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Clooney and Stone are among the many Hollywood actors, including
Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and Jesse Plemons, expected to grace
the red carpet with the world premieres of Noah Baumbach’s “Jay
Kelly” and Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Bugonia.” Both films are vying
for the coveted Golden Lion prize, the winner of which often
goes on to get Oscar nominations and even wins.
Lanthimos is a Venice veteran, having just recently won the
festival’s top prize for “Poor Things,” which would go on to win
several Oscars, including best actress for Stone. The new film,
“Bugonia,” is an English-language adaptation of a South Korean
film, about two conspiracy-minded men (one of which is played by
Plemons) who believe Stone’s character is an alien and kidnap
her.
Baumbach, too, was on the Lido recently with his Don DeLillo
adaptation “White Noise,” which went on to a less decorated
awards run. “Jay Kelly,” he said in his director’s statement,
“is about a man looking back at his life and reflecting on the
choices, the sacrifices, the successes, the mistakes he’s made.”
The film features a large ensemble cast, including Sandler as
the actor’s manager, Baumbach’s wife and oft-collaborator Greta
Gerwig, Dern, Billy Crudup and Riley Keough. Like “White Noise,”
“Jay Kelly” is a Netflix-produced film. After taking a year off
from the festival, the streaming giant is back with three major
films playing in competition, including Guillermo del Toro’s
“Frankenstein” and Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller “A House
of Dynamite.”
The 82nd edition of the festival kicked off Wednesday on the
Lido. It runs through Sept. 6.
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