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Director Franco finds comedy in tale of murderous backwoodsman  Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 11:08 AM PDT By Michael Roddy VENICE (Reuters) - Director James Franco says the character Lester Ballard in his new film "Child of God" has a trace of Charlie Chaplin in him, though the tale of a cave-dwelling necrophiliac is mostly as dark as can be. Based on Cormac McCarthy's novella of the same name, the movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday portrays a Tennessee backwoodsman who has never recovered from his father's suicide and sinks into ever deeper levels of anti-social and psychopathic behavior. ... Full Story	Top
Judi Dench as Irish woman searching for son grips Venice  Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 09:27 AM PDT By Isla Binnie VENICE (Reuters) - Judi Dench brought pathos and laughter to Venice on Saturday with her performance in the title role of "Philomena", the true story of an Irish woman who searches for the son who was taken from her and sold by nuns. Pope Francis, who has taken over a Catholic Church beset by scandal, should watch the film, director Stephen Frears said. "I'm very keen that the Pope should see it," he said. ... Full Story	Top

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