New works from Terrence Malick, Brian De Palma and Harmony Korine will be among the 17 films presented in competition at the Venice Film Festival this summer, its organizers announced on Thursday. Among the features that will be vying for the Golden Lion trophy at the festival, which runs from Aug. 29 through Sept. 8, are “Passion,†a sexual thriller directed by Mr. De Palma and starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace; “Spring Breakers,†Mr. Korine's film starring Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens as young revelers who decide to rob a fast-food restaurant; and “To the Wonder,†a drama starring Ms. McAdams, Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz and Javier Bardem, and written and directed by Mr. Malick, who by his own yardstick is working at a positively blistering pace these days.
Films that will be shown out of competition at the festival include “Enzo Avitabile Music Life,†a documentary by Jonathan Demme about Mr. Avita bile, the Italian singer-songwriter and saxophonist; “Bad 25,†Spike Lee‘s documentary about Michael Jackson; and “The Company You Keep,†a new feature directed by Robert Redford and starring him, Shia LaBeouf and Julie Christie. Not on the list was Paul Thomas Anderson's much anticipated new film, “The Master,†which will receive a theatrical release in October but has yet to appear on the festival circuit (or anywhere else, for that matter). It was previously announced that the Venice Film Festival would open with “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,†a feature directed by Mira Nair (“The Namesakeâ€) and adapted from that Mohsin Hamid novel.
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