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In the Beginning
Year
2009
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
22m
Rating
NR
Performers
Francis Ford Coppola, Thierry Frémaux, Mike Lee
Publication Information
3DD
Summary
The festival is established as a response to Mussolini's control of the existing Venice Film Festival. It becomes an inspiration to a generation still recovering from the impact of WWII by attracting the biggest stars of the time including Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and legendary director Orson Welles. Its reputation spreads worldwide alongside that of its most famous regular visitor, Brigitte Bardot