stole the show on Thursday night at Palazzo del Cinema for the world premiere of during the . The Oscar-winning actress toplines the biopic, by Netflix, as the famed opera star Maria Callas. Jolie seemed to be channeling the stage diva with her red carpet ensemble, which featured a perhaps surprising accessory in the brutal Venice heat: a faux fur stole.
With muggy temperatures soaring into the upper 80 degrees Fahrenheit, Jolie hit the scene outside Sala Grande wearing a stone chiffon draped asymmetric gown by designer Tamara Ralph, one of her frequent collaborators. If she was sweating, it didn’t show as Jolie took her time posing on the red carpet with her co-stars including Pierfrancisco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher and Kodi Smit-McPhee as well as auteur Larraín. She then did two red-carpet interviews with local media personalities and then spent a fair amount of time making her way down the barricade to greet fans, pose for photos and sign autographs.
Once she made her way inside the theater, Jolie and the team were greeted with a standing ovation prior to the screening. Once the final credits began, the applause continued for an electric eight minutes that eventually brought . Back to the fashion.
Jolie’s faux fur stole wasn’t her only surprising sartorial choice in the summer heat. When she arrived to Venice and was photographed at the airport looking every bit the movie star dressed for crisp autumn weather in from the Dior fall 2024 collection paired with leather .