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Ang Lee's gay film wins Golden Lion at Venice
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-12 08:48 In the other main awards, American actor David Strathairn won the Best Actor
prize for his coiled-spring portrayal of American broadcasting legend Ed Murrow
in "Good Night, and Good Luck."
Strathairn, who read his acceptance speech in Italian, paid tribute to
Clooney and co-producer Grant Heslov. "Without George and Grant, this film
really could not have been made," he said.
The top acting award for a woman went to Italian actress Giovanna Mezzogiorno
for her role in the movie "La Bestia nel Cuore" (The Beast in the Heart).
The film tells the story of an apparently happy woman who suddenly is plagued
by dreams that reveal a dark part of her childhood, when she was abused by her
father. She eventually uncovers her past with help from her brother. It is based
on a 2004 book by Cristina Comencini, who also directed the movie.
French director Philippe Garrel won a Silver Lion for Best Direction for "Les
Amants Reguliers" (Regular Lovers), a three-hour epic set in Paris in the
aftermath of the 1968 riots and starring his son Louis.
"I'm an independent French director and I'm proud that the Italians have
recognized me. For me, Italy is like a great university of cinema," the
57-year-old director said.
Clooney, who received the Best Screenplay award on behalf of his co-writer
Grant Heslov, paid tribute to Ed Murrow, an American broadcast journalist in the
1950s who stood up to notorious senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist
witch-hunt in the media.
"The script for this film was written 52 years ago by Edward R. Murrow, who
taught us many valuable lessons about responsibility and always, always
questioned authority, because without it authority often goes unchecked,"
Clooney said.
French actress Isabelle Huppert was awarded a special Lion for her
performance as a woman trying to escape a passionless marriage in Patrice
Chereau's "Gabrielle."
The festival's Marcello Mastroianni prize for Best Young Actor went to a
Haitian actor Menothy Cesar, who plays opposite Charlotte Rampling as a young
gigolo in Laurent Cantet's "Heading South."
The festival awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to Italian
actress Stefania Sandrelli, after Japanese Miyazaki was similarly recognised
Friday.
Italian director Dante Ferretti headed a jury comprising Chinese writer Zhong
Acheng, French filmmaker Claire Denis, German director Edgar Reitz, the Israeli
film-maker Amos Gitai, Icelandic musician and actress Emiliana Torrini and
American producer Christine Vachon.
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