Venice opener seeks to expose divisive stereotypes
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Indian film director Mira Nair poses on the red carpet of her movie "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" at the 69th Venice Film Festival Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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United States actress Kate Hudson signs autographs as she arrives for the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino arrives for the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Untied States actress Kate Hudson smiles on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Polish actress Kasia Smutniak, patroness of the 69th Venice Film Festival, arrives for the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist in Veniceon, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Polish actress Kasia Smutniak, patroness of the 69th Venice Film Festival, poses on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentaliston, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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United States actor Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts arrive for the red carpet for the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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French actress Laetitia Casta waves on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Untied States actor Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts arrive for the red carpet for the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Italian actress Valeria Marini arrives on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Italian actress Violante Placido waves on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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United States actress Kate Hudson and British musician Matt Bellamy arrive for the red carpet for the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Indian film director Mira Nair poses on the red carpet of her movie "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" at the 69th Venice Film Festival Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
United States actress Kate Hudson signs autographs as she arrives for the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino arrives for the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Untied States actress Kate Hudson smiles on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Polish actress Kasia Smutniak, patroness of the 69th Venice Film Festival, arrives for the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist in Veniceon, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Polish actress Kasia Smutniak, patroness of the 69th Venice Film Festival, poses on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentaliston, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
United States actor Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts arrive for the red carpet for the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
French actress Laetitia Casta waves on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Untied States actor Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts arrive for the red carpet for the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Italian actress Valeria Marini arrives on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Italian actress Violante Placido waves on the red carpet of the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
United States actress Kate Hudson and British musician Matt Bellamy arrive for the red carpet for the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the 69th Venice Film Festival, on Aug 29, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
VENICE, Italy (AP) - Director Mira Nair views her new film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, as a chance to fulfil what she sees as her life's purpose: telling the stories of people whose lives straddle two worlds, like her own.
Fittingly, the movie premiered on Wednesday as the opener of the Venice Film Festival, a city that historically has been a bridge between East and West.
"I believe that I have actually been put on this earth to tell stories of people like me, who live between worlds," the Indian-born and New York-based director told a news conference.
"I am a child of modern India, but I was raised by essentially a father who came from Lahore, before it was partitioned" and became part of Pakistan.
