&#39;Vera Drake&#39; wins Golden Lion
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&quot;Vera Drake&quot;, the haunting new drama from acclaimed British director Mike Leigh, has won the Golden Lion for best picture at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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Â«Il segreto di Vera DrakeÂ» dell&#39;inglese Mike Leigh ha vinto il Leone d&#39;oro alla 61Âª Mostra del cinema di Venezia. Gran Premio della Giuria ad Alejandro Amenabar per Â«Mare dentroÂ». Premio speciale per la regia a Kim Ki-Duk per Â«Bin-jipÂ».
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&quot;Vera Drake&quot; Ã¨ il trionfatore della Mostra del cinema. Alla sua protagonista, Imelda Stunton, va la coppa Volpi per la miglior interpretazione femminile. Javier Bardem trionfa tra gli attori. Amenabar Ã¨ d&#39;argento e Kim Ki Duk premiato dalla giuria.
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British director Mike Leigh&#39;s &amp;quotVera Drake&quot;, a movie portraying a back-street abortionist in 1950s London, won the top prize on Saturday for the best film at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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Naturalist Sir David Attenborough wins a viewers' vote for the title Greatest Living Icon.
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A forest of golden lions line the red carpet leading to the Cinema Palace at the Venice Film Festival. Picture:Reuters. The Venice Film Festival amps up the star power, reports Stephanie Bunbury.
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Ang Lee&#39;s movie &quot;Lust, Caution&quot; won the  Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival on  Saturday.
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British actress Helen Mirren became a member of Oscars royalty on Sunday, winning the best actress statuette for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen .Comment
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As the Venice Film Festival winds down a  handful of front-runners have emerged in the competition for  the top prizes, with "Vera Drake," British director Mike  Leigh's story about an abortionist, inching ahead.
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Mike Leigh, one of Britain&#39;s best known and controversial film-makers, was celebrating a double triumph at the Venice film festival last night when his latest film won the Golden Lion prize
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&quot;Vera Drake,&quot; Mike Leigh&#39;s tough tale of a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal abortions in 1950s England, scooped up the prizes at the Venice Film
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(ANSA) - VENEZIA, 11 SET - &#39;Il segreto di Vera Drake&#39; dell&#39;inglese Mike Leigh ha vinto il Leone d&#39;oro alla 61/ma Mostra del cinema di Venezia. Gran Premio della Giuria ad Alejandro Amenabar per &#39;Mare dentro&#39;.
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Actress Dame Helen Mirren wins a special prize at the British Independent Film Awards in London.
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The 61st annual Venice Film Festival concluded Saturday with the film&#39;s top prize, the &quot;Golden Lion,&quot; going to the English director, Mike Leigh.
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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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The horse biscuits under the tree don&#39;t always mean there&#39;s a pony tied outside. And, in the case of the Lions, a heroic effort -- even in the holiday season -- doesn&#39;t always translate into a heart-warming victory.
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VENICE (Italy) Sept 12 - A foreign clean sweep of the top awards at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, including the Golden Lion for British film ``Vera Drake&#39;&#39;, disappointed Italian critics who had campaigned for the first ``home&#39;&#39; Golden Lion