Madonna: 'W.E.' Photo Call!

Madonna steps out for a photo call for her new movie, W.E., at the Palazzo del Cinema as part of the Venice Film Festival on Thursday (September 4) in Venice, Italy.

The 52-year-old Material Girl (in L’Wren Scott) directed the project, which stars Abbie Cornish and Natalie Dormer.

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Here’s the synopsis: A two-tiered romantic drama focusing on the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.

FYI: Abbie is wearing an Elie Saab dress with vintage House of Lavande jewelry.

10+ pictures inside of Madonna at a W.E. photo call…