The 66th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2009 in Venice, Italy.

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Actress Terri Kwan attends the 'Prince Of Tears' photocall at the Palazzo del Casino during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2009 in Venice, Italy


U.S. director Todd Solondz (C), Scottish actress Shirley Henderson (L) and British actress Charlotte Rampling arrive for the screening of his film "Life During Wartime" at the 66th Venice Film Festival September 3, 2009.



VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Actress Shirley Henderson, director Todd Solondz and Charlotte Rampling attends the 'Life During Wartime' premiere at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Actress Mona Zaki attends the 'Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story' premiere at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



U.S. director Todd Solonz, center, British actress Shirley Henderson, left, and British actress Charlotte Rampling arrive for the screening of the film 'Life during war time' at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009.



Scottish actress Shirley Henderson poses for photographers on the red carpet at the 66th Venice Film Festival September 3, 2009.



Chinese actors Xuan Zhu (L) and Joseph Chang pose for photographers during a photocall at the 66th Venice Film Festival September 4, 2009.



(From L) US actors Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, screenwriter Joe Penhall, director John Hillcoat and unidentified people arrive for the screening of 'The Road' during the Venice film festival on September 3, 2009.'The Road' is competing for the Golden Lion of the 66th Mostra.


VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: (Left to Right) Director John Hillcoat with actors Kodi Smit-McPhee and Viggo Mortensen attends the 'The Road' premiere at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: (L-R) Actor Doru Boguta, director Bobby Paunescu, actress Monica Birladeanu and author Salmon Rushdie attends the 'Francesca' premiere at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Actors Glen Blackhall, Michele Riondino, Liuba Zaizeva, director Valerio Mieli, Isabella Ragonese and Sergei Zhigunov attend the 'Dieci Inverni' photocall at the Palazzo del Casino during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Director John Hillcoat, screenwriter Joe Penhall, actors Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee and festival director Marco Muller attend the 'The Road' premiere at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Italian singer and member of the jury of the 66th Venice film festival Luciano Ligabue attends the Opening Ceremony and 'Baaria' Premiere at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2009 in Venice, Italy.


VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Actor Fan Chih-Wei attends the 'Prince Of Tears' photocall at the Palazzo del Casino during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



U.S. actors Nicolas Cage (L), Eva Mendes (R) and movie director Werner Herzog arrive to attend a photocall at the 66th Venice Film Festival September 4, 2009. Cage and Mendes star in the movie "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans".


VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Director Werner Herzog with actress Eva Mendes and actor Nicholas Cage arrives for the 'Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans' at the Palazzo del Casino during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



U.S. actor Nicolas Cage, actress Eva Mendes (C) and director Werner Herzog (R) leave by water taxi to the Venice Film Festival September 4, 2009. Cage and Mendes star in the movie "Bad Lieutenant" directed by Werner Herzog.



VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Actress Eva Mendes arrives for the 'Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans' at the Palazzo del Casino during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2009 in Venice, Italy.



U.S. actress Eva Mendes arrives by water taxi at the Venice Film Festival September 4, 2009. U.S. actor Nicolas Cage and Mendes star in the movie "Bad Lieutenant" directed by Werner Herzog.


U.S. actress Eva Mendes arrives for the press conference for the film ' Bad Lieutenant : Port of Call New Orleans' at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.

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