Tom Ford hypnotizes Venice with thriller Nocturnal Animals

Ex-fashion designer Tom Ford enthralled the Venice Film Festival last Friday with a gripping tale of betrayal and revenge, unveiling two films in one with his hotly-anticipated Nocturnal Animals.

The romantic thriller, Ford's second feature film after A Single Man (2009), spooked and stirred in equal part, with arresting performances from US stars Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal as lovers gone awry.

From the first scene - wildly obese women dancing naked - to the bittersweet close, the former Gucci designer produced a visually stunning and richly complex evocation of human frailty and retribution.