Film Weekly at the Venice film festival

This week Jason Solomons reports from the 67th Venice film festival, where he meets Chilean director Pablo Larraín and discovers more about his film Post Mortem, hotly-tipped for one of the top gongs. Jason is joined on the Lido by the Guardian's Xan Brooks and Variety film critic Leslie Felperin to sum up this year's festival, battered by ferocious wind and rain but still impressing the critics with its wide range of movies. Back in the UK, Jason spoke to Stephen Frears about his foray into rural comedy with Tamara Drewe. Frears discusses his admiration for farce in cinema and how he's using high-cut denim shorts to beat Hollywood at its own game.