Stars dress the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival
By AFP
05 September 2021 |
11:13 am
Darlings of Spanish cinema, Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz, marked the opening of the 78th Venice Film Festival, which guarantees, a shower of stars on the red carpet despite the pandemic.
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