The Venice Film Festival, founded in 1932, is the world's oldest film festival, and Capitalism: A Love Story is one of six American-made films of the 24 films in competion for the Golden Lion. Filmmaker Ang Lee heads the jury.
TIFF's capsule description of Capitalism: A Love Story reads: "On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece Roger & Me, Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene far wider than Flint, Michigan. From Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan, Michael Moore will once again take film-goers into uncharted territory."
Moore, who first appeared at TIFF with Roger & Me, is the award-winning filmmaker of Bowling for Columbine, which won Best Documentary at the 2003 Oscars, and Fahrenheit 9/11, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2004, turns his critical eye at the global financial crisis. He already tackled the U.S. health system with Sicko (2007).
(PHOTO: Michael Moore. Courtesy Michael Moore).
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Multi-millionaire Michael Moore urged us to vote Obama so that the prseident could evnetually tax the rich out of funds needed to provide free and universal health care.
Burdened with hefty medical bills myself, I’ve repeatedly asked Moore to reprise his graciously donating personal cash to one Jim Kenefick (owner of the anti-Moore site, Moorewatch, so that Jim could pay some medical bills AND keep the site going) with me.
After all, this is what the government he endorsed will do to him, continuously.
So far I’ve received nothing from the rich man, Michael Moore. What gives? He will earn even more from his new film, as I sell my last belongings, facing eviction and homelesness.
Michael Moore is a capitalist himself. In other words – Dude, wheres my money?