Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorAfter a day of early press screenings and conferences, the Venice Film Festival officially was declared open this evening by the directors of several major European fests including Venice’s own Alberto Barbera and Cannes’ Thierry Frémaux.But before they got to the stage of the Sala Grande, there was plenty to remark upon during the first evening of the first major film industry gathering of the COVID pandemic era.
With deference to Verdi’s opera, this could be coined as the Lido’s Un Ballo In Maschera. Inside the Sala Grande, folks were placed one seat apart — the seats in the middle were strapped shut so there would be no confusion.
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