Rome, July 29, 2010—The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of 79 world premieres, comprising an ample American contingent, alongside robust European and Asian representations, making for a carefully calibrated mix of classic auteur and genre fare, as well as more esoteric offerings.
Opening Film
"La Pecora Nera," Ascanio Celestini (Italy)
"Somewhere," Sofia Coppola (U.S.)
"Happy Few," Antony Cordier (France)
"The Solitude of Prime Numbers," Saverio Costanzo (Italy, Germany, France)
"Silent Souls," Aleksei Fedorchenko (Russia)
"Promises Written in Water," Vincent Gallo (U.S.)
"Road to Nowhere," Monte Hellman (U.S.)
"Balada Triste de Trompeta," Alex de la Iglesia (Spain, France)
"Venus Noir," Abdellatif Kechiche (France)
"Post Mortem," Pablo Larrain (Chile, Mexico, Germany)
"Barney's Version," Richard J. Lewis (Canada, Italy)
"We Believed," Mario Martone (Italy, France)
"La Passione," Carlo Mazzacurati (Italy)
"13 Assassins," Takashi Miike (Japan)
"Potiche," Francois Ozon (France)
"Meek's Cutoff," Kelly Reichardt (U.S.)
"Miral," Julian Schnabel (U.S., France, Italy, Israel)
"Norwegian Wood," Tran Anh Hung (Japan)
"Attenberg," Athina Rachel Tsangari (Greece)
"Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame," Tsui Hark (China)
"Three," Tom Tykwer (Germany)
