If you hadn’t seen the sea water not far away, you wouldn’t think this was the red carpet of the premiere of the Venice Film Festival, but a fashion event during Fashion Week. The most important Italian fashion insiders and Hollywood's top stars have all stepped onto the red carpet just for these two films.
Nocturnal Animals, the second film written and directed by Tom Ford, held a grand premiere in Venice. Just after this red carpet, Italian fashion tycoons attended the documentary titled "Franca: Chaos and Creation" directed by emerging director Francesco Carrozzini. Yes, Franca is the famous Italian VOGUE editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani, and the director is her son. One is the work of a well-known fashion designer, and the other is a documentary documenting the fashion industry. Therefore, the red carpets of the two movies were specially arranged on the same night by the organizers.
The stars of the film "Nocturnal Animals", Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ellie Bamber all stepped onto the red carpet wearing tailor-made dresses by Tom Ford. This film is still written and directed by Tom Ford. The script is adapted from Austin Wright's novel "Tony and Susan" released in 1993. The film tells a psychological anatomy-style story about love and revenge. Ford hopes that through this film, people can cherish the person in front of them who has special meaning to you. The film received critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival. Tom Ford is keen on inviting Hollywood acting stars to star in his works. While being glamorous, he also ensures that the movies are of high quality. This happens to be Tom Ford's obsession with fashion design.
On the subsequent red carpet, Franca Sozzani wore a specially customized white dress from Valentino and walked on the red carpet together with Francesco Carrozzini, the two founders of the brand and her son. The death of Corrozzini's father four years ago made him realize that he needed to have a deeper communication with his mother. "I used a real and natural way to try to capture the side of a single mother," Corrozzini explained. Sozzani hopes that the film will not portray him as a divine genius. In the film, Sozzani did have a dispute with the president and CEO of Condé Nast, who believed that Italian VOGUE under her leadership was going too far. Sozzani responded: "If you insist on this idea, then maybe I will fire you first." In the movie, familiar figures such as Karl Lagerfeld, Bruce Weber, and Baz Luhrmann all appeared to express their opinions on Sozzani. They did not compliment the senior media person, but truly reflected some controversial views. The process of making this film also changed mother and son's understanding of themselves and each other. Sozzani always thought she was a die-hard, but it turns out that she is someone who can accept compromise and is more patient than she thought. On the contrary, it is his son Corrozzini who is a stubborn person who insists on his own opinions and will overcome difficulties to realize his ideas.
Italian fashion designer Alessandro Dell'Acqua himself is a senior film fan, and his works are often influenced by film masters Visconti, Rossellini and Fellini. Regarding this fashion documentary, he believes that the film may bring some inspiration to the fashion industry, allowing everyone to discover that behind it is really not the glitz and unrealistic glamor of luxury. As a fashion documentary, film, fashion, music and art will definitely be indispensable. These elements have all been missing in several famous fashion documentaries in the past. The film's soundtrack is also well-received, with Daniel Heith serving as producer. "Chiffon Queen" designer Alberta Ferretti admitted that film, as a language, has long begun to play the role of dialogue and communication. She hopes that this type of film can further give the outside world some new understanding of the fashion industry, rather than just watching it. Famous photographer Peter Lindbergh also said that photographing family members is the most difficult thing. How to make him adapt to the camera and be his true self is what the protagonists need to overcome.
On the red carpet, fans screamed as loudly as if they met those familiar Hollywood stars. From Azzedine Alaïa and Miuccia Prada who rarely attend public events, to Riccardo Tisci teaming up with Donatella Versace and Naomi Campbell, as well as Kean Etro of the Etro family, and Diego Della Valle of the TOD'S group, as well as those supermodels. After the premiere, Valentino held a private dinner for the guests at the Palazzo Barro next to the Grand Canal.
