Ellen Burstyn to Receive Venice’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Ellen Burstyn, whose credits include “The Last Picture Show,” “The Exorcist” and “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice Intl.

Film Festival, the festival said Tuesday.

The festival’s artistic director Alberto Barbera described Burstyn as “an actress of rare intensity and truth,” adding that she […] ...