Amanda Setton is a New York actress known for her recurring role in Gossip Girl as Penelope Shafai. After landing several roles in daytime soaps, Setton appeared in 2008’s Sex and the City and What Happens in Vegas.

Is there life after Gossip Girl for Setton? We’d like to think so. Her sultry, mediterranean look and her complex, deeply moving performances make her eminently castable. At age 25, the time is right for Setton to appear in a major American film production.

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Costume dramas and fairy tales set the tone for the opening days of the 68th Venice Film Festival. David Cronenberg’s hotly-awaited A Dangerous Method details the collaboration and rivalry between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud and set on the eve of World War One. “A Dangerous Method” arrived on day three of the festival and has been one of the stronger entries in the 22-film-strong main competition program.

Watch this space as we post updates from the Venice [...]

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