Overview

• Guillermo del Toro presented Novak with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival on Monday.
• The world premiere of Alexandre Philippe’s documentary, Kim Novak's Vertigo, screened at the festival.
• Novak said she was “deeply moved” by the recognition and pledged to cherish her time in Venice, appearing visibly emotional on stage.
• People magazine reported this marks her first major public appearance in roughly a decade.
• In the documentary, Novak reflects on growing older and why she exited the industry at her career peak, after which she focused on painting and life in Oregon.