One of the star attractions at the Venice Film Festival last night was this eight-metre Riva Iseo, on display in the swimming pool of the Hotel Excelsior’s Maserati Terrace. The iconic Italian yacht builder was partnering supercar builder Maserati for a ‘Blue Carpet Night’ of celebration. Riva, part of the Ferretti Group, has a long association with the glamour of European cinema, with Sophia Loren, Ingrid Bergman, Brigitte Bardot, Anita Ekberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo among the movie stars who have been photographed aboard Riva’s Aquarama in the 1960s. The Iseo and an Aquariva Super have been used as courtesy boats throughout this year’s festival, which ends on Saturday.