Down-and-out Europe gets screen time at Venice fest

VENICE, Sept 5:  An Italian film about a man who works other people’s jobs to give them a quick break showed a gentle side yesterday to the economic collapse, but other offerings at the Venice film festival have portrayed a much darker side of poverty. ‘L’Intrepido’, directed by Gianni Amelio and starring Italian comic Antonio Albanese as an unemployed man who works as an unofficial substitute, provides a few laughs as well as more wistful reflections. (AGENCIES)