the venice lido always makes a beautiful setting for hollywood to launch its award season hopefuls and some heavyweight hitters that have been delayed since the pandemic. demi villeneuve's dean, the latest adaptation of a 19605 popular novel groans under the weight of its famous cast and a huge budget of $165 million. the truth does not matter. the last duel, directed by ridley scott, was delayed for months during the pandemic. it is co—written by matt damon and ben affleck, who also star in the historical tale of a married woman who accuses a knight, played by adam driver, of raping her. for its director the venice premiere was a vital moment for the movie. i think it's the most important festival. from our point of view, we, to sell an intelligent, extremely well acted and well made film, to the audience that we need to go for, we need some approval of the best critics, to say, to give their nod, and therefore that helps me in the process of marketing. other oscar hopefuls include kristen stuart as princess diana struggling with her mental health, as she spends christmas with the bri