62nd Venice Film Festival
Running from the 31st August — 10th September 2005, the 62nd Venice International Film Festival will see director, Marco Müller, present an official selection of about 60 films. Explains Müller: "We have decided to render the programme more legible in order to avoid any confusion between different sections, thus, the Festival will offer three main sections: Competition, Out of Competition and Orizzonti." He continued: "The section dedicated to digital cinema and the Mezzanotte section, reserved for more spectacular films, will be absorbed into the others."
These principal sections will be flanked again this year by the Critics' Week and the Giornate degli autori-Venice Days, as well as a retrospective section dedicated to the Secret History of Asian Cinema.
Pictured left: Actress Susan Sarandon arriving at the screening of the film, Elizabeth Town.
Photographer: Carlo Allegri
62nd Venice Film Festival
Director Cameron Crowe, Actress Kirsten Dunst and Actor Orlando Bloom arriving at the screening of film Elizabeth Town. Film Title: Elizabeth Town Director: Cameron Crowe
Story: Hours after a ruinous product debut, suicidal industrial designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) learns of his father's sudden death. As the only son, Drew must travel to their small hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky to attend to his father's memorial. On the flight to Kentucky, Drew meets Claire (Kristen Dunst), a quick-witted flight attendant, who helps him navigate the rough waters ahead and proves that amazing things happen when you least expect them.
Photographer: Carlo Allegri
62nd Venice Film Festival Actress: Lena Olin (left) and Sienna Miller (right) arrive at the party held to celebrate the World Premiere of Casanova at the Palazzo Ducale, Venice. Film Title: Casanova
Director: Lasse Hallström
Story: 1700s Venice – He was the legendary adventurer whose amorous dalliances would go on to inspire countless lovers throughout the centuries. She was the most virtuoso writer of her time who was waiting to find that rare man with a true understanding of steadfastness and passion. When Giacomo Casanova (Heath Ledger) discovered Francesca Bruni (Sienna Miller), he met his ultimate romantic match, succumbing to the only woman ever to refuse his charms . . . until he could prove himself to be the one man worthy of her romantic ideals.
62nd Venice Film Festival Actor: George Clooney
(above) Film Title : Goodnight and Good Luck Director: George Clooney Cast: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr, Patricia Clarkson Story:
In a nation terrorized by its own government, one man dared to tell the truth.
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow (Strathairn) looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
62nd Venice Film Festival Actress: Monica Bellucci (left) and Heath Ledger (right) Film Title : The Brothers Grimm Director: Terry GILLIAM Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Story:
The action-adventure tale revolving around the legendary German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is set to start shooting around Prague in June. Written by The Ring scribe Ehren Kruger, the fictional plot has the folklore collectors, now called Jake and Will, traveling from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and pulling off exorcisms. They are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse, requiring genuine courage.
