The Venice Film Festival, the dean of film festivals, has experienced many insults in its long history. But the scenario this year is new. This 80th edition is the first major international meeting of the 7th art to bear the brunt of the actors’ strike in Hollywood. They are fighting, alongside screenwriters, for fairer remuneration from streaming platforms and for a framework for the use of artificial intelligence. As a result, American stars are missing on the Lido this year.
