While Crazy Rich Asians dominated the American box office for the third (!) weekend in a row, the eyes and ears of the film world were on Italy, where the Venice Film Festival was abuzz with praise for Bradley Cooper's remake of the Hollywood classic A Star Is Born.
Of course that means that Cooper's co-star Lady Gaga had quite the weekend. While there were no meat dresses or other distracting scandals, she did manage to bring the drama. Here's everything she managed to pack into the trip:
First, she arrived to the festival in a boat, wearing a Jonathan Simkhai bustier dress. This makes sense because it's Venice and there are canals, but also, Gaga never needs an excuse to be on a boat.
Lady Gaga making her arrival to the 75th Venice Film Festival for A Star Is Born on August 30, 2018 in Venice, Italy.
Lady Gaga at the 75th Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2018 in Venice, Italy.
Lady Gaga is at the 75th Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2018 in Venice, Italy.
Then, she attended a photocall for the film, again arriving by boat. This time, she wore a a white dress by Azzedine Alaïa that showed off her tattoos, with black pumps and a black box bag.
Lady Gaga attends photocall at the 75th Venice Film Festival.
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga attend a photocall at the 75th Venice Film Festival.
For the premiere of A Star Is Born, she crushed the red carpet in a feathered Valentino Couture dress that only a pop star like herself could pull off.
#AStarIsBorn pic.twitter.com/qAcDTL2rWc
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) September 1, 2018
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga at the 75th Venice Film Festival. Photo by Getty Images.
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga at the 75th Venice Film Festival. Photo by Getty Images.
Oh, and did we mention that it started raining, and that it fazed her not at all?
Lady Gaga at the 75th Venice Film Festival. Photo by Getty Images.
The rain did, however, lead to lightning, which struck the festival area and caused a power outage. The festival premiere of Bradley Cooper's directorial debut came to a stop for a full ten minutes before the projector was up and running again, per Deadline.
LADY GAGA IS ELECTRIFYING. Literally. I’m in Venice for the film festival and sitting in the audience at the premiere of “A Star is Born,” and the theater was just struck by lightning—no joke—and damaged the projection. And now we’re all waiting for it to start. ⚡️🇮🇹
— Derek Blasberg (@DerekBlasberg) August 31, 2018
Despite the technical difficulties, the film wowed critics and viewers alike. The audience gave it an eight-minute standing ovation, and there's been serious critical praise.
At a press conference on the film, Gaga and Cooper had nothing but super-nice things to say about working together, giving fans plenty of hope that Gaga will continue to act, and Cooper to direct.
Gaga finally left on Sunday, likely headed to Vegas to begin rehearsing for her residency. She departed Venice hand in hand with her boyfriend Christian Carino, by water taxi, wearing all white.
But look a little closer, and you'll notice that the story of this weekend was merely a prologue, an introduction, an origin story. This weekend, an Oscar contender was born. Her name is Lady Gaga, and she is a movie star.
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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper walk the red carpet ahead of the 'A Star Is Born' screening during the 75th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2018 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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