Venice diary: Chasing George Clooney
Some of the world's biggest film stars are descending
on Venice for the city's film festival - and the BBC
News website's Victoria Lindrea is on their trail.
DESPERATELY SEEKING GEORGE. 30 August, 1600 BST
It is the day before the opening of the 62nd annual
film festival, the temperature is tipping 30C and the
water buses are packed.Nuns, schoolchildren, tourists
and the world's press jostle aboard a ferry bound for
the Lido - Venice's beach strip and home to the
international film festival.
A sliver of land between the Venetian lagoon and the
Adriatic sea, it is a world away from ancient Venice's
narrow alleys and noble palaces.
Venetians come here to escape the city's oppressive
summer heat, lounge on the swathe of sand, eat ice
cream and bike along the breezy seafront.
But I am here on an altogether different mission. I'm
here in search of George Clooney - latter day Cary
Grant, matinee idol for the 21st Century and wanton
crush of countless women, just like me.
The trouble is - so far, I haven't even tracked down
his publicist.

Talking to the flock of publicists at the swanky
beachfront Excelsior Hotel, it appears I am not the
only one in search of George - he's a regular
international man of mystery.So far the closest I have
been to him is a poster for his forthcoming film, Good
Night, and Good Luck (he's the one in the specs).
If we are going to be sharing Martinis at the Cipriani
by the weekend, my investigative skills need to
improve.
I trek the length of the seafront, tripping over
wires, makeshift platforms and hurriedly assembled
security gates, in the hope of catching even a minor
celebrity.
But the security guards tell me it is still too early
for star-spotting. Celebrities like to make an
entrance, and the festival has not even begun.
Better luck tomorrow - and who knows who I might meet
over dinner.
Story from BBC
NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/entertainment/film/4198550.stm

Published: 2005/08/30 16:22:04 GMT

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