Ellen Burstyn Starred Drama 'Place To Be' Wins Venice Ovation
Nine-time Oscar nominee Ellen Burstyn received a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival for her role in Kornél Mundruczó’s road movie 'Place To Be' alongside Taika Waititi.
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Ellen Burstyn Wipes Away Tears, Hugs Taika Waititi and Pamela Anderson as Heartfelt Drama ‘Place to Be’ Earns 6-Minute Venice Ovation
Ellen Burstyn wept as Kornél Mundruczó’s heartfelt drama “Place to Be” was embraced at Venice Film Festival with a six-minute standing ovation on Wednesday. The 93-year-old acting icon hugged her co-stars Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and Murray Bartlett while the crowd cheered for her emotional performance as an elderly woman who goes on a road […]
By Ellise Shafer
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In 1974, Art Carney won the Best Actor Oscar for Paul Mazursky’s Harry & Tonto as a retired New Yorker who sets out on a cross-country journey to visit family with his cat after his building is being torn down. Ellen Burstyn played his daughter then, and the same year also won the Best Actress […]
By Pete Hammond
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