Amanda Seyfried was overcome with emotion as her new film “The Testament of Ann Lee,” directed by Mona Fastvold, shook Venice up with a 15-minute ovation — topping “Frankenstein” as the longest of the festival so far.
Co-writer Brady Corbet worked the crowd while a teary-eyed Seyfried pumped her fists in the air as the applause stretched into its seventh minute. Fastvold, the co-writer of last year’s Silver Lion and three-time Oscar winner “The Brutalist,” beamed at the crowd, overwhelmed by the booming reception. By minute eight, Seyfried whispered to nobody in particular, “What are we supposed
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