Venice Film Festival witnessed a remarkable tribute on September 7, 2026, as 93-year-old acting legend Ellen Burstyn received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. During the ceremony, Burstyn reflected on her legendary career, her brief encounter with Marilyn Monroe, and her role in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s short film “Flesh Impact.”
Ellen Burstynに贈られたベネチア映画祭の栄誉と感動のステージ
Ellen BurstynはDeadlineを通じて、93歳になると振り返るべき人生の時間が十分にあり、それは単に何を成し遂げたかの記録ではなく、何を学んだかの記録であることに気づいたと語った。
The ceremony took place on Monday afternoon, where Jury President Maggie Gyllenhaal paid tribute to the brilliant and brave
Oscar-winning actress. Before Burstyn took the stage, Gyllenhaal delivered a message on her behalf, informing the audience that Burstyn recently took a fall.
Gyllenhaal noted that Burstynは大丈夫だが、動きがゆっくりになっており、そのおかげで観客が拍手を送る時間をより長く持てるので良いことだと述べた。
Clad in a vibrant yellow gown and using a walker, Burstyn was greeted with a heartfelt, minutes-long standing ovation. The emotional reception caused Burstyn to cry and wipe away tears with a tissue. You’re making me cry!
she told the crowd. Burstynは、あまりに寛大な歓迎に圧倒されており、どうやって立ち直ればよいのか分からないと述べた。
During her acceptance speech, Burstyn placed the Golden Lion among her top honors, stating that オスカー、トニー賞、エミー賞のすべてを受賞してきたが、今回の受賞が自分にとってどれほど意味深いものであるかは想像もつかないだろうと述べ、会場から笑いが起こった。Burstyn’s career milestones include becoming the third woman in history in 1975 to win both a Tony Award and an Academy Award in the same year for her work in the Broadway production Same Time, Next Year
and the film 『アリスはここにいない』. For the latter, she also earned a BAFTA for Best Actress and a Golden Globe nomination. She became a so-called triple crown winner
when she received her first Emmy for a guest appearance on Law & Order: SVU
(2009).
Burstyn shared a story from the set of Martin Scorsese’s 1974 romantic dramedy 『アリスはここにいない』, describing a terrifying nighttime driving scene. She recalled driving up a mountain with a 車の右側に崖の大きな断崖絶壁がある状況を述べ、while Scorsese, the cinematographer, and the camera operator were positioned on the hood of the car, blocking her view. Burstynは、道路の端が見えず、そのまま転落して全員を死なせてしまう可能性があったと振り返った。She managed the scene by following the white line in the middle of the two-way road. Burstyn used this memory to express her hopes for the United States, stating that この黄金獅子賞に深く感謝していることを伝えて締めくくりたいとし、自国が非常に近い将来、自らの白い線（進むべき道）を見つけられるよう祈っていると述べた。
マリリン・モンロー生誕100周年を記念する短編映画《Flesh Impact》
The Golden Lion presentation occurred during the premiere of Gyllenhaal’s short film “Flesh Impact.” The project originated when Amy Marentic, the chief marketing officer of the luxury car company Genesis, approached Gyllenhaal about creating something around what would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday in June.
Gyllenhaal asked for a weekend to think about it, and landed on Marilyn, at 100, 俳優がなし得る最も脆弱な行為の一つである、ステージ上で一人でオーディションを受ける姿を描くことにした。Gyllenhaal stated that Burstyn was the first actor she thought of, adding that Burstynにとって、物事を新しい視点から考える機会になるのではないかという予感がしたと述べた。Burstyn noted that she and Gyllenhaal shared a similar approach to their work, stating that 二人は明らかにされるものの深さに興味があり、共にそこへ到達したいと考えていると述べた。
映画の中で、ダコタ・ジョンソン（Dakota Johnson）が全盛期の名優モンローを演じる一方、バースティンは世間が目にすることのなかった別の側面のモンローを体現している。Burstyn reflected on the role, noting that while she never met Monroe, who died at 36, they shared a massage therapist. This therapist told Burstyn that she was actually quite like Monroe and lent her an old book called The Thinking Body,
which had some treasures like old receipts inside.
Burstyn observed that モンローはマリリン・モンローというコンセプト全体を自ら作り上げ、それを演じていたのだと述べ、recognizing that the persona was something Monroe created. Burstyn recalled one specific memory of seeing Monroe in a nightclub, where Monroe nodded at her. Burstynは、彼女が驚くほど美しく目を引いたこと、そして彼女が自分に気づいてくれたと感じたことを振り返った。Burstynは、当時の自分はキャリアの非常に初期にあり、彼女に気づいてもらえたことを非常に光栄に思い、嬉しく感じたと述べた。
Reflecting on the production of the short, Burstyn noted the difference in set demographics compared to the start of her career. Burstynは、150年も前の自分が仕事を始めたばかりの頃は、セットに女性がおらず、スタッフにもカメラの後ろに立つ女性もいなかったと振り返り、もし女性がセットにいたとしても、それは彼女が女優であることを意味していただけだったと述べた。
In addition to “Flesh Impact,” Burstyn is in Venice with Kornél Mundruczó’s “Place to Be.” Her co-stars in that film, Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson, and Murray Bartlett, were also in attendance at the event. During the ceremony, Gyllenhaal honored Burstyn’s diverse body of work, citing her roles as Lois Farrow in The Last Picture Show,
Alice Hyatt in 『アリスはここにいない』, Edna Mae McCauley in “Resurrection,Chris MacNeil in
The Exorcist,and Sarah Goldfarb in
Requiem for a Dream.”