According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" Venice reported on September 11, New Zealand director Jane Campion won the Best Director Award at the 78th Venice Film Festival on the same day. In addition, the Best Picture Award and the Best Screenplay Award were also won by women, which can be described as a year of female power.
According to the report, "The Power of Dogs", which tells the story of brotherly discord in the pasture in Montana in the United States in the 1920s, portrays complex emotions, and is the first film in more than a decade for Jane Campion, which was deeply affirmed by film critics as soon as it was launched.
Among other awards, the Golden Lion for Best Picture went to "Happening", by French female director Audrey Diwan, which explores illegal abortion in France in the 1960s.
According to the report, the timing of the film's award is very sensitive, because the united states and Mexico have recently taken different initiatives in abortion, which has once again caused a heated discussion on this issue. When Divan took the stage to accept the award, he said: "When I made this film, I put my whole body into it with both anger and longing. ”
The Award for Best Screenplay went to Maggie Gyllenhaal, an American actress by training. Daughter in the Shadows is her directorial debut, based on the novel of the same name, that explores the difficulty of balancing women between family careers.
The report pointed out that this year's Venice Film Festival is a fruitful year for women in the film industry.
Source: Reference News Network