41st FEST film festival kicks off in Belgrade

 　　BELGRADE, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood star Michael Madsen opened the 41st annual international film festival "FEST" in Belgrade on Friday.

　　FEST, which is the biggest film festival in the region, will run until March 3 and will show 75 films in eight categories from around the world.

　　Organizers are upbeat about this year's event, which combines commercial blockbusters with independent art films, to break the 100,000 ticket threshold¹.

　　Madsen, noted² for his roles in the Quentin Tarantino films "Reservoir Dogs" and "Kill Bill 2," joked about the fact that he had lost his luggage, and was making all his appearances in the same clothes, while addressing the press in Belgrade.

　　Madsen stars in "Along the Roadside" produced and directed by the Serbian brothers Zoran and Vladimir Lisinca, which will also be part of the FEST screenings.

　　According to tradition, FEST begins with the screening of the winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. "Love" by Michael Haneke is a Austrian, French and German co-production and has been nominated³ for several Oscars.

　　The main program offers works by directors who come from the world of independent film but have gone on to achieve commercial success. This year's list includes Paul Thomas Anderson's "Master," Marco Belochio's "Stolen Beauty" and a new film by Bernardo Bertolucci, "Me and You."

　　The competition program "Europe out of Europe" will show nine films from Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Israel and Armenia, while the category "Europe in Europe" will feature films by established European directors like Alex de la Iglesia, Claude Miller⁴ and Thomas Winterberg.

　　In its special program, Panorama⁵ of the World films Fest will also show "The Grand Master" by Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai.

1 threshold   

n.界限，门槛，入口，开端

参考例句：

• I'll never cross the threshold of your house again.我再也不进你的家门了。
• He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom.他在卧室门口停住了。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 nominated   

adj.被提名的，被任命的 动词nominate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She has been nominated for the presidency. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。
• The movie was nominated for an Oscar. 这部电影获奥斯卡金像奖提名。

4 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

5 panorama   

n.全景，全景画，全景摄影，全景照片[装置]

参考例句：

• A vast panorama of the valley lay before us.山谷的广阔全景展现在我们面前。
• A flourishing and prosperous panorama spread out before our eyes.一派欣欣向荣的景象展现在我们的眼前。