Lebanon (2009 film) date. Maoz says many Israeli figures were against "Lebanon" even being featured at the Venice International Film Festival. The Venice jury was chaired by Ang Lee, who had won the Golden Lion award in Venice in 2005 with "Brokeback Mountain" and in 2007 with "Lust, Caution". "Lebanon" competed against 24 other entries. The win in Venice caused a boost in the film's popularity at the Toronto International Film Festival. "The New York Times" described "Lebanon" as "an astonishing piece of cinema". "Variety" magazine said "Lebanon" is "the boldest and best" of recent Israeli films based upon the Lebanon wars. Lebanon
41st Venice International Film Festival Buñuel. The following people comprised the 1984 jury: Among the other titles showed out of competition there were Steven Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", Wolfgang Petersen's "The NeverEnding Story" and a restored version of "Metropolis" edited and scored by Giorgio Moroder. The following feature films were selected to be screened as "In Competition" for this section: 41st Venice International Film Festival The 41st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 1984 under the direction of Gian Luigi Rondi. No Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement was assigned. The main event of this edition