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Olga Kurylenko looked nothing short of sensational as she attended the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Thursday.
The Ukrainian-French actress, 43, stunned in a pink striped dress as she attended the photocall for D’Argent Et De Sang (Of Money And Blood), an upcoming French crime drama thriller miniseries which she stars in.
The summer number featured a corseted waist, showcasing her incredible figure, and white embroidered flowers spread across the top and bottom of her dress.
She paired her stunning ensemble with pink sparkly heels and tied her long brunette tresses into a high ponytail.
Accessorising, Olga flashed some diamonds with silver hooped earrings and a gold chain necklace.
Stunning: Actress Olga Kurylenko looked nothing short of sensational in a pink dress as she attended the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Thursday
Wow! The Ukrainian-French actress, 43, stunned in her pink striped dress as she attended the photocall for D’Argent Et De Sang (Of Money And Blood), an upcoming French crime drama thriller miniseries which she stars in
The 80th Venice International Film Festival is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera.
It will take place at Venice Lido from August 30, to September 9, 2023 and is officially recognised by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association).
The festival opened with the premiere of Italian World War Two film Comandante, directed by Edoardo De Angelis.
The event will close with a Spanish-language Netflix drama Society of the Snow.
The festival marks the start of the awards season and regularly throws up big favourites for the Oscars.
Eight of the past 11 best director awards at the Oscars went to films that debuted at Venice.
There are several categories making up the official selection of films shown, the top being those competing for the coveted Golden Lion award.
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New films by directors including Bradley Cooper, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and Ryusuke Hamaguchi will compete for the prestigious award.
Beauty: The summer number featured a corseted waist, showcasing her incredible figure, and white embroidered flowers spread across the top and bottom of her dress
Stylish: She paired her stunning ensemble with pink sparkly heels and tied her long brunette tresses into a high ponytail
Gorgeous: Accessorising, Olga flashed some diamonds with silver hooped earrings and a gold chain necklace
Happy: Olga appeared in good spirits as she posed for cameras with one hand in her pocket
Not so star studded: This year’s festival will offer a bit less sparkle than usual because a Hollywood actors’ strike will prevent many stars from promoting their work here
Movie stars and directors traditionally enjoy travelling to the lagoon city to launch their films.
However, this year will offer a bit less sparkle than usual because a Hollywood actors’ strike will prevent many stars from promoting their work here.
The festival’s artistic director Alberto Barbera is putting a brave face on the expected disruption and has managed to attract one of the strongest line-ups in recent years, defying dire predictions of a mass no-show by big studio productions.
‘We know that some talent will not be able to attend … But some others will come because they are working in the independent films. So everything is good. It looks very positive.’
Away from Venice’s picture-perfect canals, a sense of crisis pervades the movie-making business, with strikes by both the main U.S. actors and writers’ unions bringing much of the entertainment industry to a standstill.
‘If the strikes last longer, it will have a huge, negative impact on the next (release) season and the awards season as well,’ Barbera said.
The writers union, the WGA, went on strike on May 2, and were followed by SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, on July 14.
