Golden Lion to the Spanish director for “The Room Next Door” – The absent Nicole Kidman won the award for Best Actress
The Venice Film Festival – the world’s oldest film festival – closed last night with the award ceremony.
The Golden Lion went to the Spaniard Pedro Almodovar (Pedro Almodovar), offering him at the age of 74 one of the most valuable awards of his great career for his first American film.
In the film “The Room Next Door”, Almodovar directs the British actress Tilda Swinton and the American Julianne Moore, in a story of assisted suicide.
The absent Nicole Kidman won the award for Best Actress – Her moving message
Australian-American Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for Babygirl, a coming-of-age romance thriller.
Kidman was absent from the award ceremony as she mourns the death of her mother, shortly after arriving in Venice for the film’s screening.
The director of the film read a message from the 57-year-old actress on stage: “I learned shortly after my arrival in Venice of the death of my mother Janelle Kidman. I’m in shock and I need to be with my family. This award is for her.”
‘Babygirl’ director Halina Reijn accepts the #Venezia81 Best Actress award on behalf of Nicole Kidman, whose mother passed away upon her arrival in Venice pic.twitter.com/ig0Z6VpYC7
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Vincent Lyndon won the award for Best Actor
France’s Vincent Lindon won the Best Actor award at the 81st Venice Film Festival for his performance in “The Quiet Son.”
“I am very moved. I thank all the jury!” said the 65-year-old actor, a personality of the French seventh art and the cinematic embodiment of an angry man with obvious flaws. “I would like to thank Miriel and Delphine Cullen,” the directors, he added.
All the winners of the 81st Mostra
– Golden Lion for Best Film: “The Room Next Door” by Pedro Almodovar (Spain)
– Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize: “Vermiglio” by Maura Delpero (Italy – France – Belgium)
– Silver Lion for Best Director: “The Brutalist” by Brady Corbett (UK)
– Coupe Volpi Best Actress : Nicole Kidman in “Babygirl” by Halina Raine (USA)
– Coupe Volpi Best Actor: Vincent Lindon in “The Quiet Son” by Delphine Coulen and Miriel Coulen (France)
– Best Screenplay Award: Murillo Hauser and Heitor Lorega for “I’m Still Here” by Walter Sales (Brazil – France)
– Special Commission Award: “April” by Dea Kouloumbegasvili (France – Italy – Georgia)
– Marcello Mastroianni Award for New Talent: Paul Kircher in “Leurs enfants après eux” by Ludovic Boucherma and Zoran Boucherma (France)
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