Venice Film Festival: The chicest photos of stars in water taxis

Kate Bosworth and Michael Polish stole a kiss en route to this year's festival. The actress dazzled in a glittery dress by Miu Miu and her hair slicked back into an elegant topknot bun.
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Emma Stone enjoyed some calm before the storm of opening night, where her film La La Land with Ryan Gosling kicked off the festival in 2016. The actress arrived in the Italian city in a low-key knit dress and brown flat sandals.
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Amy Adams brought some tropical flair to the 2016 Venice Film Festival on opening day, wearing a boldly printed dress with chic sunnies as she waited to board her taxi.
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Naturally, Diane Kruger's arrival at the Venice Film Festival was uber-stylish. The German beauty kept the sun's rays at bay with a chic straw hat on day one of the 2015 event, where she was a member of the jury.
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Natalie Portman smiled for photographers as he exited her taxi to attend the premiere of Black Swan in 2010. She would go on to earn an Oscar for performance in the dark drama.
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Dakota Johnson dazzled in pale-pink Prada for the premiere of Black Mass in 2015. Her best accessory? The throngs of men who surrounded her to help get the actress safely aboard a water taxi.
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Supermodels and glitzy festivals go together like champagne and caviar, and Alessandra Ambrosio looked every inch the catwalk star waving from her water taxi at the 2015 festival.
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In 2013, George Clooney took the wheel of a water taxi while his ‘Gravity’ co-star, Sandra Bullock, looked on. George was reported to local authorities for not having correct boating documentation, but all allegations were overlooked.
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Josh Brolin turned photographer to get the perfect picture of his Everest co-star Jake Gyllenhaal in 2015.
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Madonna looked fresh in a black-and-white L’Wren Scott ensemble arriving at the Venice Lido prior to the premiere of her film, ‘W.E.’
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It’s a full ship! Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Tom Ford, Nicholas Hoult and Matthew Goode arrived in Venice in 2009 for the premiere of ‘A Single Man.’
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Waves aren’t just for the water. Brad Pitt waved hello to fans in his water taxi while arriving at the 65th Venice Film Festival in 2008.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt made their appearance in Venice in 2007 a family affair by bringing their children along for the ride.
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Susan Sarandon had her pick of helping hands as she arrived to the festival in 2005. The actress was in town to premiere her film Romance & Cigarettes.
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Hello, sailor! Ben Affleck arrived at the ‘Hollywoodland’ premiere with a wave.
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Not a hair out of place! Keira Knightley looked radiant in a Mary Katrantzou dress paired with her signature long bob at the 2011 premiere of A Dangerous Method.
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Victoria and David Beckham departed the Hotel Danieli in 2006 at the Venice Film Festival, but not without a romantic embrace in the moonlight.
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No stranger to boats, Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp premiered his film Black Mass in Venice in 2015.
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Nicole Kidman looked effortless stylish on a water taxi in 2004, looking seaworthy in a simple black sweater with a polka-dot blouse.
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Here come the cool kids. In 2005, before the premiere of Elizabethtown, Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom arrived on a boat wearing matching aviator sunglasses.
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In 1967, a dashingly handsome Sean Connery took the helm of a motorboat at the 28th Annual Venice International Film Festival.
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Sienna Miller waved to fans as she arrived to the 2005 event with Heath Ledger and Oliver Platt.
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Charlie Theron looked gorgeous in florals as she made her way to a photocall at the festival in 2008.
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Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner made a fashionable duo en route to premiering Arrival in 2016.
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Rachel Weisz and her then-partner Darren Aronofsky attended the festival in 2006 to premiere The Fountain. The romantic drama, directed by Darren, co-stars Hugh Jackman and Ellen Burstyn.
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