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The Americans in Venice: How Hollywood Traveled to Italy’s Biggest Film Fest Despite Restrictions

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Ben Croll Though ongoing border restrictions kept the Venice Film Festival off-limits to most of Hollywood, the Lido wasn’t entirely devoid of Americans.

Casts and crews of selected films and other invitees were able to enter Italy in limited numbers, using festival invitation letters to circumvent the country’s ban on non-essential travel.

Those who braved the journey got their share of double takes from unsuspecting Europeans in the process.Nick Shumaker, an agent with UTA, received a letter from the festival inviting him to attend, but had to take nasal swabs both 72 hours before leaving the U.S.

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