Catherine Deneuve receives the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival

At the 79th Venice International Film Festival, which will be held on the Lido from 31 August to 10 September, the illustrious French actress Catherine Deneuve will receive the Golden Lion for life.

Nominated for an Oscar in 1992 Indochina He said today: “I am delighted to receive this prestigious award at the Venice Film Festival, which I love and have known for a long time. Bella de Jour Luis Bu უნი uel received the Golden Lion of his time. It is also a great honor to choose this tribute to a film festival that I will have so many times for so many films. Thanks, best wishes. “

Bella de Jour She won the Golden Lion in 1967 and Deneuve received the Volp Cup for Best Actress in 1998 for the role of Nicole Garcia. Vendôme square.

Commenting on Deneuve, Alberto Barbera, director of the Festa di Venezia, said: “An impressive number of films, most of which are great international successes. An equally significant number of awards she has received at the most important festivals in the world, in addition to the Oscar nomination for Best Actress, a rare privilege for a non-American artist. Sequence of artistic collaborations with some of the main European directors and actors: Roger Vadim, Jacques Demy, Luis Bu უნი uel, François Truffaut, Roman Polanski, Marco Ferrer, Marcello Mastroianni and Gerard Depardieu.

“The undoubted talent in the service of acting gifts, in addition to the subtle and rare beauty, the attributes that have helped her to become a symbol of French cinema, an eternal diva and a true icon of the silver screen. From one of the main figures of the Nouvelle Vague and a privileged example of a concept of style linked to French fashion, Catherine Deneuve embodies the essence of the universally recognized diva, establishing herself as one of the greatest actresses of all time. The history of cinema “.