Venice Film Festival: Standing ovations for Ryan Gosling and Co.
The oldest film festival in the world has been in full swing since Wednesday evening. At the 75th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, a number of stars were the focus of attention: Damien Chazelles (33) opening film "Departure to the Moon" starring Ryan Gosling (37), Claire Foy (34) and Jason Clark (33) 49). The movie is about the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong (Gosling), and caused the audience to be standing ovations for several minutes.
Meanwhile, this year's jury president, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (53), held an ode at Venice's film festival, "I know of all the festivals in the world, Venice is one of the rare ones that actually changes the life of a filmmaker No matter at which point in his career the filmmaker is. " Last year, in addition to the Oscars, he also won the Golden Lion for his film "Shape of Water - The Whisper of Water".
At the beginning of the event, actress Vanessa Redgrave (81) was awarded an honorary prize for her life's work. The Briton's long career began in 1958 when she won an Oscar and several Golden Globes. With a special feature of her newest movie called "The Aspern Papers" she is also on the screen of this year's festival. The Venice Film Festival will continue until 8th September.
