George Clooney, battling a sinus infection, premiered Noah Baumbach's "Jay Kelly" in Venice. The film, starring Clooney and Adam Sandler as a Hollywood power couple, received an 8.5-minute standing ovation. Clooney, despite illness and a rainstorm, charmed the crowd, embracing his co-stars and wife Amal. "Jay Kelly," described as Clooney's most vulnerable role, explores an aging movie star's life reckoning. The film, Sandler's Venice debut, is generating Oscar buzz.

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