The
78th
Venice
Film
Festival
returned
in
full
swing
after
missing
the
2020
edition
due
to
the
pandemic.
The
starts
have
returned
to
the
red
carpet
with
their
best
fashion
foot
forward
as
they
attend
the
world
premiere
of
some
of
the
most
anticipated
releases
of
the
year.
Some
of
the
most
anticipated
releases
have
been
lined
up
for
screening
at
the
film
festival.
Here
is
a
list
of
the
best
movies
to
watch
out
for
from
the
Venice
film
festival
2021.
Republic
of
Silence
The
film
is
a
heartfelt
autobiographical
documentary
that
chronicles
director
Diana
El
Jeiroudi's
upbringing
in
Syria
and
her
subsequent
exile
in
Berlin.
El
Jeiroudi
is
a
renowned
filmmaker
and
producer
who
was
the
first
Syrian
to
be
a
juror
at
the
Cannes
Film
Festival
for
the
documentary
film
award.
Last
Night
in
Soho
The
psychological
thriller
directed
by
Edgar
Wright
is
about
an
aspiring
fashion
designer,
Eloise,
who
is
strangely
able
to
travel
between
the
1960s
and
the
present.
The
film's
synopsis
added,
"Once
the
glamour
shatters,
darkness
seeps
into
Eloise's
daily
life." Starring
Anya-Taylor
Joy
and
Matt
Smith,
the
film
is
said
to
be
eerily
phenomenal
journey
through
time
and
space.
Dune
Denis
Villeneuve's
adaptation
of
the
book
of
the
same
name,
Dune
is
expected
to
outdo
past
film
adaptations
of
the
book
and
will
possibly
turn
into
a
large
franchise.
Starring
Timothee
Chalamet
and
Zendaya
in
lead
in
this
epic
sci-fi
has
been
one
of
the
most
anticipated
releases
in
the
coming
year.
Spencer
Directed
by
Pablo
Larraín,
the
film
documents
the
marriage
of
Princess
Diana
and
Prince
Charles.
Spencer
is
an
imagining
of
what
might
have
happened
during
those
few
fateful
days
before
her
death.
Kristen
Stewart
will
be
seen
playing
Diana
and
the
film's
teaser
trailer
has
left
fans
impressed.
The
Power
Of
The
Dog
Starring
Marvel
star
Benedict
Cumberbatch
and
directed
by
Jane
Campion,
the
film
follows
charismatic
rancher
Phil
Burbank.
Phil
is
set
to
inspire
fear
and
awe
in
those
around
him,
as
he
torments
his
brother's
family
until
he
finds
himself
exposed
to
the
possibility
of
love.
The
Card
Counter
Directed
by
Paul
Schrader
and
starring
Oscar
Isaac,
Tiffany
Haddish
in
lead,
the
film
is
an
action
thriller.
The
film's
official
synopsis
reads,
"William
Tell
is
an
ex-military
interrogator
living
under
the
radar
as
a
low-stakes
gambler.
Tell's
meticulous
life
is
thrown
into
disarray
when
he
encounters
Cirk,
a
young
man
looking
to
commit
revenge
against
a
mutual
enemy.
With
backing
from
mysterious
financier
La
Linda,
Tell
takes
Cirk
on
the
casino
circuit
to
set
him
on
a
new
path.
However,
he
finds
that
the
ghosts
of
the
past
will
not
release
him
so
easily."
The
Lost
Daughter
Directed
and
starred
in
by
Maggie
Gyllenhaal
the
film
takes
place
during
Leda's
seaside
vacation.
Compelled
by
a
mother-daughter
duo
she
was
watching
on
the
beach,
she
is
taken
back
to
her
own
memories
of
the
terror,
confusion
and
intensity
of
early
motherhood