The film was well received at the 1958 Venice festival.

The film won five prizes at the 1970 Venice festival, and was also a commercial success, earning more than $10 million - 10 times its cost.

Next year's Venice festival will run from 29 August to 8 September.

The Venice festival runs from Aug. 27 through Sept. 6.

The Venice festival begins on Aug. 29 and runs through Sept. 8.

The completed cycle was screened in its entirety for the first time at the Venice Festival this autumn.

It took First prize at the Venice Festival in the documentary category.

The film won the Golden Lion, the highest award of the Venice Festival.

In the eyes of these critics, the Venice festival was now guilty not just of drum-beating but of "cultural protectionism."

In 1985 he headed the Cannes film festival and in 2000 did the same for the Venice festival.