸聊视频淭he Brutalist91裸聊视频� (Sept. 1)

This 3 1/2-hour drama from filmmaker follows architect L谩szl贸 Toth and his wife Erzs茅bet on a decades-long journey as they flee Europe following World War II and attempt to set up a life in America. There, Toth meets industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren who commissions him to design a modernist monument, changing their lives for better and worse. Corbet (91裸聊视频淰ox Lux91裸聊视频�) is not always going to be a filmmaker for everyone, but he91裸聊视频檚 never not interesting. Focus Features, CAA and Universal are distributing, but the movie does not yet have a release date.

91裸聊视频淵outh (Homecoming)91裸聊视频� (Sept. 6)

There are quite a few innovative offerings in the nonfiction space: 91裸聊视频淪eparated,91裸聊视频� about the Trump administration91裸聊视频檚 border policy; future-looking 91裸聊视频�207391裸聊视频�; 91裸聊视频淧avements,91裸聊视频� Alex Ross Perry91裸聊视频檚 hybrid doc about the and Andres Veiel91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淩iefenstahl.91裸聊视频� But only one made it to the main competition: Wang Bing91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淵outh (Homecoming),91裸聊视频� the conclusion to his in which he followed migrant workers in Zhili, China91裸聊视频檚 textile factories across five years. It91裸聊视频檚 seeking distribution.

91裸聊视频淎pril91裸聊视频� (Sept. 5)

sophomore film is about Nina, an OB-GYN working in rural Georgia who also performs abortions, despite the laws of the country. When a newborn dies in her care, an investigation fuels rumors about her morality and professionalism. Three years after snagged the top prize at Venice, the buzz is that this will be one of the breakouts. Kulumbegashvili91裸聊视频檚 debut, 91裸聊视频淏eginning,91裸聊视频� about the bombing of a Jehovah91裸聊视频檚 Witnesses church, made waves on the festival circuit in 2020. 91裸聊视频淎pril,91裸聊视频� which is seeking a U.S. distributor, is also set to play at TIFF and the New York Film Festival.

91裸聊视频淭he Order91裸聊视频� (Aug. 31)

produced and stars in this 1980s-set crime thriller about a white supremacist group who his FBI agent character suspects is tied to a series of crimes in the Pacific Northwest. plays the group91裸聊视频檚 charismatic leader in the film, to be released in theaters in December.

91裸聊视频淗arvest91裸聊视频� (Sept. 3)

91裸聊视频淎ttenberg91裸聊视频� and returns to the main competition with 91裸聊视频淗arvest,91裸聊视频� an adaptation of the Jim Crace novel set in a medieval English village where the locals use three newcomers as scapegoats for economic turmoil. It91裸聊视频檚 apparently the reason star . Mubi has distribution rights in several European territories, but no dates or U.S. plans have been announced.

BONUS: 91裸聊视频淒isclaimer91裸聊视频� (Aug. 29)

This is not a film, but this series coming to AppleTV+ on Oct. 11 is from who wrote and directed the seven-episode psychological thriller starring and Blanchett plays a journalist who discovers she91裸聊视频檚 a character in a novel that reveals her dark secret.