Vanessa Redgrave will receive a "Golden Lion" honorary

Vanessa Redgrave, 81, who debuted on screen in the 1950s and continues to be active today, will receive the Golden Lion for a total contribution . This will be at the Venice Film Festival, whose 75th edition will begin on August 29 on the island of Lido. In addition to her acting skills and her radical political views, she has filmed more than 100 films. She was nominated for Oscar six times, and once won for the supporting role in Julia in 1977. Earlier, it was announced that Canadian director David Cronenberg will also receive the "Golden Lion of San Marco" .

"Venice Sample" is the oldest film festival in the world. Today's full program of this year's edition will be announced. Many of the nails are already clear. The opening of 29 will be with "The First Man" by Damien Shazel (director of La Lalande and "The Whammy Stroke"), in which Ryan Gosling will play Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. Two days later, a remake of the clbadic "Starred Born" will be screened, with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. The festival will run until September 8th.

The jury of the program of the competition is in the lead of the best director and best film of the year, the Mexican Guyermo del Toro.