Venice Film Festival Announces 2026 Classics Lineup with Polanski, Buñuel, and Cassavetes Restorations
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The 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2-12 September 2026) has announced its Venice Classics lineup featuring 19 restored films, including Roman Polanski's Cul-de-sac (1966), Tinto Brass' Deadly Sweet, and John Cassavetes' Minnie and Moskowitz. The restoration program highlights classic cinema being preserved and screened at the festival.
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· 3 pulledThis year's Venice Classics lineup will debut 19 restorations, including Cul-de-sac (1966), one of Roman Polanski's British films, restored by Fixafilm.
Other films set for Venice Classics include a restoration of Tinto Brass' London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin, which will serve as the festival's pre-opening screening.
John Cassavetes's Minnie and Moskowitz, which screened at the 1966 Venice Film Festival, has been restored by Universal and will also screen this year as part of Ven
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