Is everyone ready to get your clap on? Venice International Film Festival 2025 began on August 27, and with it comes breathless reportage of just how long the applause lasts for each premiere. Since nothing can capture the magic of cinema quite like an Excel spreadsheet, we take the reported times and average them together. Why? Because we’re meanies (math pun). And because the times can vary wildly outlet to outlet; Variety is stingiest with its times, while Deadline is often quite generous.

Although not as claphappy as the Cannes Film Festival, Venice still has quite the history of showing appreciation. But does it actually translate to wider acclaim post-festival season? Last year , Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door broke Venice’s record (previously held by The Banshe

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