British film to open Venice gala
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British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, is to raise the curtain on the Venice Film Festival.
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A film about forbidden love in Cyprus   has stirred passions on the ethnically partitioned island, with   its showing at the Venice Film Festival this week embroiled in   a row over funding.
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The Venice film festival opens on  Wednesday with &quot;Atonement,&quot; an adaptation of Ian McEwan&#39;s novel  about a girl who makes a false accusation with tragic results  and tries to atone for her mistake.
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Brian De Palma's "The Black Dahlia" opened the 63rd Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, the first of 21 films vying for the coveted Golden Lion award that will also be making their world debuts here.
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Stars turn out as St Mark's Square in Venice is transformed into a giant cinema for the premiere of the animated film Shark Tale.
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Robert Redford's war on terrorism saga, "Lions for Lambs," with Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep, will premiere at the 51st London Film Festival.
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The London Film Festival opens on Wednesday with a gala screening of Mike Leigh's movie Vera Drake.
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Two movies about the Iraq war and its impact on Americans back home are among 22 competition entries at the Venice Film Festival this year, lending political weight to a cinema showcase laden with Hollywood productions.
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VENICE, Italy  - Fluid motion and glorious colors provide a visual treat in Jiang Wen's sumptuous romantic fantasy "The Sun Also Rises," which screened in competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
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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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ROME  - The 64th Venice Film Festival will open with Joe Wright's "Atonement," starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Vanessa Redgrave, organizers said Friday.
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One of Britain&#39;s most respected filmmakers was basking in Italian glory this weekend, after Mike Leigh scooped the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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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
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AT THE opening day of the 61st Venice Film Festival yesterday, director Steven Spielberg offered a tribute to escapism, saying times of turmoil call for relief within darkened cinemas.
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, winner of Golden Lion at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, and Imelda Staunton, winner of the best actress award for her role in the movie, attend the opening ceremony of the 48th London Film Festival in London
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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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Stephen Frears' "The Queen" is the   critics' favourite to take the best picture award at the Venice   Film Festival this year, with Emilio Estevez's star-packed   "Bobby" leading a strong chasing pack.