The 60th Biennale will be hot and heavy

The 60th film festival in Venice opened with Woody Allen's new comedy «Anything Else», with Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci. According to festival director Moritz de Hadeln, the major topic ofdiscussion this year will be sex in the movies.

The erotic drama «The Dreamers» by Italian star director Bernardo Bertolucci is already causing a stir. The movie, about sexual awakening in 1968 France, includes very young main characters and arisqué poster, which is already leading to comparisons with «Last Tango in Paris». «Controversial discussions about Bertolucci's film have already begun,» says festival director Moritz de Hadeln. French director Bruno Dumont may also shock audiences with his latest project, «Twenty-nine Palms», about a primitive love affair in the California desert. The 60th Biennale continues until September 6th.