Venice smashed
Fest director Marco Mueller tells Nick Vivarelli about the wrecking ball (pictured with fest president David Croff), smashing through the Palazzo del Cinema, right behind the red carpet.
The big sphere... is a set piece by Oscar-winning production designer Dante Ferretti, devised with Mueller to celebrate Venice's 75th anniversary, just as construction on new futuristic digs at the Lido are finally said to be about to start.
"It's definitely a sign that there is bound to be a new phase, because, with all this history, if we don't keep moving, then Venice will just keep repeating itself and fade," a relaxed Mueller told Daily Variety Tuesday as he sipped Chinese tea in his office.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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