Hong Kong actress Hsu Chi arrived in the Italian city of Venice on Sept. 6, 2007 to attend the closing ceremony of the 64th Venice Film Festival. [Photo: ent.sina.com.cn]
Keira Knightley has hit the red carpet for the UK premiere of her new film Atonement.
She was joined by co-stars James McAvoy and Vanessa Redgrave.
The film has already caused a frenzy at the Venice Film Festival, with critics tipping the actress for an Oscar nomination.
Directed by Joe Wright and adapted from a novel by Ian McEwan, it is being hailed as one of the strongest British films in years.
Knightley plays Cecilia Tallis, an upper-class beauty whose fledgling love affair with the housekeeper’s son (McAvoy) is destroyed by a tragic misunderstanding.
The film is in competition for the Golden Lion award for best film.
Actor Adrien Brody arrive with his girlfriend Elsa Pataky at the Cinema Palace in Venice September 3, 2007. Brody is starring in director Wes Anderson’s “The Darjeeling Limited”, which is being shown at the Venice Film Festival.[Reuters]
Italian actress Monica Bellucci poses during a photocall in Venice September 4, 2005. Bellucci is starring in U.S. director Terry Gilliam’’s latest movie "The Brothers Grimm", which is showing at the Venice film festival. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico ARTS VENICE
ITALY VENICE FILM BELUCCI - ACE - CINEMA - ROM09 - 20020901 - VENICE, ITALY : Italian actress Monica Bellucci poses for photographers upon her arrival at the Lido Palace in Venice, Sunday 01 September 2002. Tonight she will give the ‘Leone d’Oro’ award for the career to Italian director Dino Risi during the 59th Venice Film Festival event. EPA PHOTO ANSA / CLAUDIO ONORATI /def - VENICE - ITALY - CLAUDIO ONORATI - def
New promotional posters have been released for “Blood Brothers”, the closing film at this year’s upcoming Venice Film Festival.
Among the mug shots adorning the posters are lead actors Hsu Chi, Daniel Wu, Liu Ye and Chang Chen.
It is an action film telling a story happened in 1930s Shanghai.
Legendary Hong Kong action film director John Woo and Terence Chang are on board as co-producers.
The storyline is based on Woo’s 1990 film “Die Xue Jie Tou” (Bullet in the Head).
The movie has been invited to close the 64th Venice Film Festival on 8 September.
