From a dazzling musical to a biting comedy, films from the U.S. and Argentina are tipped as favorites to win this year's Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival, due to be announced Saturday. American musical “La La Land,” directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, kicked off the world's oldest film festival and immediately brought the house down.
From a dazzling musical to a biting comedy, films from the U.S. and Argentina are tipped as favorites to win this year's Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival, due to be announced Saturday. American musical “La La Land,” directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, kicked off the world's oldest film festival and immediately brought the house down.