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"The jury at the Venice Film Festival left critics and journalists perplexed and in some cases vexed when it awarded top prize to Chinas Still Life. Jia Zhang-Kes picture, about two people searching for their partners as villages and towns are submerged by the giant Three Gorges Dam project in China, was introduced as a surprise entry at a point when the main competition was already nearly over. Many journalists at the 11-day movie marathon had not seen the film when the prizes were announced, and after a screening of the Golden Lion winner following the awards ceremony late yesterday the response of the packed theatre was muted. This verdict leaves people perplexed (and with Rome looming),said the headline in the Corriere della Sera newspaper, suggesting the jury had damaged Venices reputation at a time when Rome is launching a rival festival. The article by Tullio Kezich goes on to question several decisions of a jury headed by French actress Catherine Deneuve."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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