The Venice film festival has capitalism in its sights this year, with premieres of Michael Moore's documentary on the US economic meltdown and a drama starring Matt Damon as a corrupt corporate whistleblower. “Capitalism: A Love Story”, in competition at the annual cinema showcase, sees Moore take on the corporate bosses with his trademark combative style, bringing the hot topic of recession to the picturesque Lido waterfront. And “The Informant!”, directed by Steven Soderbergh and featuring Damon as a real-life crooked executive who exposed his company's price-fixing tactics, will be screened out of competition. The festival runs from Sept. 2-12. Damon is one of several Hollywood A-listers due to grace the red carpet in 2009. The 2009 edition of the world's oldest film festival looks set to eclipse 2008, which, despite awarding Mickey Rourke's acclaimed comeback “The Wrestler” with the Golden Lion for best film, was seen as lackluster and lacking star power. As usual Venice promises a global line-up, with Egypt's “The Traveller”, featuring Omar Sharif, in competition alongside pictures from China, Austria, Israel, Japan, France, Hong Kong, Germany and Italy.
