Overview
- Francis Ford Coppola made his first public red-carpet appearance since an Aug. 5 heart procedure in Rome to deliver the lifetime honor.
- In an emotional acceptance, Herzog credited Coppola’s early support, recalling finishing the Fitzcarraldo screenplay at Coppola’s San Francisco home and meeting his wife Lena through him.
- Herzog’s out-of-competition documentary Ghost Elephants explores the search for a mysterious herd in Angola’s highlands, with a festival masterclass scheduled for Thursday.
- Venice opened with Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, and the 82nd edition runs through Sept. 6 with a main jury led by Alexander Payne.
- Coppola is also featured in Mike Figgis’s Megadoc in the Venice Classics lineup, while Sofia Coppola debuts her Marc Jacobs documentary and joins a masterclass session.