The 2007 Venice film festival is showing serious, high-quality films rich in diversity, yet what
Sleuth, starring
Michael Caine and
Jude Law,
Michael Clayton, with
George Clooney in the title role, and
The Assassination of Jesse James...... with
Brad Pitt have in common is either the absence of women in the cast or the lack of a love story. Also dominated by men is
Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and
Woody Allen's atypically dark drama,
Cassandra's Dream.
Asian films, however, haven't abandoned sex, as attested to by
Ang Lee's much-publicized
Lust, Caution.
The U.S. presence here is strengthened by
Brian De Palma's Redacted and
Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah, both concerning the war in Iraq, but there are also serious contenders from Russia, France, and Italy for the top prizes, as well as many---too many to see!---very good films shown out of competition.
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posted by Belle N. Burke @ 9/05/2007 06:00:00 PM
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