DO LOOK NOW

Step away from the nice young lady, Mr M Casanova. Pack your brushes bru and take a walk, Mr Canaletto. Ca For the next few days d – Aug 29-Sep 8 – the there will be newer stars on the block than a local lothario lothari and a painter with a hometown obsession. The Venice Film Festival (labiennale.org/en/ (labie cinema/2018) is here again – this time celebrating cele its 75th edition. Y You can expect major movie i icons such as Jennifer Lawr Lawrence (left) and red-carpet glitz gli at the Palazzo del Cinema Ci on the Lido, and public p screenings of future f wonders elsewhere in La Serenissima ( from €5.50; boxol.it/biennalecinema). boxol.it/bie If that isn’ isn’t enough, the following films and places can ca all provide inspiration inspirat for a trip to Italy Italy’s lagoon-set jewel. One clear reason to visit Venice is to trace the bleak footsteps of “Don’t Look Now” (1973), with its child drowning, oppressive ambience and red-coated killer on the loose (spoiler alert). Still, there’s always, ahem, one of cinema’s most famous sex scenes – for which you’ll need the Bauer Grunwald hotel (bauervenezia.com). Doubles from €375. Did you see 2010 movie

“The Tourist?” Oh dear, really sorry to hear that. It isn’t very good, is it? Neither Angelina Jolie nor Johnny Depp are at their best, and nobody seems to be sure if it’s a comedy or a drama. Still, Venice looks splendid throughout, and the Hotel Danieli (danielihotelvenice. com), slotted into the 14thcentury Palazzo Dandolo, is a lovely place to stay. Doubles for €296.