Venice Film Festival Highlights: Almodovar's Debut, Weir's Advice, and More

The Venice Film Festival saw Pedro Almodovar's English debut tackling heavy themes, Peter Weir receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award, Adrien Brody starring in 'The Brutalist', and Ian McKellen recounting a near-fatal fall. Other notable events included dynamic pricing controversies, French director Claude Lelouch's career plans, and George Clooney's latest film skipping cinemas.

Pedro Almodovar's first English-language film, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, explores deep existential themes through a female friendship narrative featuring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore.

Peter Weir, acclaimed director of 'The Truman Show', received a Lifetime Achievement Award and advised young filmmakers to unplug to find success.

Adrien Brody's performance in 'The Brutalist' mirrored his family's history, as he stars in a film about a Hungarian immigrant rebuilding his life post-World War II.

Veteran actor Ian McKellen shared his fear of dying after a fall during a stage performance in London.

The UK government is probing dynamic pricing after Oasis fans faced a surge in ticket costs due to high demand.

French filmmaker Claude Lelouch, 86, denied rumors of retirement following the release of his new movie 'Finally'.

Nicole Kidman stars in Netflix's 'The Perfect Couple', a murder mystery adapted from Elin Hilderbrand's 2018 novel.

George Clooney and Brad Pitt expressed disappointment over their new film 'Wolfs' heading straight to streaming on Apple TV instead of getting a broad cinema release.

(With inputs from agencies.)