Fabulous dinners are the norm at the 81st Venice Biennale, where securing an invitation demands both the endurance of an Olympic athlete and the right connections. One of the most coveted events at this year’s edition was the intimate gathering hosted by Miuccia Prada at Ca’ Corner della Regina last night, celebrating Miu Miu Women’s Tales #28 and the screening of El Affaire Miu Miu, a film by Argentinian director Laura Citarella commissioned by the brand. It was presented as part of the Giornate degli Autori program together with last year’s short movie I Am The Beauty of your Beauty, I am the Fear of your Fear by Malaysian director Chui Mui Tan.
The El Affaire Miu Miu dinner at Fondazione Prada’s Venetian outpost was brimming with star power. Guests had the unique opportunity to explore Christoph Büchel’s exhibition, “Monte di Pietà,” which recreates a fictitious bankruptcy pawn shop modelled after the original layout of Venice’s historic Monte di Pietà. Emma Corrin, Rami Malek, Benedict Cumberbatch, Harris Dickinson, Louis Partridge, and Olivia Rodrigo, among others, marvelled at the immersive installation before indulging in a Venetian menu served in the palazzo’s stuccoed top-floor salons, with a breathtaking view overlooking the magical Grand Canal.
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Emma Corrin
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Alia Shawkat
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Alice Rohrwacher
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Benedict Cumberbatch
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Brady Corbet
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Brigitte Lacombe
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Cailee Spaeny
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Camila Queiroz
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Chase Sui Wonders
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Chui Mui Tan
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Daniel Blumberg
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Devyn Nekoda
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Olivia Rodrigo
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Dea Kulumbegashvili
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Emily Ratajkowski
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Ezequiel Pierri
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Felicity Jones and Charles Guard
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Francesco Vezzoli
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Gaia Furrer, Marie Losier and Merrill Nisker
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Gullermina Simon
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Guy Pearce
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Halina Reijn
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Harris Dickinson
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Isabella Ferrari
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Jasmin Savoy Brown
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Joanna Hogg
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Joe Alwyn
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JR
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Klaus Biesenbach
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Kodi Smit-McPhee
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Laura Citarella
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Louis Partridge
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Luca Guadagnino
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Luka Sabbat
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Marie Losier
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Marisa Abela
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Molly Gordon
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Mona Fastvold
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Nicolas Winding Refn and Liv Corfixen
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Raffey Cassidy
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Rami Malek
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Renato De Maria
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Sdanny Lee
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