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Everest epic gets Venice film fest off on a high note

Venice (AFP) – “Everest”, an account of a 1996 disaster on the world’s most famous mountain, got the 72nd Venice film under way on a high note Wednesday with the $65-million production winning praise for its use of 3D technology to bring the majestic scale of the Himalayas to the silver screen. Director Baltasar Kormakur’s two-hour film recounts the events of May 10-11, 1996, when eight climbers died near the