In Venice, it’s not politics as usual as film-makers aim to recapture our attention

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1. Wed, 12 August 2026

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   • The Guardian World14:15first to report
     In Venice, it’s not politics as usual as film-makers aim to recapture our attention

     As social media shrinks and distorts the EU’s crises, the Venice film festival is delivering politically forthright epics from directors such as Sergei Loznitsa and Alex Gibney • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Europe is in an economic crisis that, unlike the eurozone downturn at the beginning of the millennium, cannot be measured in ratings downgrades and borrowing costs. For metrics, try engagement depth and consumer trust instead. The unedifying spectacle of...