Star-studded world premieres shine at Venice Film Festival
  • 9 years ago
The Venice Film Festival has kicked off in style with a number of world premieres including ‘A Bigger Splash’ starring Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton and Matthias Schoenaerts.

A remake of the 1969 French classic ‘The Swimming Pool’, it is one of 21 films competing for the Golden Lion.

Fiennes portrays a record producer and the ex-lover of a rock legend (Swinton). She and her partner (Schoenaerts), have their holiday on an idyllic, sun-drenched island spoiled by the unexpected visit of the character played by Fiennes’ and his daughter (Johnson).

British actor Eddie Redmayne hit the red carpet in the company of his co-stars in the ‘The Danish Girl’ Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard and, in another top role, Matthias Schoenaerts.

Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper, ‘The Danish Girl’ sees Redmayne play Lili Elbe, who was born a man in 19th-century Denmark and became one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Tracing Lili’s journey from d
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