Photos: Scene at the 2011 Venice Film Festival

Actress Sarah Bolger attends the “The Moth Diaries” premiere.  (Ian Gavan / Getty Images)

Actress Sarah Gadon attends the “The Moth Diaries” premiere.  (Ian Gavan / Getty Images)

Valerie Tian attends the “Moth Diaries” premiere at Sala Darsena.  (Ian Gavan / Getty Images)

Austrian actor Michael Fassbender boards a boat during the festival.  (Tiziana Fabi / AFP/Getty Images)

British director Steve McQueen boards a boat during the film festival.   (Tiziana Fabi / AFP/Getty Images)

Actress Shannon Beer poses for the photo call of the movie “Wuthering Heights.”  (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

British actress Kaya Scodelario poses for the photo call of the film “Wuthering Heights.”  (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

French actor Michael Lonsdale arrives for the screening of “Il Villagio di Cartone.”  (Tiziana Fabi / AFP/Getty Images)

Director Armanno Olmi and his wife Loredana arrive for the screening of “Il Villagio di Cartone.”  (Tiziana Fabi / AFP/Getty Images)

British director Andrea Arnold poses for the photo call of the movie “Wuthering Heights.”  (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

Dutch actor and “Blade Runner” legend Rutger Hauer arrives for the screening of “Il Villagio di Cartone.”   (Aaberto Pizzoli / AFP/Getty Images)

Actor Blaise Essoua, actress Irima Pino Viney and a guest arrive for the screening of “Il Villagio di Cartone.”  (Tiziana Fabi./ AFP/Getty Images)

Actor Salomonon Glave and actress Shannon Beer pose for the photo call of “Wuthering Heights.”  (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

Colin Firth, right, and his wife Livia Giuggioli smile for the cameras as they arrive for a screening of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” in which Firth stars.   (Alberto Pizzolo / AFP / Getty Images)

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” actor Gary Oldman arrives for the Venice Film Festival premiere of the film.   (Claudio Onorati / EPA)

“Green Lantern” actor Mark Strong, left, and his wife Liza Marshall pose for the cameras at the premiere of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” in which Strong is a cast member.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” cast member Svetlana Khodchenkova strikes a pose on the red carpet at the movie’s premiere.  (Joel Ryan / Associated Press)

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” actor John Hurt, right, and his wife Anwen Rees-Myers smile for the media at the move’s premiere.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” actor Benedict Cumberbatch arrives at the movie’s Venice Film Festival premiere.   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” director Tomas Alfredson and his guest make a pit stop on the red carpet during the film’s premiere.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” actors Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Hurt, producer Robyn Slovo, director Tomas Alfredson, producer Tim Bevan, writer Peter Straughan and actor Mark Strong arrive for a screening of the film at the Venice Film Festival.   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” actress Svetlana Khodchenkova poses during a photocall for the film.  (Claudio Onorati / EPA)

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” cast members John Hurt, Colin Firth, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gary Oldman and Mark Strong pose during a photocall for the film.   (Claudio Onorati / EPA)

“Questa Storia Qua” co-directors Sibylle Righetti, left, and Alessandro Paris ham it up for the cameras during a photocall for the film.  (Claudio Onorati / EPA)

Venice Film festival director Marco Mueller holds an umbrella to protect himself from rain as he attends the premiere of the film “Cavalli” during the festival.  (Claudio Onorati / EPA)

Selma Blair poses during a photocall for her film “Dark Horse.”   (Claudio Onorati / EPA)

“Tao Jie” (“A Simple Life”) actress Deannie Yip arrives for a screening of the film at Venice Lido.  (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

“Tao Jie” (“A Simple “Life”) director Ann Hui flashes a smile for the cameras at an event for the film during the festival.  (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP / Getty Images)

Al Pacino, center, makes a grand entrance along with Lucila Solá, left, and Jessica Chastain at the “Wilde Salome” premiere at the Venice Film Festival.   (Stefania D’Alessandro / Getty Images)

Al Pacino holds the Glory to the Filmmaker award, which he received during a ceremony at the Palazzo del Cinema.   (Ian Gavan / Getty Images for Jaeger LeCoultr)

Gwyneth Paltrow   (Jonathan Short / Associated Press)

Steven Soderbergh   (Jonathan Short / Associated Press)

Matt Damon   (Jonathan Short / Associated Press)

Actress Aggeliki Papoulia poses during the photo call for the movie “Alps.”  (Domenico Stinellis / Associated Press)

Jennifer Ehle poses during the photocall for “Contagion.”  (Jonathan Short / Associated Press)

Aurora Marion arrives for the “La folie Almayer.”  (Jonathan Short / Associated Press)

“Contagion” star Matt Damon and wife, Luciana.   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP/Getty Images)

Laurence Fishburne, right, and his wife, Gina Torres, arrive for the screening of “Contagion.”   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP/Getty Images)

Actress Jennifer Ehle at the “Contagion” premiere.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“Contagion” director Steven Soderbergh.   (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

“Wilde Salome” director Al Pacino speaks to the press as he arrives at a hotel in Venice.   (Andrea Pattaro / AFP/Getty Images)

“Contagion” actor Matt Damon in Venice.   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“Contagion” actress Jennifer Ehle.  (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

Evan Rachel Wood arrives for the premiere of the TV series “Mildred Pierce.”   (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

Wood’s “Mildred Pierce” costar Kate Winslet.   (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

“Mildred Pierce” director Todd Haynes, right, and actor Guy Pearce.   (Frederic Nebinger / Getty Images)

Gary Oldman arrives in Venice.   (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

From left: actor Mathieu Amalric and directors/writers Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud attend the “Poulet aux Prunes” premiere.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Kate Winslet at the “Carnage” premiere.   (Joel Ryan / Associated Press)

