Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix are
lighting up the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday as a loved-up
couple of villains in Joker: Folie à deux by Todd Phillips,
sequel of the first Joker which won the fest's Golden Lion in
2019.
The follow-up premiering Wednesday sees Arthur Fleck awaiting
trial in Arkham for his crimes as Joker.
Arthur needs to deal with his double identity when he falls
deeply in love and discovers the music that has always beaten
within his heart.
Also premiering on Wednesday is Italy's fourth film of five in
competition, Diva Futura (Future Diva) by Giulia Louise
Steirgerwalt, a portrait of Riccardo Schicchi and the stars of
his porn 'empire' between the 1980s and 90s.
Jouer aves le Feu by Delphine and Muriel Coulin, also in
competition, focuses on the conflict between father and son when
the boy becomes a member of a group of violent far-right
militants.
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