The Venice Film Festival

Actor Viggo Mortensen, left, greets fans as he arrives for the screening of the film 'The Road' at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009.

Actor Viggo Mortensen, right, and young actor Kodi Smith-McPhee arrive for the screening of the film "The Road" at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009.

From left, actor Viggo Mortensen, young actor Kodi Smith-McPhee, screen writer Joe Penhall, and director John Hillcoat arrive for the screening of the film "The Road" at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009.

From left, actors Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes arrive with German director Werner Herzog for the press conference for the film "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.

Actor Nicolas Cage poses during the press conference hoto call for the film "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.

Actors Nicolas Cage, left, and Eva Mendes, right, arrive with German director Werner Herzog for the photo call for the film "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.

Actress Xuan Zhu poses at the press conference call for the film "Prince of Tears" at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.

Winged lions, which are the symbol of Venice, are stored behind a fence that has a sign that reads "Work in progress," before they are placed around the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.

The ambassador of the Venice Film Festival, actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta, poses during a press conference on the beach of Venice's Lido during the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.

Actress Eva Mendes arrives for the screening of the film "Baaria" which opens the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

Spanish actress Manuela Velasco poses during the press conference for the film "Rec 2" at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

Italian televison presenter Toffanin Silvia and Piersilvio Berlusconi, the son of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, share a kiss as they arrive for the screening of the film "Baaria," which opens the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

Taiwanese director and Jury president Ang Lee arrives for the screening of the film "Baaria," which opens the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

Italian actress Margareth Made blows kisses as she arrives for the screening of her latest film, "Baaria," which opened the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2, 2009.

The director and stars of the movie "The Road" pose together at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 3, 2009. From left are British screenwriter Joe Penhall, Australian director John Hillcoat and actors Kodi Smit-McPhee and Viggo Mortensen.

Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee is lifted into the air by actor Viggo Mortensen during a press conference for the movie "The Road" at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 3, 2009.

Actress Eva Mendes arrives for the screening of the film "Baaria" which opens the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

Italian actress Margareth Made arrives for the screening of her film "Baaria" which opens the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

Festival jury members arrive for the screening of the film "'Baaria," which opens the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. From left are Italian singer Luciano Ligabue, Taiwanese-born director Ang Lee, Italian director Liliana Cavani, U.S. director Joe Dante, French actress Sandrine Bonnaire, and Indian director Anurag Kashyap