See all the stars at the Venice Film Festival

By EW Staff
Updated on September 10, 2021
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Ready for their close-ups

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Stars are descending on Italian boats and red carpets for the 2021 Venice International Film Festival, which runs Sept. 1-11 and boasts a slate that includes Dune, Spencer, The Power of the Dog, The Last Duel, and Last Night in Soho. Keep clicking to see more photos from this year's fest.

Pictured: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
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Jodie Comer

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Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso

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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

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Giannina Facio and Ridley Scott

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Cynthia Erivo

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Mélanie Laurent

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

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Ben Affleck, Jodie Comer, and Matt Damon

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Ben Affleck

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Ben Affleck

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Jodie Comer

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Matt Damon

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

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Matt Damon, Ridley Scott, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck, and Nicole Holofcener

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Matt Damon

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

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Ben Affleck

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Jamie Lee Curtis

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Jamie Lee Curtis

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Ruth Wilson

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Jamie Lee Curtis

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Ruth Wilson

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Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac

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Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac

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Anya Taylor-Joy

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Michael Ajao, Edgar Wright, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Matt Smith

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Matt Smith

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Cynthia Erivo

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Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas

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Kate Hudson

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Jessica Chastain

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Anya Taylor-Joy

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Demi Moore

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Charlotte Gainsbourg and Tim Roth

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Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith

Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith are seen arriving at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Adria Arjona

Adria Arjona attends the red carpet of the movie "Competencia Oficial" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Antonio Banderas

Jaume Roures Llop, director Mariano Cohn, Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Oscar Martinez, Gaston Duprat attend the red carpet of the movie "Competencia Oficial" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson attends the photocall of "Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 05, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz is seen arriving at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet

Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet
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Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Timothée Chalamet, and Rebecca Ferguson

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Zendaya

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Timothée Chalamet

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Rebecca Ferguson

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Dave Bautista and Josh Brolin

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Oscar Isaac

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Sharon Duncan-Brewster

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Javier Bardem

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Chang Chen

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Javier Bardem, Zendaya, Stellan Skarsgård, Chang Chen, Oscar Isaac, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Denis Villeneuve, Dave Bautista, and Josh Brolin

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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal

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Olivia Colman

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Dakota Johnson

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Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Kristen Stewart

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Pablo Larraín and Kristen Stewart

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Pablo Larraín and Kristen Stewart attend the 'Spencer' red carpet at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
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Timothée Chalamet

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Zendaya

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Kristen Stewart

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Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin

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Timothée Chalamet and Denis Villeneuve

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Antonio Banderas

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Rebecca Ferguson

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Olivia Colman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Dakota Johnson

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Jane Campion, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Kirsten Dunst

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Kirsten Dunst

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter

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Zoe Saldana

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Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish

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Tiffany Haddish

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Oscar Isaac

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Oscar Isaac, Paul Schrader, Tiffany Haddish, and Tye Sheridan

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Benedict Cumberbatch

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Jane Campion, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Kirsten Dunst

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Roberto Benigni

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Penélope Cruz

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Penélope Cruz

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Helen Mirren

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Cynthia Erivo

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Isabelle Huppert

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Adriana Lima

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Chloé Zhao

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Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz

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Kirsten Dunst

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Isabelle Huppert

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Venice jury members Bong Joon Ho, Virginie Efira, Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Gadon, Saverio Costanzo, Alexander Nanau, and Chloé Zhao

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Matt Dillon

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Roberto Benigni

2021 Venice Film Festival - Roberto Benigni
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Sarah Gadon

Sarah Gadon attends the closing ceremony red carpet during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 11, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Penélope Cruz

Penelope Cruz attends the closing ceremony red carpet during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 11, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Director Maggie Gyllenhaal attends the closing ceremony red carpet during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 11, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Filippo Scotti

Filippo Scotti attends the closing ceremony red carpet during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 11, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Cynthia Erivo

Venezia78 Jury Member Cynthia Erivo attends the closing ceremony red carpet during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 11, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Roberto Ando

Lino Musella, Giuseppe Pirozzi, Director Roberto Andò and Silvio Orlando attend the photocall of the movie "Il Bambino Nascosto" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 11, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz

Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz arrive at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 11, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
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Alberto Barbera

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