Venice Film Festival: Who’s Glittering When Hollywood Isn’t on the Red Carpet?

“Maybe there will be a little more film this year when the big stars stay away from the red carpet,” was how a PR woman in Venice tried to put her guest on the boat dock at the Excelsior Hotel in an optimistic tone. mood. Here, at the foot of a luxury hotel, water taxis bring major league Hollywood stars to the Lido Pier and save them the hustle and bustle. The pier leads directly to the hotel, only a few photographers with special permission are allowed to stand here.

Whether it is true that reporting is more movie-oriented remains to be seen. The fact is that the strike of American actors and screenwriters continues. Striking union members are also denying studios and major production companies marketing assistance, that is, advertising on the red carpet. For film festival premieres, this means concretely: you have to look for Hollywood stars with a magnifying glass.

Bradley Cooper, who really could come to film his new film Maestro, a biopic about composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, stayed out of the festival out of solidarity with his striking colleagues. Lead actress Carey Mulligan did the same. Other stars also stayed at home. Greek-born Yorgos Lanthimos, for example, waved to fans and photographers at the premiere of his competition film The Poor Man without lead actors Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe. However, at the meeting, he said that he kept Emma Stone informed of events with short messages about everything that happens in Venice.

However, on the red carpet, you could see a few sparkly and flowing dresses. Models like Mariacarla Boscono, Toni Garrn, or influencers like Leonie Hanne took them on walks. Which outfit do you like the most?