Venice film fest kicks off
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China.org.cn, August 31, 2011
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U.S. actor George Clooney (C) arrives by speedboat in Venice August 30, 2011. Clooney's "The Ides of March", about the U.S. presidential race set in the near future, will be the opening film at the 2011 Venice film festival.[CFP] |
George Clooney kicked off the 2011 Venice film festival on Wednesday with the world premiere of his political drama "The Ides of March," which he acts in and directs, Reuters reported. The evening red carpet screening marks the opening of the 11-day event. Celebrities expected this year include Clooney, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Matthew McConaughey, Kate Winslet, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna.
Among the most hotly anticipated titles is "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," an adaptation of John Le Carre's spy novel. Other standout titles in competition include Briton Andrea Arnold's take on the Emily Bronte novel "Wuthering Heights," American director Ami Canaan Mann's "Texas Killing Fields," William Friedkin's "Killer Joe," and Roman Polanski's "Carnage." Acclaimed Russian director Alexander Sokurov brings "Faust" and Hong Kong's Johnnie To presents "Life Without Principle."
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