Returning to the Lido a year after launching The Brutalist , Mona Fastvold is back at the Venice Film Festival with her latest feature as director, the Amanda Seyfried -starring The Testament of Ann Lee . World premiering in competition Monday afternoon, the movie received a 15 1/2-minute ovation.

After the screening at the Sala Grande was met with enthusiasm and more than a few “woos,” Seyfried was in tears and being comforted by her co-star Tomasin McKenzie. She also joined Fastvold in reenacting some of the Shaker dance movements seen in the film.

Fastvold co-wrote Ann Lee with her husband, The Brutalist director Brady Corbet. Both produced the pic, which stars Seyfried as Ann Lee. Born in the northern English city of Manchester in 1736, Lee was the charismatic leader

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