Venus Wins Euro Film Fest in Sevilla
Seville worships 'Venus'By EMILIANO DE PABLOS
MADRID — Peter O'Toole-starrer "Venus" took the top Golden Giraldillo at the 3rd 100% European Seville Film Festival, which wrapped Saturday.Directed by Roger Michell ("Notting Hill"), "Venus" turns on three aged friends and the relationship of one of them, Maurice (O'Toole), a jobbing actor, with an 19-year-old girl. Prize comes with Euros 60,000 ($76,800) for the Spanish distributor."Venus" beat out "The Lives of Others," the Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck helmed pic about the secret police in East Berlin, which won the Silver Giraldillo and $38,400. "Others" is Germany's Oscars entry.Running Nov. 3-11, with a special focus on Italian cinema, the Seville event ratched up 80,000 admissions, 23% more than last year.