It’s one of the most anticipated highlights of the fall movie season — which movies will be chosen to make their world premieres via gondola? Well, the Venice Film Festival has just announced its lineup for its upcoming 80th edition (running from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9), and this year, it’s an esclusivo selection. With long-awaited new films from Pablo Larraín, Wes Anderson, Bradley Cooper, David Fincher, and J.A. Bayona, the city’s canals will surely be abuzz. Read on to learn more about the five Netflix films debuting at Venice, and keep an eye out for their release dates. 

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El Conde

Logline: The story revolves around Augusto Pinochet who is not dead but an aged vampire who, after 250 years in this world, has decided to die once and for all, due to ailments brought about by his dishonor and family conflicts.
Cast: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger
Director: Pablo Larraín

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (short)

Logline: 
A beloved Roald Dahl story about a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Sir Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade
Director: Wes Anderson

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Maestro

Logline: Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton, Miriam Shor
Director: Bradley Cooper

The Killer

Logline: After a fateful near miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Gabriel Polanco, Kerry O’Malley, Emiliano Pernía, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton
Director: David Fincher

The Killer hits Netflix on Nov. 10, 2023.

Society of the Snow

Logline: In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive. 
Cast: Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka, Tomas Wolf
Director: J.A. Bayona