Abortion Drama &#39;Vera Drake&#39; Wins Venice Golden Lion
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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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The guessing game is almost over at the Venice film festival, where few clear frontrunners for the Golden Lion award for best picture have emerged ahead of the prize ceremony on Saturday evening. By the end of the annual 11-day marathon of movies, press conferences, interviews and parties, critics and journalists normally agree on a handful of films they think could win the top honor, although their predictions are not always correct.
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Taiwanese director Ang Lee's sexually explicit spy thriller "Lust, Caution" was the surprise winner of the top award at the Venice film festival on Saturday, just two years after he won with "Brokeback Mountain."
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Controversial Mike Leigh movie Vera Drake has won the Golden Lion prize for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival in Italy. Vera Drake, which focuses on a fictional back street abortionist in 1950s London, also
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Two very different movies about the Iraq  war are among the favorites for awards at this year&#39;s Venice  film festival as it passes the halfway stage, and an unusually  high number of male leads have stood out.
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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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Secondo indiscrezioni la giuria non trova l&#39;accordo su &#39;Le chiavi di casa&#39; di Amelio. Argento e Giuria forse a &#39;Mare dentro&#39; di Amenabar. Venezia, 11 set. (Adnkronos) - &#39;Vera Drake&#39; verso il Leone d&#39;Oro e delusione
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British film Vera Drake is among the nominees for the European Film Awards, held in Barcelona at the weekend.
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(ANSA)-ROMA, 11 SET-Prime indiscrezioni sui premiati della 61esima edizione del Festival del Cinema di Venezia: a &#39;Vera Drake&#39; andrebbe il Leone d&#39;oro. La Coppa Volpi come miglior attrice sarebbe stata assegnata a Imelda Staunton.
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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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Hollywood has turned serious with one eye on the Oscars in February, but it is elsewhere the jury may look when choosing which of 23 competition entries at the Venice film festival wins the Golden Lion on Saturday.
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Taiwanese director Ang Lee's sexually explicit "Lust, Caution" was the surprise winner of the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival on Saturday, just two years after he won with "Brokeback Mountain."
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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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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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Vera Drake and Dead Man's Shoes take the lion's share of nominations at the British Independent Film Awards.
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For the first time at the Venice Film Festival, all films vying for the top Golden Lion award will make their world premiere at the late summer event, organizers said Thursday.
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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;.