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Venice - Idealism loses out to cynicism in George Clooney's political drama The Ides of March, which opened the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday.
Clooney directs and acts in the political drama that features Ryan Gosling as a gung-ho press secretary swept into a sex scandal in a Democratic presidential primary. Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti are rival campaign managers.
Clooney plays the presidential candidate, but tells reporters on Wednesday he is not looking to be one in real life. He says "I have a really good job. I get to hang out with very seductive people. So I have no interest."
The Ides of March is Clooney's first directorial effort to headline the festival. It is vying for the Golden Lion, which will be awarded September 10.
Clooney directs and acts in the political drama that features Ryan Gosling as a gung-ho press secretary swept into a sex scandal in a Democratic presidential primary. Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti are rival campaign managers.
Clooney plays the presidential candidate, but tells reporters on Wednesday he is not looking to be one in real life. He says "I have a really good job. I get to hang out with very seductive people. So I have no interest."
The Ides of March is Clooney's first directorial effort to headline the festival. It is vying for the Golden Lion, which will be awarded September 10.
