Film

 Mountain people uphold a tradition that seeks to prevent family vendettas

By Yiannis Papadopoulos

The elderly highlander with the thick mustache knows he must be wary of what he says. And so what if he never finished elementary school? In the streets of Livadia he has the power to change people's minds.

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The 14h Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival kicked off on Sept. 7 with a gala night in Frankfurt’s botanic garden, Palmengarten.

Speaking to press members before the opening, the festival’s committee chairman, Hüseyin Sıtkı, said nearly 40 films would be shown during the festival and various activities would be held.

Swedish director Roy Andersson's comedy A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival.

Swedish director Roy Andersson's film "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence", a series of comedic sketches exploring the human condition, won the Golden Lion for best movie at the Venice film festival Sept. 6.
      

Scarlett Johansson and her fiance, Romain Dauriac, are now the proud parents of a baby girl named Rose, reports Entertainmentwise.com.

And, according to the representative for the couple, both the 'Lucy' actress and her daughter are doing well.

However, the pair have asked that the press respects their privacy, as they do not want their child to be raised in the spotlight.

The 21st International Golden Boll Film Festival will begin on Sept 15. The festival was launched at a press conference held yesterday in Istanbul The 21st International Golden Boll Film Festival will be held this year between Sept. 15 and 21 in Adana, featuring selected films from Turkish and world cinema as well as exhibitions, talks, concerts and workshops.

Agiasos, though a small village, has plenty of surprises in store to offer. Some places are famous for just one thing, but Agiasos has a multitude of gifts to bequeath We, as people who work for the media, are lucky people. Many doors will be exclusively opened for us, while for the “ordinary” people, those doors will remain closed.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt -- one of Hollywood's most famous and powerful supercouples -- were married Saturday in France, People magazine reported Thursday.
      
The celebrity news outlet confirmed the news, first reported by the Associated Press, with multiple sources.        

The Venice film festival opened with a bang on Wednesday with a brilliant superhero dark comedy that delves into the cinema and theatre worlds to explore the drug that is fame.
      

Lesbos, an island conquered by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1462, became a refuge for rebellious and stubborn Turkmens refusing assimilation. It later became a stronghold against pirates, where a castle still stands today The trip on Lesbos to the remote village of Sigri is, considering this is just an island, quite long.