A Quick Guide to the Venice Film Festival

"Kids" director Harmony Korine will present "Spring Breakers" with James Franco, Vanessa Hudgins and Selena Gomez.

Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid will star in "At Any Value," about industrial agriculture and directed by Ramin Bahrani. "Bella Addormentata" is from Italian director Marco Bellocchio and is motivated by a real story of a female in a coma who was held alive by a feeding tube. The movie depicts the wrestle of her family to attempt and have the tube taken off in spite of govt interference.

The opening night film will be "The Unwilling Fundamentalist" by Mira Nair. It is not competing for any prizes, but it is certain to draw in a whole lot of attention. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber and Riz Ahmed, who performs a Pakistani Wall Road wiz who will get caught up in the conflict in his residence region right away following the attacks on September 11. The closing night film will be "L'Homme Qui Rit" by French filmmaker Jean Pierre Ameris. It is regarded as an honor to be both the opening or closing movie, given that they are provided special spots and recognition.

Conspicuously missing from the lineup is "The Learn," from director Paul Thomas Anderson. The movie was extended considered to be headed for the Venice Film Pageant, so considerably so that it was practically a foregone conclusion. Nonetheless, when festival brass released the listing of movies competing, it was absent. No explanation was provided, but it is rumored that the film could yet get into the pageant as the mysterious 18th competitor for the Golden Lion. The movie stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Joacquin Phoenix in a story about a cult-like faith that is a thinly veiled reference to Scientology.

The slimmed-down timetable is only one particular of the several changes that are commencing to come about for the annual fete. This island is where the Grand Resort des Bains is positioned, which was the placing of 'Death in Venice' by Thomas Mann. The island also utilised to be property to the Doge of Venice and was used as camp by crusaders in 1202 in the course of the Fourth Campaign. Movie screenings for the duration of the competition are held in the Palazzo del Cinema and other notable venues.

Movie Awards

Each yr some of the most exciting movies from close to the world are proven and judged at the pageant. The very best film is given the Leone d'Oro, which signifies the 'Golden Lion'. The Leone d'Argento, or 'Silver Lion', goes to the best director. Earlier winners of the Leone d'Oro incorporate 'The Wrestler' in 2008, 'Brokeback Mountain' in 2005 and 'Vera Drake' in 2004.

Other Highlights For the duration of Your Go to

If you go to the floating metropolis during the competition, you will of system want to see some of the other highlights as properly. When you have arranged your Venice airport boat taxi to your hotel, listed here are just a few of the sights you may want to see:

&bull Glass blowing on Murano Island

&bull The Doge's Palace

&bull St Mark's Basilica

&bull The Campanile

&bull Burano Island

Thorough details on film festival program can be read at main website.