Australians were out in force at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. But who would have thought that Russell Crowe’s directing effort, What Love Builds, would be so good. The New
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… an entertaining and occasionally sharp social satire …
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… a warm, witty and perceptive French drama about love, responsibility, aging and the possibility of starting again.
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival kicked off on September 2, premiering new feature films from the likes of Danny Boyle, Werner Herzog, Cédric Kahn, Casey Affleck and May el-Toukhy,
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... much more than a spy film ... tragicomic story about aging, guilt, friendship and the impossible attempt to negotiate with one’s own past.
If Australian films are thin on the ground at the 83rd Venice Film Festival — there are two features including Russell Crowe’s music documentary What Love Builds — the festival
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