As Cannes closes, eyes turn to Venice

May 21, 2008 With activity on the Croisette drawing to a close, eyes already are turning toward Venice, where Saul Dibb's historical drama "The Duchess" and Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies" are expected to be among the big-name U.S. films screening out of competition on the Lido. [...] with Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich and Tilda Swinton likely to appear on Venice's well-worn red carpet in conjunction with "Burn," Venice's paparazzi corps can look for Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes ("The Duchess") and Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe ("Body of Lies") to join them. A year after the Italian media criticized the weak selection of the three Italian competition films, this year's selection should be stronger.

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