News Summary

• Andrea Pallaoro ’s Golden Lion contender The Echo Chamber earned a eight-minute ovation as it world premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday evening.
• The film is based on Bernardo Bertolucci’s final screenplay which he was fine-tuning prior to his death in Rome in 2018.
• Sarandon has said Hollywood roles have dried up for as a result of her pro-Palestinian stance.
• “I’ve still had movies taken away recently because there are agencies that are telling people not to hire me still,” she said.