The Hollywood stars greeted onlookers with a polite wave after arriving separately via water taxi, an obligatory mode of transport in a city built on 118 islands and divided by a network of canals.
The Oscar winner, 61, who is the president of this year s jury, beamed as she stepped off a water taxi to be met by director of the festival Alberto Barbera.
The actress, 35, stunned in a plunging pale blue mini dress as she joined stars including Julianne Moore, 61, and Grace Elizabeth, 25, at the event ahead of the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
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