Italian actress Valeria Solarino attends the premiere of “A Dangerous Method.”  (Ian Gavan / Getty Images)

At the screening of “A Dangerous Method,” from left, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, director David Cronenberg, Keira Knightley, Vincent Cassel and Viggo Mortensen pose together.   (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

“A Dangerous Method” star Michael Fassbender attends the screening of the film in which he plays noted Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung.  (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender and Vincent Cassel screen their new film.   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Canadian actress Sarah Gadon plays Emma Jung in “A Dangerous Method.”  (Jonathan Short / Associated Press)

Keira Knightley plays a troubled patient whose treatment plan causes tension between famous psychiatrists in “A Dangerous Method.”   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP/Getty Images)

British actress Keira Knightley.   (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

“A Dangerous Method” director David Cronenberg greets the crowd. He is competing for the Golden Lion in the Venezia 68 category.   (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

Singer and director Madonna arrives at the Gucci Award for Women in Cinema ceremony a day after she presented her film “W.E.” at the festival.   (Luigi Costantini / Associated Press)

French director Philippe Garrel, right, hugs the director of the festival, Marco Mueller, at the screening of “Un ete brulant,” which is in competition for the Golden Lion award.  (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP/Getty Images)

Monica Bellucci plays Angele in Phillippe Garrel’s “Un ete brulant.”   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Actress Monica Bellucci and actor Louis Garrel arrive for the screening of “Un ete brulant.”   (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images)

Actresses Shengyi Huang, left, and Charlene Choi attend a screening of “The Sorcerer and the White Snake.”  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Actors, from left, Jet Li, Shengyi Huang, Charlene Choi and director Siu-Tung Ching attend the premiere of “The Sorcerer and the White Snake” at the Palazzo del Cinema.   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Shengyi Huang plays White Snake in Siu-Tung Ching’s “The Sorcerer and the White Snake.”  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Chinese actor Jet Li gets casual at the photo call for his film “The Sorcerer and the White Snake,” in which he plays a character named Reverend Fahai.   (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

Chinese actress Huang Sheng Yi, who also goes by the name Eva Huang, poses during a photo call for her film “The Sorcerer and the White Snake.”  (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

“The Sorcerer and the White Snake” actress Charlene Choi.  (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

“A Dangerous Method” star Keira Knightley arrives via boat for the film’s photo call.   (Frederic Nebinger / Getty Images)

“A Dangerous Method” director David Cronenberg, left, poses for a picture with the film’s stars Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon and Vincent Cassel.   (Frederic Nebinger / Getty Images)

“X-Men: First Class” actor Michael Fassbender hams it up for the cameras at an event for “A Dangerous Method,” in which he stars.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“A Dangerous Method” actors Michael Fassbender and Vincent Cassel.   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“A Dangerous Method” actress Keira Knightley and director David Cronenberg.   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“A Dangerous Method” actress Sarah Gadon.  (Joel Ryan / Associated Press)

“A Dangerous Method” actor Viggo Mortensen hugs a fan as he arrives at the Lido during the Venice Film Festival.   (Andrea Merola / EPA)

“Mildred Pierce” actresses Evan Rachel Wood, left, and Kate Winslet.   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

“Prometheus” and “The King’s Speech” actor Guy Pearce during a photo call for “Mildred Pierce,” in which he is a cast member.  (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

“Mildred Pierce” director Todd Haynes.   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

“Un ete brulant” actors Louis Garrel and Monica Bellucci.   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

Italian actress and director Maria Grazia Cucinotta, left, and actor Renato Scarpa at an event for “Il Maestro” at the Venice Film Festival.  (Andrea Merola / EPA)

Actress and singer Madonna arrives for the premiere of her film “W.E.,” which is presented out of competition at the festival.  (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

Madonna, left, and “W.E.” star Andrea Riseborough meet on the red carpet of their screening. Read early reviews of their film here.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Actors James D’Arcy, Andrea Riseborough and Madonna with Abbie Cornish, Oscar Isaac, Natalie Dormer attend the “W.E.” premiere at the Palazzo Del Cinema.   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

“The Ides of March” star Marisa Tomei hits the “W.E.” premiere the day after her film’s premiere.   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

“W.E.” stars James D’Arcy and actress Andrea Riseborough.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Natalie Dormer plays Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in “W.E.”  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Fashion designer Valentino attends the “W.E.” premiere.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

British actors James D’Arcy and Andrea Riseborough attend the screening for “W.E.” D’Arcy plays King Edward VIII and Riseborough plays American divorcee Wallis Simpson in the film about their romance, which resulted in him abdicating his throne.   (Joel Ryan / Associated Press)

“Carnage” star Christoph Waltz arrives for the screening.  (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP / Getty Images)

Italian model Bar Rafaelli poses on the red carpet for the “Carnage” screening.  (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

Italian actress Daria Argento and Manuela Arcuri arrive for the screening of “Carnage.”  (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

Actors James D’Arcy and actress Andrea Riseborough share a moment on the red carpet.  (Joel Ryan / Associated Press)

“W.E.” director Madonna poses with film star Abbie Cornish at the premiere of her film. Cornish plays Wally Winthrop.   (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Italian designer Valentino, right, and a guest arrive for the screening of “W.E.”  (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

French actress Carole Bouquet arrives for the screening of “Carnage.”   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

Italian actress Valeria Golino and actor Riccardo Scamarcio arrive for the screening of Roman Polanski‘s “Carnage.”   (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

Award-winning French music composer Alexandre Desplat and a guest arrive for the screening of “Carnage,” for which he provided the music.  (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images)

“Carnage” stars Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly attend their film’s premiere.

“Carnage” star Kate Winslet.   (Ian Gavan / Getty Images)