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Actor Brad Pitt helps his children get off the boat as they arrive at the Cipriani hotel in Venice, Italy, for the 65th Venice Film Festival, Tuesday.

Brad Pitt arrives in Venice with two of his children, Maddox, (left) and Pax, in Venice, Italy, for the 65th Venice Film Festival, Tuesday.

Brad Pitt (left) laughs with "Burn After Reading" co-star George Clooney after arriving for the Venice Film Festival.

In "Burn After Reading", a Coen Brothers film, Clooney and Pitt play friends who attempt to extort a CIA analyst who has left sensitive information on a CD-ROM disc in a gym locker.

Clooney and Pitt cemented their friendship and their pattern of collaborating on films while co-starring in the "Oceans" buddy flick franchise.

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Joel Coen pose in promotion of their film "Burn After Reading" at the opening of the Venice Film Festival.

From left, director Joel Coen, actress Tilda Swinton, actress Frances McDormand, actors Brad Pitt, and George Clooney, and director Ethan Coen pose during the photo call of their movie "Burn After Reading" at the Venice Film Festival.

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Actor Brad Pitt helps his children get off the boat as they arrive at the Cipriani hotel in Venice, Italy, for the 65th Venice Film Festival, Tuesday.

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