The black-and-whiterevenge tale "TheWoman WhoLeft" byFilipinodirectorLav Diaz won the Golden Lion prize forbestpicture last Saturday at the Venice Film Festival.
On a male-dominant flight, women may be a little more squeamish regarding the proximity of the lav to the cabin, particularly on forward-galley planes.
Ms Lav frets that, in terms of the number of states facing problems and the scale of their difficulties, the picture looks much as it did heading into the last state-level budget crisis.