Venice Crowns ‘Woman Unknown’

May El-Toukhy takes the Golden Lion as class, power and inequality dominate the festival

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Venice 2026: The Rich, the Powerful, and the Cost of Looking Away

Standout films on Musk, Gaza, and class conflict turn power and moral failure into gripping cinema

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‘The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias’ Preaches Radical Pessimism at the End of the World

In Venice, Sophie Fiennes’ third collaboration with Zizek sees the 77-year-old at his most political — and earnest

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John Malkovich, Werner Herzog, and Danny Boyle Show Up Big in Italy

Actors and directors bring the goods to the Venice Film Festival 2026

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