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Thursday, 29 August, 2002, 22:37 GMT 23:37 UK
In pictures: Venice Film Festival
Divas, celebrities and hangers-on hopped off their motorboats for the opening of the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.
Twenty-one films are vying for the festival's Golden Lion award.
Posters were put up across Venice ahead of the opening (AFP)
Two of Italy's best-loved exports were in evidence at the ceremony: Giorgio Armani and Sophia Loren (AFP, PA)
Film-star gazers thronged Venice's Lido, hoping to catch a glimpse of Hollywood idols such as Gwyneth Paltrow (AP)
Salma Hayek - in revealing garb - was one of the guests of honours as star of the film 'Frida' (PA)
Chinese actress Gong Li is jury president of the 59th Venice Festival (AFP)
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