VENICE, Italy (AP) – The 72nd Venice Film Festival, which runs through Saturday, is bringing red carpet premieres, innovative movies and Hollywood glamour to the Italian city. Here’s what has been catching the eye of The Associated Press:
LAURIE ANDERSON DWELLS ON DEATH IN ‘HEART OF A DOG’
At 75 minutes, Laurie Anderson’s “Heart of a Dog” is the shortest film competing for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. But it packs an emotional wallop.
Anderson weaves a personal meditation on life, creativity and death around stories about her painting, piano-playing terrier Lolabelle.
Anderson, a composer and performance artist who had a pop hit in 1981 with “O Superman,” likens the film to a series of short stories.