Venice 2023: the strangest and most glamorous photos of the festival!

A few hours before the winners of the Venice Festival, discover the best photos from this 80th edition. Despite the actors’ and writers’ strike, stars were able to walk the red carpet, like Adam Driver, whose film Ferrari had an exception.

Here’s our selection of extraordinary, fascinating or devotional photos…

Loyal Jury President

The jury president for this 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival is Damien Chazelle, director of La La Land and more recently Babylon (now available on myCANAL). In solidarity with the strike, he showed his support for the professionals by wearing this shirt in front of photographers.

Vincent Lyndon nearby

Vincent Lyndon, this photographer’s player on the Mostra red carpet, came to present the series: “Money and Blood”. It is the first series directed and co-written by Xavier Gianoli (Lost Illusions), based on the investigative book by Fabri Harp.

The project is presented as follows: the fraud of the century that took place in France and Europe in 2008-2009. Billions have gone up in smoke in the new financial market for “carbon quotas” invented to fight global warming. Vincent Lyndon is surrounded by Nils Schneider and Ramsay Bedia. Soon on Canal+.

But who is hiding behind this mask?

One of the most outstanding and mysterious photos of this issue! Director Harmony Korine, cigar in mouth, hiding behind this (Venetian) mask! The American filmmaker, best known for Spring Breakers, showed his latest film Aggr Dr1ft, presented as an experimental and hallucinatory film, combined with thermal camera live action and 3D animation, starring Travis Scott among others.

Shimmering Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle in Italy for Sidonie in Japan! The ultra-stylish actress stepped out for photographers in a silver outfit to jet off to Japan by Sidon, a new creation by Elis Girard. On her first trip to Japan, promo writer Sidon Perceval sees her husband’s ghost while she is having an affair with Kenzo Mizoguchi, her publisher, a mysterious man… The film has no French release date yet.

Red carpet… giant size

Sofia Coppola, Priscilla Presley, Kaylee Spani and Jacob Elordi lit up the red carpet to open Priscilla. Sofia Coppola introduced the film accompanied by the woman who inspired the film, the wife of singer Elvis. The film should be released in France in early 2024.

The show is hosted by Valerie Lemercier

Long after presenting Claire Danes on Friday night in Venice, Valérie Lemercier returns for Coup de chance, a new Woody Allen release scheduled for September 27, 2023. It is the first film to be shot entirely in French, also featuring Lou de Lages. , Melville Pupo and Nils Schneider.

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Patrick Dempsey blinks in surprise

Michael Mann’s Ferrari brought together Adam Driver, the title role of the film, Enzo Ferrari, a former racing driver, but also Patrick Dempsey. The latter is played by Piero Taruffi. The Grey’s Anatomy star had a field day flashing photographers. Michael Mann’s Ferrari is coming soon to Prime Video.

Edward Baer Showman

Anais Demostier joins Edouard Baer and director Quentin Dupierre for the director’s new film After Yannick, currently in theaters: Daaaaaali!. Presented in Venice, the feature film reunites Anais Demostier, Gilles Lelouch, Pierre Nin, Edouard Baer and Jonathan Cohen and is due for release in 2024. This is the story of a French journalist who meets Salvador Dali several times for a documentary project.

skirt and black star glasses

Who’s behind those star studded black glasses and that criss-cross tuxedo? This is German actor Franz Rogowski, who was recently seen in Disco Boy and Passages. He’s been cast in Giorgio Diretti’s new film, Lubo.

star face

Do you know him? A notable appearance in the series is that of Emma Corinne, an actress most notably seen as Diana in The Crown. Short hair, small round glasses and a short khaki outfit, no pants (the “no pants” trend) to pose for photographers at the Venice Film Festival Giornate Degli Autori.

Ciao, Ciao!

Adam Driver, who was already with Noah Baumbach last year, this year accompanied by director Michael Mann Ferrari. The actor did Visible speech on platformsWhile the strike between the screenwriters and actors continues.

Selfie time!

Director Ava DuVernay took some selfies with the audience at the Venice Film Festival. Origin is his new feature film, in competition. It is the first film directed by an African-American woman to be selected for official competition at Mostra, notes The Hollywood Reporter. The film is an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

Red carpet

Ending the game for this selection of Venice red carpet photos, here’s a photo of Georgina Rodriguez, model and companion of Cristiano Ronaldo. She and her brilliant dress seem to be one with the land she stands on for the photographers.