translated from Spanish: Joker wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

The film “Joker”, starring Joaquín Phoenix, who has acted in other films such as “Brigada 49” and “Puro vicio”, achieves the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, according to various international news portals. The 2019 Venice International Film Festival is over and this year’s edition announced its winners. The Golden Lion, the festival’s top accolade, went to “Joker”.

Last year, El León de Oro went to “Roma” by Alfonso Cuarón, while in 2018, the award went to “The Shape of Water” by Guillermo del Toro.Joaquin Phoenix unfortunately did not get the award for Best Actor, now it was won by Luca Marinelli for his titular role in l to the adaptation of Jack London “Martin Eden”. “Joker” is a 2019 American psychological thriller directed by Todd Phillips and will be released in theaters around the world soon.

“Joker” is set in 1981 and follows Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian who is dedicated to living a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City. Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is the full name of Phoenix, who was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 28, 1974, according to information in his biography. Joaquín has three Oscar nominations, has won a Golden Globe, a Grammy, the Volpi Cup at the Venice International Film Festival and won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Other films in which Joaquín has participated are “You were never really there”, “Mary Magdalene”, “Puro vicio” and “The Dream of Ellis”, among many more.

Original source in Spanish