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“I’ve had so many extraordinary moments in Venice. This festival
is without question my favorite and to be given the Golden Lion
is a tremendous honor,” Clooney said in a statement. “It also
probably means I’m old, but I’ll take it.”
The star has indeed had many memorable appearances in Venice,
and at the festival, including with Steven Soderbergh’s Elmore
Leonard adaptation “Out of Sight,” in 1998, and his sophomore
feature as a director, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” in 2005.
Last year, he came with Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” in which he
plays a movie star experiencing an existential crisis in the
lead-up to accepting a lifetime achievement award at an Italian
film festival.
“In his triple capacity as actor, director, and producer, George
Clooney is a complete and charismatic artist, impassioned and
original, who has transformed a deep vocation into one of the
most luminous parabolas of contemporary film,” festival director
Alberto Barbera said in a statement. “A perfect combination of
the star glamour of days gone by, remarkable professionalism,
and modern sensitivity, the actor has crossed the genres with
rare versatility.”
Venice is also where Clooney exchanged vows with then Amal
Alamuddin, in 2014.
The 83rd Venice Film Festival kicks off on Sept. 2 and runs
through Sept. 12.
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