Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga and Beetlejuice stars headline Venice Film Festival
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As "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" stars arrive at the Venice Film Festival for its opening, film critic Emma Jones speaks to presenter Eve Jackson from the Lido about some of the most anticipated films of the Mostra, including Luca Guadagnino's "Queer", starring Daniel Craig, "Joker: Folie à Deux", with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga and Chilean director Pablo Larrain's "Maria", starring Angelina Jolie. We also review the French film of the week, "Visiting Hours" by Patricia Mazuy, starring this year's Venice jury president Isabelle Huppert, as well as actress Hafsia Herzi and Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut "Blink Twice", starring Kravitz's fiancé Channing Tatum.
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