A casualty of last year’s strikes, movie event long associated with celebrity is expected to be star-studded affair once again
• Peter Bradshaw’s picks of the 2024 edition
It is hard to think of the Venice film festival without recalling glamorous images of couture-clad stars walking down the red carpet or kicking back in the sun.
From Jean Cocteau enjoying an aperitif on an idyllic waterfront palazzo, to Paul Newman catching a water taxi and Elizabeth Taylor going barefoot on the beach, the world’s oldest film festival has long been associated with celebrity and decadence.
