The movie revolves around a restaurant and its owner, a shaggy-haired German-Greek.

The 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival saw 25 films in competition and was widely viewed as a 'return to form' for the world's oldest film contest - the inaugural event was held in 1932.

This year's festival will also be remembered for its politcally charged atmosphere, both on screen and of it.

Controversial US director Michael Moore's premiered his new documentary 'Capitalism: A Love Story', an assault on corporate greed and Wall Street wheeling and dealing, which, Moore alleges, led to the subprime mortgage crisis and the bankruptcy of several major

banks and corporations such as General Motors.

And stealing some of the show was Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who earlier this week arrived to attend a gala screening of Oliver Stone's South of the Border - a denunciation of the US media smear campaign against the controversial Latin American leader.

The Venice Film Festival, which takes place in the scenic surroundings of the Italian lagoon city's Lido, this year also saw an array of film stars, including George Clooney, Eva Mendes, Matt Damon, Nicolas Cage, Isabelle Huppert, Viggo Mortensen and Egyptian

veteran Omar Sharif, all walking the red carpet.