Royal film set for Venice debut
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The film in which Dame Helen Mirren portrays the Queen is being premiered at the Venice festival.
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A satirical opera about Italy's controversial prime minister and television magnate, Silvio Berlusconi, has opened in Venice.
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Robert De Niro splashed up in Venice as  a tough-talking gangster with fins for the spectacular world  premiere of "Shark Tale" on Friday, which was screened for  thousands in the city's famous St. Mark's square.
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The Venice film festival has a  reputation for screening obscure auteur movies.
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Kenneth Branagh's movie of the Mozart opera The Magic Flute is to be launched later at the Venice Film Festival.
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Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley will  star in a historical epic that will be her second international  film and in which she will play a warrior princess.
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The 61st Venice International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday night with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg arriving -- albeit a little late -- to launch the distinctly Hollywood-friendly 11-day event.
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The Venice Film Festival is past the  halfway point and the buzz ahead of the prize ceremony on  Saturday is building.
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Mike Leigh's controversial film Vera Drake scoops the Golden Lion prize for best film at the Venice Film Festival.
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Prince Charles hosted a charity premiere of "The Merchant of Venice," and praised Al Pacino, the film's star and the prince's friend.
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Films competing for the top prize at Venice Film Festival will receive their world premiere at the event.
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British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, is to raise the curtain on the Venice Film Festival.
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Italians are bracing themselves for  blood on the red carpet as Rome launches its own film festival  next month in what many see as a challenge to Venice.
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Italians should remember that until not   too long ago theirs was a land of migrants desperate for a   better future abroad, director Emanuele Crialese said on Friday   as he presented his new film at the Venice festival.
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Director Mike Leigh premieres a controversial film about abortion at Venice Film Festival.
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The Venice film festival marked its 75th anniversary Wednesday with a sparkling opening gala and world premiere of British psychological drama &quot;Atonement&quot; starring Keira Knightley.
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A mix of big Hollywood productions and  arty European movies will mark Rome's first international film  festival next month, organizers said on Tuesday as they played  down rivalry with Venice's venerable film contest.