Venice Movie Festival-A Japan China Take

The 63th Venice Movie Festival opens, with two Japanese movies and two Chinese movies(from Hong Kong and Taiwain, none from Mainland China)join the race for Gold Loin. However, The Banquet, a heavy weight class movie made in Mainland China, will make a debut in Venice, too.

Staring Zhang Ziyi(Hero, House of flying diggers), Ge you(Farewell My Concubine, To Live) , Zhou Yun(star of Balzac and the Chinese Seamstress), The Banquet seems to be similar to "House of flying diggers", "Hero", is about love and conspiracy inside a Chinese emperior's palace. You can check a trail and photos here.