Nicole Kidman was crowned the winner of the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival; however, the movie star was unable to collect the award because she learned that her mother had passed away just as she was arriving in Venice to participate in the awards gala.
The Actress Had to Leave The Venice Film Festival
In a statement read aloud by Babygirl director Halina Reijn, she reported that Kidman’s mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, had died and had to leave the festival. “Upon my arrival in Venice I learned of the death of my mother, Janelle Kidman. I am shocked and must be reunited with my family. This award is for her,” he said.
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“I’m in shock and I have to tell my family, but this award is for them. She trained me, guided me, and made me. I am beyond grateful to be able to say her name to all of you through Halina,” the director continued. “The collision of life and art is heartbreaking, and my heart is broken.”
The artist’s representative told People magazine that “the family is heartbroken and asks for privacy at this time.”
Pedro Almodóvar’s Film About Euthanasia at the Venice Film Festival
While the actress was flying home, the famous Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar was crowned with the Golden Lion for best film, in his debut with an English-language film, at the Venice Festival with “The Room Next Door”, a film that addresses the issue of euthanasia.
In his acceptance speech, the director claimed the right to “dignified death”.
“Saying goodbye to this world cleanly and with dignity is a fundamental right of every human being, it is not a political issue, but a human one and it is from humanity that it must be addressed, although governments have to articulate the appropriate laws so that this can be carried out,” he said.
This article was originally written in Spanish by Daniel Matute in Cultura Colectiva
