80th Venice Film Festival Features Art-Inspired Films

The 80th Venice Film Festival, running from August 30 to September 9, 2023, includes several films with strong ties to visual art and literature. Artistic director Alberto Barbera presented highlights. Notable titles include Simone Massi's animated feature "Invelle," spanning a peasant family from the 1920s to the 1970s; Anais Tellenne's "L'homme d'argile," a sensual Golem myth reinterpretation starring a Belgian actress; Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri's debut "Amor," a visual poem about a mother's suicide set in Rome; Frederick Wiseman's four-hour documentary "Plaisirs – Les troisgros" on the famed Troisgros restaurant; Luca Barbareschi's "The Penitent," adapted from David Mamet, about a psychiatrist's moral dilemma; and Quentin Dupiex's "Daaaaaalí!," a surreal comedy with four actors playing Dalí. The festival faces potential disruption from the Hollywood strike.