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AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, of Sweden, is shown a red card by referee Christian Brighi during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Bari at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, March 13, 2011. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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Director Sofia Coppola is congratulated by Jury president Quentin Tarantino, after he presented her with her Golden Lion award for the film Somewhere at the Award Ceremony at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Actress Helen Mirren at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

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Director Antony Cordier at the press conference for the film Happy Few at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Director Sofia Coppola arrives for the Closing Ceremony red carpet at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

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McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button of Britain leads Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain during the first lap of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept.12, 2010. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)

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AC Milan newly signed soccer forwards Zlatan Ibrahimovic, of Sweden, left, and Robinho, of Brazil, show a team jersey during the official presentation in downtown Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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From left, actors Li Bingbing, Carina Lau, Andy Lau and director Tsui Hark attend during a reception for the film Di Renjie Zhi Tongtian Diguo (Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame) at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

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Actors Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall share a joke as they arrive for the press conference of the film The Town at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

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From left actor Stephen Dorff, director Sofia Coppola, and actress Elle Fanning pose during a photo call for the movie Somewhere at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

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Director Julian Schnabel and screenwriter Rula Jebreal at the photo call for the film Miral during the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Illustration by DE ANGELIS, Rome, Italy

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Jury President Quentin Tarantino gestures during the jury photo call at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

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The ambassador of the Venice Film Festival, Italian actress Isabella Ragonese, poses during a photo call on the eve of the opening of the 67th edition of the International Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Venus Williams returns to Roberta Vinci of Italy during their tennis match at the U.S. Open in New York, Monday Aug. 30, 2010.

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Italy's Francesco Molinari hits a shot during day four of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Scotland, Sunday Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo / Lynne Cameron/PA)

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Italy's Edoardo Molinari kisses the trophy after winning the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Scotland, Sunday Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo / Lynne Cameron/PA)

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Luigi Bruschelli "Trecciolino" on Istriceddu, who represents the Tartuca neighborhood, third from left, on his way to win the Palio, the famous break-neck bareback horse race around Piazza del Campo, Siena's main piazza, Italy, Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. The annual Palio pits Siena neighborhoods against one another and its a major tourist draw for this Tuscan city. Each neighborhood puts up a horse and rider to race three times around the slippery, dirt covered cobblestone track. (AP Photo/Paolo Lazzeroni)

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Luigi Bruschelli "Trecciolino" on Istriceddu, second from right, who represents the Tartuca neighborhood on his way to win the Palio, the famous break-neck bareback horse race around Piazza del Campo, Siena's main piazza, Italy, Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. The annual Palio pits Siena neighborhoods against one another and its a major tourist draw for this Tuscan city. Each neighborhood puts up a horse and rider to race three times around the slippery, dirt covered cobblestone track. (AP Photo/Paolo Lazzeroni)

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Luigi Bruschelli "Trecciolino" on Istriceddu, at right, who represents the Tartuca neighborhood on his way to win the Palio, the famous break-neck bareback horse race around Piazza del Campo, Siena's main piazza, Italy, Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. The annual Palio pits Siena neighborhoods against one another and its a major tourist draw for this Tuscan city. Each neighborhood puts up a horse and rider to race three times around the slippery, dirt covered cobblestone track. (AP Photo/Paolo Lazzeroni)