Bertolucci’s jury clearly set out to provoke, but ‘Sacro GRA’ is a respectable winner.
Jaw-dropping Venice awards make a defiant anti-mainstream statement
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:00 am · September 8th, 2013
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Upset in Venice as Italian doc 'Sacro GRA' takes Golden Lion, Steve Coogan wins screenplay
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:00 am · September 7th, 2013
Bernardo Bertolucci proved one thing this evening: he still has the power to surprise us. Tonight’s Venice Film Festival awards ceremony was the most surprise-laden (at this festival, or any other) in recent memory.
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Venice preview, part two: 'The Wind Rises,' 'Parkland,' 'The Unknown Known,' 'L'intrepido,' 'Miss Violence'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:50 pm · August 23rd, 2013
Casting an eye over another five Golden Lion contenders.
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