British film Antonement opened the festival. Keira Knightley turned up in a pink gown by Chanel. She was joined outside the Palazzo del Cinema by co-star James McAvoy.
Brad Pitt arrives in Venice wearing a white suit. He's in the Italian city with his other half Angelina Jolie to push his film, The Assassination Of Jesse James. He's also hoping the movie wins the top prize at the festival.