Venice festival has focus firmly on capitalism

THE Venice Film Festival has capitalism in its sights this year, with premieres of Michael Moore’s documentary on the USeconomic meltdown and a drama starring Matt Damon as a corrupt corporate whistleblower.

Capitalism: A Love Story, in competition at the annual cinema showcase, sees Moore take on the corporate bosses with his trademark combative style, bringing recession to the picturesque Lido waterfront.

The Informant!, directed by Steven Soderbergh and featuring Damon as areal-life crooked executive who exposed his company’s price-fixing tactics, will be screened out of competition. The festival runs from tomorrow to September 12.