{"id":4158,"date":"2026-07-14T10:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4158"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:06:06","slug":"ellen-burstyn-to-receive-venices-golden-lion-for-lifetime-achievement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4158","title":{"rendered":"Ellen Burstyn to Receive Venice\u2019s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nEllen Burstyn, whose credits include \u201cThe Last Picture Show,\u201d \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d and \u201cAlice Doesn\u2019t Live Here Anymore,\u201d will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice Intl. Film Festival, the festival said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4156\">\u2018Adolescence\u2019 Co-Creator Jack Thorne, \u2018Bridgerton\u2019 Star India Amarteifio, Judi Dench Join National Youth Theatre\u2019s 70th Anniversary Show (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe festival\u2019s artistic director Alberto Barbera described Burstyn as \u201can actress of rare intensity and truth,\u201d adding that she had brought \u201cdepth and complexity to unforgettable female characters embodying the contradictions and transformations in the contemporary woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBarbera continued, \u201cRevealed in Peter Bogdanovich\u2019s \u2018The Last Picture Show,\u2019 which portrayed the twilight of small-town America, and elevated to global stardom by the success of William Friedkin\u2019s \u2018The Exorcist,\u2019 Burstyn won the Oscar for best actress for Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u2018Alice Doesn\u2019t Live Here Anymore,\u2019 the film manifesto about women reclaiming their identity and their freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe noted that \u201cshe worked with some of the most important film directors of the time,\u201d listing Alain Resnais in \u201cProvidence,\u201d Paul Schrader in \u201cHardcore,\u201d Bob Rafelson in \u201cThe King of Marvin Gardens,\u201d Paul Mazursky in \u201cAlex in Wonderland\u201d and \u201cHarry and Tonto,\u201d Darren Aronofsky in \u201cRequiem for a Dream\u201d and Christopher Nolan in \u201cInterstellar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe also said, \u201cBurstyn made fragility and methodical discipline the tools of an approach to acting grounded in emotional truth, attentiveness and generosity toward one\u2019s characters. Her artistry, which could illuminate pain and everyday resilience with dignity, irony and courage, remains an absolute model of authenticity in performance and civic engagement within the craft of acting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4154\">\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Star Linnea Berthelsen to Make U.K. Stage Debut in \u2018Darkling\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tBurstyn said in a statement: \u201cWow! I not only get to travel to one of my top most favorite cities in the whole world, I get to return home carrying a Golden Lion in my arms! The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Venice Film Festival! I feel so honored\u2014 so happy \u2014 so filled with gratitude! Wow indeed!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Golden Lion will be awarded to Burstyn on the occasion of the screening of Maggie Gyllenhaal\u2019s short film \u201cFlesh Impact.\u201d Dedicated to Marilyn Monroe on the centenary of her birth, the film showcases Burstyn\u2019s \u201cuncommon talent as a performer,\u201d the festival said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe cast also includes Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard and Sepideh Moafi. Johnson portrays Monroe at the height of her fame, while Burstyn stars as a version of Monroe the world never got the chance to see. \u201cFlesh Impact\u201d takes its title from a phrase once used to describe Monroe\u2019s aura \u2013 that she looked so real and luminous on camera that viewers felt they could touch her through the screen.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBurstyn will next star alongside Taika Waititi in Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3\u2019s \u201cPlace to Be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4152\">Glassriver, ZDF Studios\u2019 Network Movie Team on Lilja Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir Crime Series \u2018\u00c1r\u00f3ra\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe 83rd Venice Film Festival runs Sept. 2-12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellen Burstyn will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3374,2648],"class_list":["post-4158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-ellen-burstyn","tag-venice-film-festival"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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