{"id":9807,"date":"2011-07-31T05:07:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T05:07:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-07-31T05:07:59","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T05:07:59","slug":"Asian-films-nominated-for-Venice-film-festival-s-Golden-Lion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=9807","title":{"rendered":"Asian films nominated for Venice film festival’s Golden Lion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Battling Hollywood big-names such as George Clooney and European classics like “Wuthering Heights” for the prestigious Golden Lion will be three Asian entries including an adaptation of manga classic “Himizu” by celebrated Japanese director Sion Sono.
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\nAdapted from Minoru Furuya’s dark psychological manga “Himizu”, the story is about a troubled junior high school boy whose life descended into darkness after being abandoned by his parents<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The film is directed by cult favorite director Sion Sono<\/strong>, who had previously dabbled in directing films of the same genre including 2001 thriller “Suicide Circle” and the 2008 “Love Exposure” which won the Caligari Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Twenty-two films, all world premieres will compete for the Golden Lion award with screenings at the glittering Venice Film festival which opens with “The Ides of March”, <\/strong>George Clooney’s fourth film as director, that’s expected to draw actors Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Evan Rachel Wood. <\/p>\n

Apart from the Japanese entry, the other Asian films being screened for the prestigious awards include China\/Hong Kong film “A Simple Life” starring Hong Kong actor and actress Andy Lau and Deanie Ip, and China-Taiwan film “Seediq Bale”.<\/strong><\/p>\n