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The great American actress has landed at the Venice Film Festival 2019 to receive the Golden Lion of this edition.

The 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival opens today and promises to be prestigious and full of surprises. In addition to the films in competition and those present in the various collateral reviews, the festival is characterized by the presence of international guests, also coming from the world of music and the arts ; a particular space is then reserved for career prizes, which represents the occasion to celebrate the triumphs of great protagonists of cinema and to affirm the values ​​of culture. In this edition there will be two Golden Lions awarded: to the Spanish director Pedro Almodovar (in conjunction with the screening of the restored copy of his first great success, “Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown”)and the great American actress Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews, an extraordinary career.

The fame of Julie Andrews is global: everyone has seen and fondly remember the 1964 Disney film “Mary Poppins”, in which the actress masterfully played the leading role of a somewhat special housekeeper. Since then, Andrews’ career has been built through a small but always perfect number of cinematographic interpretations, always halfway between singing and acting, from ” All together passionately ” of 1965 to ” Victor Victoria”1982, film directed by her husband Blake Edwards. The actress’s talent was in fact accompanied by a true vocal virtue; unfortunately the timbre and the extension of this voice were seriously compromised by a wrong surgical intervention which the actress underwent in 1997. This unfortunate accident did not compromise her career, continued also in the new century through a series of successful interpretations.

A particularly welcome recognition.

Today the actress, 83 beautifully brought, enjoys the undisputed status of an icon of world cinema. Yet his attitude is always characterized by modesty and confidentiality. At the announcement of the award, she was particularly honored to be rewarded by the Film Festival, which she considers one of the most respected international festivals. The actress thanks for what she considers a recognition of her work, and says she is “impatient” to arrive in our “wonderful city”.

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