Robert Guédiguian’s ‘La Villa’ selected for competition at Venice Film Festival 2017

Renowned French-Armenian filmmaker and actor Robert Guédiguian’s film La Villa (English title: The House by the Sea) has been selected for the competition program at the 74th Venice Film Festival, according to a report by the Telegraph.

The film festival announced its line-up today. Darren Aronofsky’s horror film Mother, starring Jennifer Lawrence and George Clooney's black comedy Suburbicon are also included in competition section.

The Venice Film Festival 2017, which starts up August 30, will open with Alexander Payne's Downsizing. The film festival will run until September 9.