Two-time Oscar-winning actor-directorRoberto Benigni will receive this year's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, which runs Sept.
1- 11, organizers announced Thursday. Benigni, a superstar of Italian cinema for decades, achieved international success with his Holocaust dramedy Life Is Beautiful (1997), which won him Oscars for best actor and best international film. "My heart is full of joy and gratitude.
It is an immense honor to receive such an important recognition of my work from the Venice International Film Festival," Benigni said in a statement.
Venice festival director Alberto Barbera compared Benigni to the all-time greats of the Italian performing arts, calling him "an.
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