Category: Venice (Italy)

For the Venice Film Festival, an Island Setting for Almost a Century

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Once a year, the tiny island of Lido is transformed into a rich field of artistic expression for the festival.
In This Part of the Venice Film Festival, Students Pick the Winners

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The Venice Classics section offers students a chance to award a top price to remastered classics and documentaries about cinema.
What Saoirse Ronan Learned in the Director’s Chair

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The actress, 32, will make her directorial debut with the Irish short film “Paper Plane” at the Venice Film Festival.
Their Forefather Was a Grocer and Mozart’s Most Important Librettist

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Generations on, Lorenzo Da Ponte’s family keeps alive the memory of this poet and libertine, who ended up in the middle of Pennsylvania after being booted from Venice and Vienna.
Beyond Amsterdam and Venice: 6 Delightful European Canal Cities

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From culture in Hamburg to sweet confections in Aveiro, the charms of these places are revealed as you drift down uncrowded waterways.
My 5 Favorite Places for Art in Venice

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Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city full of secrets and surprises.
5 Cooking Classes in Italy Where You Can Make Pizza, Pasta and More

Learn the ins and outs of everything from Neapolitan calzone to ragù alla Bolognese in just a few hours.
Strike Threats Greet Appointment of Venice Opera’s New Conductor

Workers at La Fenice say Beatrice Venezi, a favorite of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, lacks the experience to be the storied company’s music director.
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Takes Top Prize at Venice Film Festival

The film, directed by Jim Jarmusch, details three stories of three families. “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” about a Palestinian girl in a car under fire by the Israeli military, won second place.
Trieste Residents Worry Their City Will Be Overrun With Venice-Bound Tourists

After Venice shunned large cruise ships, many began to dock 100 miles east in Trieste. Residents now worry that tourists will overrun their city, too.
The Wedding Style of Lauren Sánchez Bezos

At her wedding to Jeff Bezos, the bride took her love of a nipped waist to the next level.
At Bezos’ Venetian Wedding: Buzz, Bling and Backlash

The over-the-top party in the photogenic Italian city mixed Hollywood, Silicon Valley and political overtones.