Venice Chief Alberto Barbera on Exploring Both Sides of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Why Films Are Getting Longer and What He Thinks Is the Fest’s Sexiest Project 

This year’s Venice Film Festival will, for 10 days, be the starriest place on earth, with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Cate Blanchett in Alfonso Cuarón’s TV series “Disclaimer” and Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” all lighting up the Lido. But Alberto Barbera, the festival’s artistic director, promises that […]