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Ellen Burstyn receives Venice Golden Lion and struggles to contain her emotion

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • Ellen Burstyn received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice Film Festival at age 93.
  • She reflected on Hollywood’s changing opportunities for women and on continuing to work at a high level late in her career.
  • Burstyn also presented two films in Venice and recalled the significance of her Oscar-winning and other award-winning work.

At 93, Ellen Burstyn remains surprised to find herself working at the level she once thought impossible, and Venice rewarded that persistence with its Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

I never imagined that I would still be working at this level in my 90s, and I love it. I simply think it’s... I don’t know how to describe it. I know it’s rare in this industry and it surprises me, but at the same time, it feels perfectly natural because it’s what I’ve done all my life.

· Ellen BurstynBurstyn discussed continuing to work at a high level late in her career.

The American actress received the honor during the 83rd Venice Film Festival. She arrived with two new projects: Kornél Mundruczó’s “Place to Be,” co-starring Taika Waititi, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s short film “Flesh Impact,” in which she plays an imagined Marilyn Monroe at 100.

Burstyn spoke about the transformation of Hollywood for women and remembered the impact of “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “The Exorcist” on her career. She also discussed her unusual connection to Marilyn Monroe. Her career includes an Oscar for “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” a Tony, two Emmys, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.

It is a great honor that I never even imagined or thought would come to me. It makes me feel that I learned the things I needed to learn along the way to keep working.

· Ellen BurstynShe described what the Golden Lion meant to her.

Before the festival, Burstyn told People, “I never imagined that I would still be working at this level in my 90s, and I love it.” She added that continuing to work felt both rare in the industry and natural because it was what she had done all her life.

You’re making me cry! You’re deeply moving me! I don’t know how to recover from such a reception.

· Ellen BurstynBurstyn responded emotionally to the audience’s standing ovation.

When the audience gave her a standing ovation, Burstyn became visibly emotional. “You’re making me cry! You’re deeply moving me! I don’t know how to recover from such a reception,” she said. She later added, “One thing is to win an Oscar, a Tony or an Emmy, awards that I’ve won all of. But this is a lot.”

One thing is to win an Oscar, a Tony or an Emmy, awards that I’ve won all of. But this is a lot.

· Ellen BurstynShe compared the Golden Lion with her previous major awards.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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