Julianne Moore, Tessa Thompson and Leila Hatami Stun as Variety-Danieli party kicks off Venice Film Festival in style

The star sprinkled with variety and the pre-festival cocktail of the Hotel Danieli in August .30 was a taste of the riches of the Venice Film Festival which kicks off the next day.

Jury leader Julianne Moore and fellow jurors, "A Separation" actress Leila Hatami and filmmakers Audrey Diwan, Mariano Cohn, Leonardo Di Costanzo and Rodrigo Sorogoyen were in attendance, as was 'Thor: Love and Thunder' actress Tessa Thompson, who is on the jury for the festival's Horizons segment.

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The evening entitled "Cinema Danieli – An Unforgettable Story" on the terrace of the sumptuous Danieli Hotel, which will have 200 years next year, has become a festival tradition that dates back 13 years. It was introduced by Claudio Staderini, director of the Danieli, who described the hotel as a film location and residence for many of the world's biggest movie stars.

Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera said the pre-festival Variety< /em> and Danieli cocktail as "the best way to start the festival on the magnificent Danieli terrace, one of the most beautiful places in Venice and in the world."

"We're happy to be here without masks, without COVID - it's a situation under control “, Barbera said. "We have 11 days ahead of us of screenings, events, red carpets, parties, there is a very strong expectation for the festival."

"We at Variety are impressed with the festival lineup of movie," said Ramin Setoodeh, co-editor of Variety. "It's the official start of Oscar season for a reason. We have so many movie stars coming to Venice and we at Variety are delighted to cover the ins and outs of the festival. »

"Millions of people went to variete.com last year to read about Venice, to watch the videos that we shot on your red carpet and inside premieres, and we will continue to be very dedicated to covering the festival,” Setoodeh added.

The party brought together most of the jury members through the festival strands and the festival management . Participants included Lady Bacardi, Isabel Coixet, Antonio Campos, Laura Bispuri, Marta Bencich, Rosalie Varda, Claudia Capodiferro, Luca Carta, Giulia Rosmarini, Angela Savoldi, Giulia D'agnolo Vallan, Evelyn O'Neill, Valentina Greggio, Ana Rocha de Sousa, Carmela Cotrone, Margarita Garcia Roayo, Francesca Montorio, Michela Campagnolo, Giulio Base, Tiziana Rocca, Edouard Waintrop, Jan Matuszynski, Claudia Gioia and Raffaele Cinotti.

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