Casanova and the pirates
conflict is brewing between the Lord Mayor of Venise, Massimo Cacciari and Buena Vista International who have just refused to allow Lasse Hallstrom's Casanova to be screened outdoors on Campo San Polo during the 62nd Venice Film Festival , fearing that it might encourage piracy. However, the distribution company offered to pay for the screening and the anti-piracy devices, provided the screening is moved indoors.
The outdoors screening being a tradition of the festival, the Lord Mayor then threatened not to lend the Palazzo Ducale for the film party if the outdoors screening is cancelled. 'Venice was very helpful during the filming and, all things considered, it would be rude not to let the city have this outdoors screening,' Cacciari said. The matter is being negociated.
(Translated from Italian)
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