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This image released by Netflix shows Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in &quot;Blonde.&quot; (Netflix via AP)

Playing Marilyn Monroe was life-changing for Ana de Armas

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Harry Styles, left, and Florence Pugh in a scene from &quot;Don't Worry Darling.&quot; (Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)

Excitement rises as Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ arrives in Venice

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Brendan Fraser poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Whale' during the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Brendan Fraser celebrated for comeback role in ‘The Whale’

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

A tourist takes a selfie in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, Nov. 12, 2016. Starting in January, Venice will oblige day-trippers to make reservations and pay a fee to visit the historic lagoon city. On many days, the heart of Venice is overwhelmed by visitors, who often far outnumber residents. Venice officials on Friday unveiled new rules for day-trippers, which go into effect on Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Venice unveils mandatory day-trippers’ reservation and fee

By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press

Director of the Venice film festival Alberto Barbera, from left, Jury members Cynthia Erivo, Alexander Nanau, Bong Joon Ho, JVirginie Efira, Chloe Zhao, Sarah Gadon and Saverio Costanzo pose for photographers upon arrival at the closing ceremony of the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

French abortion drama ‘Happening’ tops Venice Film Festival

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Kristen Stewart poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Spencer' during the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sep, 3, 2021. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Kristen Stewart gains perspective on fame playing Diana

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2016 file photo, a man wears a pest doctor mask in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. This carnival mask derives from 16th century doctors wearing beak-nosed masks filled with aromatic herbs to cleanse the air they breathed when treating the sick. Venice’s central place in the history of battling pandemics and pestilence will come into focus at this year’s Venice Film Festival, which opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, with the premiere of Pedro Almodovar’s in-competition “Madres Paralelas” (Parallel Mothers), which he developed during Spain’s 2020 coronavirus lockdown, one of the harshest in the West. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

No stranger to plagues, Venice opens film fest with caution

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows, from left, Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson in a scene from &quot;Dune,&quot; Benedict Cumberbatch in a scene from &quot;The Power of the Dog,&quot; Oscar Isaac in a scene from &quot;The Card Counter,&quot; and Jodie Comer in a scene from &quot;The Last Duel.&quot; The films will premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. (HBO Max/Netflix/Focus Features/20th Century Films via AP)

‘Dune’ and A-listers all set to launch from Venice film fest

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Groups warn Venice lagoon still at risk after cruise decree

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

An invasive nutria rat stands in the marsh near Venice, La., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. The proceeds collected from the rodeo went towards coastal restoration efforts and the bodies of the nutria went towards crabbing instead of the original plan, the Audubon Zoo to feed animals. ( Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)

Revived ‘Nutria Rodeo’ bags 1,500 rodents in Louisiana

By BY TRISTAN BAURICK and SOPHIA GERMER and The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate - Associated Press

Venetian artisan carnival mask maker Gualtiero Dall'Osto wears one of his creations in his workshop in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

AP PHOTOS: Venice has people in masks but no Carnival fun

By ANTONIO CALANNI and ANDREA ROSA - Associated Press

Director Ann Hui holds her Golden Lion award for Lifetime Achievement during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” wins top prize at Venice Film Fest

By LOUISE DIXON and NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Actress Tilda Swinton poses during the photo call for the movie 'The human voice' during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival at the Venice Lido, Italy, Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020. The Venice Film Festival goes from Sept. 2 through Sept. 12. Italy was among the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and the festival will serve as a celebration of its re-opening and a sign that the film world, largely on pause since March, is coming back as well. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

From Venice, a plea to reopen movie theaters shut by virus

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Actress Tilda Swinton holds a carnival mask as she poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony of the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Top stars at Venice Film Fest praise gender-neutral prizes

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Jury president Cate Blanchett poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony of the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Venice opens ‘miraculous’ film festival, but veterans lament

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Workers mount lights on the red carpet of the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival at the Venice Lido, Italy, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Venice reclaims spotlight as 1st COVID-era film fest opens

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Moveable flood gates rise from the sea in the Venice lagoon, Italy, Friday, July 10, 2020. Venice has conducted a trial run an ambitious anti-flood system of 78 inflatable barriers in the hopes of protecting the lagoon city from devastating high tides. Premier Giuseppe Conte on Friday at a ceremony in Venice pressed a button that activated compressors to pump air into the bright yellow barriers, which then started rising from the sea to act a kind of a dike-on-demand. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)

Flood-weary Venice puts ‘Moses’ inflatable barriers to test

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, attorney Michael Avenatti arrives at federal court in New York to enter a plea to an indictment charging him with trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. Avenatti, who awaits a June 2020 sentencing after he was convicted of trying to extort $25 million from the sportswear giant, was temporarily freed from a federal jail in New York City due to concerns that his medical history will make him more susceptible to coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Michael Avenatti, ex-Trump foil and 2020 hopeful, now stars in three-ring legal circus

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Gondolas are parked on a rainy day in Venice, Sunday, March 1, 2020. Venice in the time of coronavirus is a shell of itself, with empty piazzas, shuttered basilicas and gondoliers idling their days away. The cholera epidemic that raged quietly through Venice in Thomas Mann's fictional &quot;Death in Venice&quot; has been replaced by a real life fear of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus

By FRANCISCO SECO and NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

People wearing masks line up to buy face masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus outside a department store in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Financial pain deepens as nearly 60 countries report virus

By Foster Klug and Matt Sedensky - Associated Press