The 23 films in the running for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival

Twenty-three films are in the running for the Golden Lion at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which begins on Wednesday and whose winners will be revealed on September 9.

Le film d'ouverture est Comandante de Edoardo De Angelis, avec Pierfrancesco Favino, Johannes Wirix, Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D'Amico. Italy, 120 minutes.

The true story of an Italian submarine commander at the beginning of the Second World War who saved Belgian sailors from drowning, whose ship he had torpedoed. With 26 additional men on board, Commander Salvatore Todaro, who insisted on respecting the code of honor of the navy, had to take the risk of going back to the surface.

Release date not yet known.

Denmark, 127 minutes, with Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh.

In 1755, Captain Ludvig Kahlen set out to conquer a Danish moor to establish a colony in the name of the king. Mads Mikkelsen had already collaborated with director Nikolaj Arcel in 2012 for the historical film Royal Affair.

National release on January 17, 2024.

France, 114 minutes avec Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham, Clemens Schick, Grace Palma.

Douglas, beaten by his father, is a disturbed child whose dogs are the horizon and perhaps the salvation.

National release on September 27.

France/Canada, 146 minutes with Léa Seydoux, George MacKay.

In a futuristic world, Gabrielle meets Louis as she is about to let go of her emotions, which are seen as threats.

National release on February 28, 2024.

France, 115 minutes with Guillaume Canet, Alba Rohrwacher, Sharif Andoura, Lucette Beudin.

Fifteen years after their meeting, Mathieu and Alice, in their fifties, meet again by chance during a thalasso.

Release date not yet known.

Italy, 117 minutes with Pietro Castellitto, Giorgio Quarzo Guarascio, Benedetta Porcaroli, Chiara Noschese, Giorgio Montanini, Adamo Dionisi.

In a story mixing friendship, adventure and love, Enea tries to find meaning in her life, alongside Valentino, her lifelong friend.

Release date not yet known.

États-Unis, 129 minutes avec Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick.

The biopic charts the rocky 30-year marriage between legendary composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre.

Stream on Netflix on December 20, 2023.

USA/Italy, 110 minutes with Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Dominczyk.

The meeting between the young Priscilla Beaulieu and the King, from the point of view of the young woman.

Released in October 2023.

Italy, 140 minutes with Lily James, Rebecca Antonaci, Joe Keery, Rachel Sennott, Alba Rohrwacher, Willem Dafoe.

In the 1950s, a fledgling actress goes to audition as an extra.

Release date not yet known.

Italy/Switzerland, 181 minutes with Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Valentina Bellè, Noemi Besedes, Cecilia Steiner, Joel Basman.

At the end of the 1930s, in Switzerland, Ludo's family was kidnapped on the pretext of his gypsy origins. The father, sent to the army by force, prepares his revenge.

Release date not yet known.

USA, 130 minutes with Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Connie Nielsen, Emily Yancy.

The film denounces the caste system in the United States.

Released in streaming on Netflix at the end of the year.

United States, 118 minutes with Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O'Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Sala Baker, Emiliano Pernía, Gabriel Polanco.

A professional assassin becomes aware of the boundaries between good and evil.

Released for streaming on Netflix on November 10, 2023.

Mexico/USA, 100 minutes with Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Brooke Timber, Merritt Wever, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper, Josh Charles.

Sylvia reunites with Saul after a high school reunion. Both are gradually looking into their past, which is not without consequences for their daily lives.

Release date not yet known.

Italy/Belgium, 121 minutes with Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawagodo, Hichem Yacoubi, Doodou Sagna, Khady Sy, Bamar Kane, Cheick Oumar Diaw.

The odyssey of two young Senegalese on their way to Italy.

National release on January 3, 2024.

Japon, 106 minutes avec Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura.

The life of Takumi and her daughter changes when they learn that a top-of-the-range campsite is going to be built near their residence.

Release date not yet known.

Poland/France/Czech Republic/Belgium, 147 minutes with Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Tomasz Wlosok, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous.

On the border between Poland and Belarus, a Syrian refugee family meets an English teacher from Afghanistan and a young border guard.

Release planned for the end of the year.

Germany/Austria/Switzerland, 118 minutes with Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuss, David Bennent, Philippe Graber.

The mysterious stay of Johannes, a physics student, during a congress in the Alps.

Release planned for the end of the year.

UK, 141 minutes with Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Suzy Bemba, Jerrod Carmichael, Kathryn Hunter, Vicki Pepperdine, Margaret Qualley, Hanna Schygulla.

Bella is brought back to life by the singular Dr. Godwin Baxter and is quick to discover the world.

National release on January 17, 2024.

Chili, 110 minutes with Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger.

“The Vampire” Augusto Pinochet stops feeding on blood and faces the real world.

Released for streaming on Netflix on September 15, 2023.

United States, 130 minutes with Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O'Connell, Patrick Dempsey.

Biopic about former racing driver Enzo Ferrari, as he tries to save his family and his business by betting on the legendary Mille Miglia race.

Released in streaming on Amazon Prime Video at the end of the year.

Italy, 127 minutes with Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, Adriano Giannini, Gianmarco Franchini, Francesco Di Leva, Lorenzo Adorni, Silvia Salvatori.

The last part of the Roman criminal trilogy, between revenge and redemption.

Release date not yet known.

Pologne/Suède, 132 minutes avec Malgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Joanna Kulig, Bogumila Bajor, Mateusz Wieclawek.

The long struggle of a transgender woman to emancipate herself.

Release date not yet known.

Belgique/Pays-Bas/Luxembourg/France, 103 minutes avec Cathalina Geeraerts, Felix Heremans, Greet Verstraete, Serdi Faki Alici, Els Deceukelier, Maya Louise Sterkendries.

A 15-year-old teenager, Holly escapes a deadly fire at her school following a strange premonition, which catches the attention of her teacher, Anna.

Release date not yet known.