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Australian US actress Cate Blanchett walks the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. | AFP photo

The Venice Film Festival began on Wednesday with the debut of Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel and a surge of star power for the glitzy competition on the sun-splashed Lido.

Lady Gaga, George Clooney, Daniel Craig, Julianne Moore and Brad Pitt are among the A-listers expected over the next 10 days in Italy’s watery city for the world’s longest-running movie festival, known as ‘La Mostra’.