translated from Spanish: “Joker”, best film: won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival

This Saturday, film lovers and also bat man fans took a big surprise when the president of the Venice Biennale, Paolo Barrata, confirmed that “Joker” took the Golden Lion to the best film of the International Festival. Before going out in the aire, Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix add praise. The story of this version of the “Joker” poses in the childhood and origin of who in a few years was to become Batman’s staunchest rival. Throughout history, different interpretations of this character have been made and everyone worries if this may live up to that achieved by Heath Ledger, in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy.

Phillips, long-standing, took this challenge and put together a duo that seems phenomenal with Phoenix is “the bravest, proudest and riskiest lion I know,” the director said at the time. Now, with the Golden Lion, expectations for October 3 are getting bigger. All The Venice Film Festival Awards
– Golden Lion for Best Film: “Joker”, by the American Todd Phillips- Grand Jury Prize: the French-Polish Roman Polanski for “I accuse”- Silver Lion to the best direction: the Swede Roy Andersson for “About Endlessness”- Special Jury Prize: “The Mafia non-Jury Italian Franco Maresco’s Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Italian Luca Marinelli for Martin Eden- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Frenchwoman Ariane Ascaride for Gloria Mundi- Best Screenplay Award: “No. 7 Cherry Lane” Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Actor or Actress: Australian Toby Wallace for “Babyteeth”- Golden Lion to the Race: Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and British actress Julie Andrews

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