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"Dahlia," "Children" To Vie at Venice
Death in Venice, indeed.
Murder and apocalyptic mayhem will reign along the Lido as organizers unveiled the lineup for this year's Venice International Film Festival. The lineup features 21 films in competition, all making their world premieres--a first for the granddaddy of all film festivals, now entering its 63rd year.
Among the notables: Brian De Palma's all-star Black Dahlia, a 1940s-era murder mystery adapted from James Ellroy's novel about two L.A. cops tracking down the killer of a young actress. The film noir, whose cast includes Scarlett Johansson, Josh Hartnett, Hilary Swank and Aaron Eckhart, is scheduled to kick off the 11-day affair.
First-time feature director Allen Coulter will screen his thriller Hollywoodland, with Adrien Brody, Diane Lane and Ben Affleck. The film focuses on a detective's investigation of the mysterious death of George Reeves, TV's Superman.
Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y Tu Mama Tambien) will bring Children of Men, a sci-fi tale starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine about an activist who must protect the planet's sole remaining pregnant woman in a future where mankind is on the verge of extinction.
Also squaring off for the vaunted Golden Lion trophy: Bobby, Emilio Estevez's historical drama about the assassination of Bobby Kennedy featuring an A-list ensemble of Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, Martin Sheen and Demi Moore; The Fountain, indie darling Darren Aronofsky's long-awaited sci-fi epic about immortality starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz; The Queen, English director Stephen Frears' drama about the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana starring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen; and Private Fears in Public Places, the latest film in a long and storied career of 84-year-old French auteur Alain Resnais starring Lambert Wilson (the Merovingian from the Matrix movies) and Sabine Azema.
Asia will be represented by, among others, Japanese helmer Otomo Katsuhiro's Mushi-Shi, Chinese filmmaker Johnnie To's Fangzhu and Thai director Tsai Ming-Liang's Hei Yanquan.
Out of competition, Venice boasts a bevy of marquee entries, including Inland Empire, another strange mystery from the mind of David Lynch starring Laura Dern and Jeremy Irons; The Magic Flute directed by, Kenneth Branagh; Oliver Stone's World Trade Center with Nicolas Cage; Belle Toujours, a new film from veteran Manoel de Oliveira; and Quelque jours en Septembre, a French-Italian production from Santiago Amigorena featuring Juliette Binoche, John Turturro, and Nick Nolte.
In another first, Venice will also unspool films from such countries as Indonesia, Chad, and Cyprus, and will present a special collection of Russian films. The venerable film fest will also pay tribute to three great artists from its native Italy: Roberto Rosselini, Luchino Visconti and Mario Soldati.
The Venice International Film Festival runs Aug. 30 through Sept. 9.
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