Sofia Coppola and renowned costume designer Milena Canonero – who won Oscars for her work on Barry Lyndon , Chariots of Fire , Marie Antoinette and The Grand Budapest Hotel – kicked off Cartier’s annual program of conversations on the art and craft of cinema at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.

The pair went behind the scenes of their decades-long connection which began when Francis Ford Coppola took over direction of 1984 musical film The Cotton Club from Bob Evans, who in turn had replaced Robert Altman.

Canonero, who was attached to the film prior to Coppola’s arrival, said she had been elated when the director decided to keep most of the already hired craftspeople on the project.

“I met Milena when I was 11 or 12 years old on my father’s film The Cotton Club,

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