It’s not often the case, but on paper, the 2024 edition of the Venice Film Festival appears poised to outshine the Cannes Film Festival with its lineup of potential high-grade film items. Ahead of the 81st edition’s kickoff on Wednesday, I wanted to spotlight not two dozen most anticipated film items but a curated five of my most anticipated films across the festival’s major sections: the competition for the Golden Lion, Out of Competition section, Orizzonti (Horizons), Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days), and the Settimana Internazionale della Critica (Venice International Film Critics’ Week). Our film critic in chief Nicholas Bell and I will be covering the fest from day one until award’s night — so please support the site by visiting and leaving your comments.… Read the rest
