It's back to business on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, which kicked off yesterday in resplendent style with the premiere of Parallel Mothers. And the assembled stars most definitely brought their A-game. Cynthia Erivo brought the house down in a spangled gown, with a thigh-high slit, from Atelier Versace; Helen Mirren dazzled in head-to-toe sequins from Dolce & Gabbana (complete with a twinkling headband); Bianca Balti arrived looking like a modern day Belle, wearing an egg yolk yellow gown also from Dolce & Gabbana.
What Is The Venice Film Festival Schedule?
The festival kicked off last week and will roll out its jam-packed schedule of screenings (both public and pass holder-only) until September 11. There's already buzz surrounding several items in the running for the Golden Lion, the festival's biggest honour, including Parallel Mothers (Madres Paralelas), starring Penelope Cruz, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, starring Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson and Jeon Jong-seo, The Power of the Dog, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst, The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut starring Olivia Coleman, and, of course, Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana.
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1 of 34Cynthia Erivo
Wearing Valentino Haute Couture.
2 of 34Anya Taylor-Joy
Wearing Dior Haute Couture.
3 of 34Madisin Rian
4 of 34Penelope Cruz
Wearing Chanel.
5 of 34Jessica Chastain
Wearing Atelier Versace.
6 of 34Zendaya
Wearing Balmain.
7 of 34Kristen Stewart
Wearing Chanel.
8 of 34Tina Kunakey
Wearing Giorgio Armani.
9 of 34Isabelle Huppert
Wearing Giorgio Armani.
10 of 34Olivia Coleman
Wearing Giorgio Armani.
11 of 34Dakota Johnson
Wearing Gucci.
12 of 34Maggie Gyllenhaal
13 of 34Zendaya
Wearing Valentino Haute Couture.
14 of 34Tiffany Haddish
Wearing Christian Siriano.
15 of 34Kirsten Dunst
16 of 34Sheila Vand
17 of 34Molly Sims
Wearing Carolina Herrera.
18 of 34Zoe Saldana
Wearing Dolce & Gabbana.
19 of 34Isabelle Huppert
20 of 34Kristen Stewart
Wearing Chanel.
21 of 34Penelope Cruz
Wearing a gown from Chanel's AW21 haute couture collection, which took 300 hours to create.
22 of 34Bianca Balti
Wearing Dolce & Gabbana.
23 of 34Chloe Zhao
24 of 34Cynthia Erivo
Wearing custom-made Atelier Versace.
25 of 34Adriana Lima
Wearing Etro.
26 of 34Virginie Efira
27 of 34Barbara Palvin
28 of 34Farhana Bodi
Wearing Aden.
29 of 34Madisin Rian
30 of 34Isabelle Huppert
31 of 34Sara Sampaio
32 of 34Dame Helen Mirren
33 of 34Anna Dello Russo
Wearing Ermanno Scervino.
34 of 34Mariacarla Boscono
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