Abortion Drama 'Vera Drake' Wins Venice Golden Lion
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"Vera Drake," Mike Leigh'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 Festival on Saturday, including the coveted Golden Lion.
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LOS ANGELES  -- The Venice Film Festival honored British filmmaker Mike Leigh&#39;s &quot;Vera Drake,&quot; a period film about an abortion rights activist in the 1950s.
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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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Nicole Kidman is due to grace the Venice Film Festival later for the premiere of her controversial movie Birth. The actress stars in one of her most controversial parts to date as a woman who believes her
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A group of leading U.S. film  critics named director Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby"  as the best film of 2004, and its star, Hilary Swank, shared  best actress honors with Britain's Imelda Staunton in abortion  drama "Vera Drake."
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The Chinese movie "Sanxia Haoren," or "Still Life," on Saturday took this year's Golden Lion, the top award at the Venice Film Festival.
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. (antiTainment) Vera Drake, a low budget British film that examines the controversial subject of abortion has won the top honor at the Venice Film Festival after being snubbed by Cannes earlier this year.
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A harrowing film about illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania beat 21 movies by well-known directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Ethan and Joel Coen, and Wong Kar-wai to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Sunday.
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"Vera Drake," Mike Leigh'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 Festival on Saturday, including the coveted Golden Lion.
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VENICE, Italy A film about a 1950s London housewife who secretly performs abortions has won the best picture award as the Venice Film Festival wrapped up.
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British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, is to raise the curtain on the Venice Film Festival.
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"The Aviator" swooped to land the Best  Picture prize at Saturday's BAFTA awards but the Hollywood  blockbuster had to share the limelight with "Vera Drake," a  low-budget British drama about a backstreet abortionist.
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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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Cate Blanchett is named best actress at the Venice Film Festival while Brad Pitt is wins best actor.
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The 61st Venice Film Festival ended with a big roar of approval for   Vera Drake.
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Director Tim Burton is honoured with a career award at the Venice Film Festival.
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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.