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Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love, which premiered at Venice 2026, is a sprawling 164‑minute drama that pits a pampered documentary filmmaker against a working-class couple, using a film-within-a-film to probe desire, power, and labor under late capitalism; anchored by Jeon Do-yeon’s powerhouse performance, the film sharply exposes how wealth and privilege distort intimacy and dignity, culminating in a haunting finale.
Deadline reveals the Venice Film Festival 2026 lineup (Sept. 2–12): opening film Ink by Danny Boyle and closing title Dio Ride by Giovanni Veronesi; in-competition titles include Casey Affleck’s directorial debut Company, Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love, Hirokazu Koreeda’s Look Back, Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, and Nanni Moretti’s Succederà Questa Notte. Out of Competition features Paul Schrader’s The Basics of Philosophy, Luca Guadagnino’s Bernardo Bertolucci documentary Joie De Vivre, Wim Wenders’ Peter Zumthor doc, and Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger; Laura Poitras presents They’re Here. Maggie Gyllenhaal heads the Competition jury, and George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn receive the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award.