Who is the author of the novel which provided the inspiration for a film shown at the opening of the  64th annual Venice International Film Festival?
64th Venice International Film Festival The 64th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, opened on August 29, 2007, with Joe Wright's "Atonement" and closed September 8, 2007. Host of the event was Italian actress Ambra Angiolini. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to American director Tim Burton. Once again all the films running the contest were shown for the first time as world premieres in keeping with the festival tradition since the Second World War.
Rocco and His Brothers Rocco e i suoi fratelli (English: Rocco and His Brothers ) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Luchino Visconti, inspired by an episode from the novel "Il ponte della Ghisolfa" by Giovanni Testori. Set in Milan, it tells the story of an immigrant family from the South and its disintegration in the society of the industrial North. The title is a combination of Thomas Mann's "Joseph and his Brothers" and the name of Rocco Scotellaro, an Italian poet who described the feelings of the peasants of southern Italy.