Cindy Friedl

Venice/Venice -- Dean (Henry Jaglom) is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been Official U.S. Entry at the Venice Film Festival.

Dean (Henry Jaglom) is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been chosen as an Official U.S. Entry at the Venice Film Festival. A beautiful French journalist (Nelly Alard) arrives at the festival with the apparent intention of interviewing the unique and eccentric filmmaker. In the midst of all the festival madness, she is forced to confront the wide divergence between things as they really are and things as they seem to be - both on-screen and off. And so, finally, are we. Shot half in Venice, Italy and half in Venice, California, "Venice/Venice" looks at the profound effect movies have had - and continue to have - on our lives, our loves and dreams of romance.

The subtitle to "Babyfever" tells it all: For Those Who Hear Their Clock Ticking. This film addresses a pertinent issue for contemporary women – how does a woman balance her desire to have a family and a career – while her biological time clock is ticking away. We follow the dilemma of Gena (Victoria Foyt) as she careens between her "safe but secure" yuppie boyfriend James (Matt Salinger) and her reawakened feelings toward a dynamic but dangerous old flame Anthony (Eric Roberts) who suddenly re-enters her life with a most surprising proposition. Gena attends a co-worker's baby shower, where we meet a diverse group of women in their 30's and 40’s who share with us their complex feelings about having a baby in the 90’s. Often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, "Babyfever" is, in the words of one critic: ‘A must see for every woman and every man!"

Dean (Henry Jaglom) is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been Official U.S. Entry at the Venice Film Festival.