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Coppola`s `Somewhere` wins Venice Golden Lion

US film director Sofia Coppola`s `Somewhere` Saturday won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival.

Venice: US film director Sofia Coppola`s `Somewhere` Saturday won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival.
The film, which looks at the loneliness faced by a Hollywood star, follows protagonist Johnny Marco, played by Stephen Dorff, whose supposedly glamorous, but essentially shallow life, is suddenly changed when his 11-year-old daughter Chloe, played by Ellen Fanning, comes to stay with him. This year`s Venice Film Festival marked its 67th edition and saw 24 films in competition. IANS