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Article: Keira Knightley's 'Atonement' to open Venice Film Festival
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- The Hindustan Times
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- June 16, 2007
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London, June 16 -- Actress Keira Knightley's upcoming flick 'Atonement' has been selected as the opening film at this year's Venice Film Festival.
The 2007 British film based on Ian McEwan's novel by the same name is director Joe Wright's second release.
As for how Wright felt about the honour given to his film, the newcomer insisted that going to the Venice film festival is a dream come true and the feeling is 'extraordinary'.
"Going to the Venice Film Festival is something one dreams of. It is just steeped in history. I keep imagining I'll bump into Sophia Loren," the BBC quoted Wright, as saying.
He however ...