Joaquin Phoenix and Sister Rain Phoenix Smile Together in Rare Appearance at Venice Film Festival

Mar. 15, 2025

Joaquin and Rain Phoenix at the premiere ofJoker: Folie à Deuxduring the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 4, 2024.Photo:Stefanie Rex/picture alliance via Getty

Stefanie Rex/picture alliance via Getty

Joaquin Phoenixhad a special guest at the premiere ofJoker: Folie à Deux: his sisterRain Phoenix.

The siblings stepped out to walk the red carpet together during theVenice Film Festivalon Wednesday, Sept. 4, marking a rare joint appearance.

While Joaquin, 49, wore a classic black tuxedo and tinted black-rimmed sunglasses, Rain rocked a long-sleeved dark-brown column gown with a crisscross pattern and black shades.

The last time Joaquin and Rain, 51, publicly appeared together at an event was at theVanity FairOscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, on Feb. 9, 2020.

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Joaquin and Rain Phoenix at the premiere ofJoker: Folie à Deuxduring the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 4, 2024.Ernesto Ruscio/Getty

Ernesto Ruscio/Getty

Rain and Joaquin are the younger siblings of the late actorRiver Phoenix, and they also have two younger sisters: Liberty Phoenix andSummer Phoenix.

Many of the siblings have gone the show-business route, with Joaquin as an Oscar-winning actor and Rain as an actress and singer.

Twenty-six years after Riverdied in 1993 at the age of 23, Rain, who previously performed with River in their alternative rock band Aleka’s Attic, released her first solo album,River, on the anniversary of his death.

“When I think about it, River introduced me to every experience that helped to form the direction I took in my life,” added Joaquin. “He was always encouraging me and sharing everything he had.”

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Rain and Joaquin Phoenix at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, on Feb. 9, 2024.Ian West/PA Images via Getty

Ian West/PA Images via Getty

“I would say on this one I’m more nervous,” Phillips, 53, told reporters at the press conference. “There are a lot more expectations on a second film. There’s more nervousness.”

According to a synopsis,Joker: Folie à Deux “finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not onlystumbles upon true love, but also finds the musicthat’s always been inside him.”

Joker: Folie à Deuxis in theaters Oct. 4.

source: people.com