The Venice Film Festival decided to honor French star Catherine Deneuve with an honorary Golden Lion, at the proposal of festival director Alberto Barbera, who praised her in a statement issued by the festival management, describing her as an “eternal singer, a true icon of the big screen and one of the greatest actresses in the history of cinema.

He added: “Deneuve collaborated with some of the biggest European actors and directors, including Roger Vadim, Jacques Demy, Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, Roman Polanski, Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni and Gérard Depardieu.” she won the Golden Lion in 1967, and Neil Deneuve also won the 1998 Volpi Cup for Best Actress for his role in Nicole Garcia’s “Plus Vendome.”
The 78-year-old French actress commented, according to the statement: “I am delighted to receive this prestigious award at the Venice Film Festival, which I have loved and known for a long time, since the film Bel de Jour by Louis Buñuel. received the Golden Lion”.
Tribute to Deneuve will take place during the 79th Venice Film Festival, which will take place from August 31 to September 10.