{
  "id": 5002283,
  "title": "Venice Film Festival 2026 opens amid controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/venice-film-festival-2026-opens-amid-controversy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T18:30:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/09/01/venice-film-festival-2026-opens-amid-controversy_6757060_30.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 83rd edition of the event has already sparked strong criticism with low American representation, an almost complete absence of female directors in the competition and the selection of the controversial 'DAU' by Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}