Saturday, September 7, 2013

Italy's 'Sacro GRA' wins Golden Lion at Venice film fest

Rosi poses with his cast during a red carpet for the movie "Sacro Gra" at the 70th Venice Film Festival By Michael Roddy VENICE (Reuters) - "Sacro GRA", an Italian documentary about people living along the ring road around Rome, won the Golden Lion for best film on Saturday at the 70th Venice Film Festival. The film, whose name is a pun on the ring road's name which evokes the Italian for Holy Grail - delves into the lives of a dozen characters, including a weevil-fighting tree scientist. "I never ever expected to win an award of such importance for a documentary," director Gianfranco Rosi said at the awards ceremony held in the festival's main hall on its closing day. ...








via Movies News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/italian-film-sacro-gra-wins-golden-lion-venice-180305122.html

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