{
  "id": 6410419,
  "title": "‘Place to Be’ Helmer Kornél Mundruczó on Directing Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi and a Pigeon in an Unlikely Love Story",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/place-to-be-helmer-kornel-mundruczo-on-directing-ellen-burstyn-taika",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/place-to-be-kornel-mundruczo-ellen-burstyn-pigeon-1236853231/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó first worked with Ellen Burstyn on his 2020 drama “Pieces of a Woman,” and immediately knew he wanted to make another movie with her. “She was [on set] for two or three days only, and I loved her,” Mundruczó tells Variety over Zoom from Budapest. “Of course, I love her movies, […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Ellen Burstyn Talks Working Into 90s with Starring Role In Unexpected Love Story ‘Place To Be’; Pays Tribute To Gloria Steinem – Venice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ellen-burstyn-talks-working-into-90s-with-starring-role-in-unexpected",
        "published": "2026-09-09T13:18:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}