Spotlight on foreign, indie films
Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year’s Venice Film Festival, with the competition lineup highlighting independent U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.
Last year, U.S. and British movies dominated the lineup, with nearly half of the films in the main competition. This year, only five English-language movies will vie for the top prize at the world’s oldest film festival. It opens Aug. 27.
Among them is Jonathan Demme’s “Rachel Getting Married,” starring Anne Hathaway and Debra Winger in the story of an ex-model returning home for her sister’s wedding after spending 10 years in and out of rehabilitation centers.
The other U.S. films in the main contest are “The Burning Plain,” a family drama with Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron, and “The Wrestler,” with Mickey Rourke in the lead role.
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