Love is a Gun, the directorial debut of Taiwanese actor Lee Hong-chi won the Lion of the Future prize for best first feature in Venice this year. Braverman paid tribute to the late Kaufman in his acceptance speech, saying the comedian was “as relevant now as he ever was.” Members of Poland’s far-right government, including Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro have attacked Holland online for the film, comparing it to “Nazi propaganda.” The director says she will sue for defamation if Ziobro does not formally apologize and retract his comments.Īlex Braverman took Venice’s best documentary prize for Thank You Very Much, which looks at the career of legendary comedian and prankster Andy Kaufman. Polish director Agnieszka Holland won a special jury award for Green Border, her harrowing drama on the plight of refugees caught on the border between Belarus and Poland. I think we can all really agree that an actor is a person and that a writer is a person but apparently we can’t,” Sarsgaard noted, warning to not hand over stories about connections “to the machines and the 8 billionaires that own them.” He appealed to the “humanity” of the members of the AMPTP to ensure that “the future for their own children hums with the hive of humanity.” “The issue that really struck a chord with me is A.I. ![]() He used his speech to comment on the strikes. The young actor broke down in tears before stammering out his thank yous to the Venice jury.Ĭailee Spaeny won best actress for her portrayal of Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, while Peter Sarsgaard won best actor for Michel Franco’s Memory, playing a man suffering from dementia. Matteo Garrone won the best director award for his migration drama Me Captain, while newcomer Seydou Sarr won the best young actor award for his performance of a Senegalese teenager who leaves home on a quest to reach Europe in the film. This film is her, in front and behind the camera.” “Above all, this film is the central character of Isabella Baxter, this incredible creature, and she wouldn’t exist without Emma Stone, another incredible creature. Russell Brand Accused of Rape, Sexual Assault During Height of His Fame In his acceptance speech, Lanthimos said it took a long time to make the movie, his first since 2018 Oscar winner The Favourite, “until the world, until our industry, was ready for this film.” He singled out Stone for praise. The Hollywood Reporter critics praised the film - which includes a potentially career-defining performance by star Emma Stone as Isabella Baxter, the woman who struggles to understand the restrictive patriarchy of the world around her, and then proceeds to dismantle it. ![]() Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, a fantastical feminist fable starring Emma Stone as a woman reanimated by a Frankenstein-style Victorian scientist (Willem Dafoe), has won the Golden Lion for best film at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.
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