out a lot of great films this year the festivals films range from mike leigh's historical drama peter lew to alfonzo cooper lawrence roma about the life of a family in mexico city in the early one nine hundred seventy s. then there's florian hunk of donner's marx never look away the family drama which is nominated for best. foreign language film at next year's oscars is in competition for the golden lion in the. venice is the oldest strongest of all and for me the most important one is one that understands well the vagaries of history up in kent. an exhibition is being held to mark the festival seventy fifth anniversary it all began back in one thousand nine hundred thirty two dr jekyll and mr hyde back then miscellanies fascist dictatorship left us mark then came italian media religion in one nine hundred sixty four michelangelo antonioni won the golden lion in the one nine hundred eighty s. germans are actors were successful at venice venders with the state of things became synonymous with art house cinema and dishes but not very glamorous but that all changed in twenty twelve artistic