14/06/2006

Catherine Deneuve, the female symbol of French cinema, will preside over the International Jury of the 63rd Venice Film Festival (August 30-September 9). One of critics’ and audiences’ most beloved actresses, Deneuve will present the Golden Lion to the winner.

Festival organisers have also announced the world premiere screening of The Magic Flute [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Kenneth Branagh, based on Mozart’s celebrated opera and the libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, to be held on September 7 in the Gran Teatro la Fenice.

(Translated from Italian)