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28
August 2006
Nicole
Kidman To Open Rome Film
Festival
Nicole
Kidman
is to open the inaugural
Rome Film Festival with
the world premiere of
her film Fur.
The
Oscar-winning star will
attend the premiere,
along with director
Steven Shainberg, at the
opening gala.
It
will be shown in the
Santa Cecilia Hall at
the Auditorium Parco
della Musica on 13
October 2006.
Nicole
Kidman said: "I love
Italy, a country with
which I feel a great
affinity, and I am proud
to be present at the
baptism of this
important
film-fest."
Italian
actress Monica Bellucci
stars in another film to
be showcased in the
premiere section at the
festival.
She
plays Emily in N:
Napoleon and Me, by
Paolo Virzi, which is
set on the island of
Elba in 1814 during
Napoleon's
exile.
The
third major production
in the premiere section
will be The Namesake by
Indian director Mira
Nair, starring Kal Penn,
Irfan Khan and
Tabu.
Based
on the novel by Pulitzer
prize-winning author
Jhumpa Lahiri, the film
describes the
difficulties of an
Indian family who move
from Calcutta to New
York.
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