milan, italy, june 22 2010. men and women attended opening at teatro strehler of gaylesbian film 24th festival mix milano.

66th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF VENICE

palazzo del cinema at lido di venezia

…many Film Festivals upon a time….

Second World War just over. US Army occupation was on in my home island Lido di Venezia. Dad worked with Americans in 1945 in the projection room at the Palazzo del Cinema, he turned movies, and sketched with charcoal and varnish on packing paper posters (missing from USA) of Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Cow Boys with guns and Indians with arrows, to update military men about films that were going on.
Years and the sparks of Festivals went by for films as “The Kentuckyan”, “Moulin Rouge”, “Marcelino Pan y Vino” and filmstars as Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Ingrid Bergman, tycoons of that time , and kings, exhibiting in Lido’s Gran Viale, showing brand new American cars or Bentleys and Rolls, at Hotel Des Bains, Hotel Excelsior, or suntanning in their deluxe reserved beaches....

lido di venezia, italy, september 5, 2008. actress evan rachel wood and actor mickey rourke with his inseparable dog, posing for a romantic shot close by to saint mark lion, on their arrival at the 65th film festival where their movie "the wrestler" is shown.

lido di venezia, italy, september 5, 2008. america actor mickey rourke on arrival with his loved dog, to participate at showing on 65th international movie festival of his film "the wrestler".

lido di venezia, italy, september 5, 2008. american actor mickey rourke taking off his glasses as photographers wished at photocall for his film "the wrestler" at 65th international movie festival.

lido di venezia, italy, september 3, 2008. agnes varda, great name of french film directors, at 65th international film exhibition presenting his work "les plages d'agnes", she preferred to meet photographers on the luxury beach of hotel westin excelsior.

lido di venezia, italy, september 2, 2008. actress natalie portman showing at 65th movie festival, meeting the press for his film "eve" as film director.

venezia, italy, june 28, 2008. german film director wim wenders got nomination as president of jury of 65th mostra del cinema september next at lido di venezia.