The Venice Film Festival awarded its Golden Lion on Saturday, September 7, to Spaniard Pedro Almodovar, giving him, at the age of 74, one of the most prestigious prizes of his immense career for his first American film.
The Venice Exhibition righted an injustice by awarding the 74-year-old Spaniard Pedro Almodovar the Golden Lion, one of the most prestigious prizes of his immense career, for his first American film, The room next dooron assisted suicide. The festival also rewarded the risk-taking of a Hollywood icon, Nicole Kidman, and the work of a figure of French cinema, Vincent Lindon, by awarding them its acting prizes.
Oscar-winning Almodovar, author of masterpieces such as All About My Mother, Bad education or Pain and Gloryis a regular at the biggest festivals. But fate would have it that he has never been awarded a top prize in competition until now.
It was finally the jury chaired by Isabelle Huppert, another great face of European auteur cinema, who offered this award to the filmmaker par excellence of women and feelings. This is my first film in English, but the spirit is Spanish. ” he said upon receiving his award.
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