{
  "id": 6446819,
  "title": "‘Place To Be’ Review: 93-Year-Old Ellen Burstyn Shines Teaming With Taika Waititi And A Wayward Pigeon In Kornél Mundruczó’s Touching Road Movie – Venice Film Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/place-to-be-review-93-year-old-ellen-burstyn-shines-teaming-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T17:15:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/place-to-be-review-ellen-burstyn-taika-waititi-1237072337/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ellen Burstyn stars in the film \"Place To Be\", a road trip comedy-drama directed by Kornél Mundruczó. The film also features Taika Waititi and a wayward pigeon. Burstyn plays Brooke Graham, a 93-year-old woman who sets out on a journey to return a pigeon that has flown into her bedroom window.\n\nAccording to Deadline, Burstyn previously starred alongside Art Carney in the 1974 film \"Harry & Tonto\", for which Carney won the Best Actor Oscar. IndieWire describes \"Place To Be\" as a simple but watchable film made luminous by Burstyn's performance.\n\nTheWrap provides more details about the film, stating that it begins with Burstyn's character visiting her late husband's grave in a Chicago cemetery. She then decides to embark on a mission to return the pigeon to its owner in New York City, rather than moving into a facility for elder care as her children have suggested.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Ellen Burstyn Wipes Away Tears, Hugs Taika Waititi and Pamela Anderson as Heartfelt Drama ‘Place to Be’ Earns 6-Minute Venice Ovation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ellen-burstyn-wipes-away-tears-hugs-taika-waititi-and-pamela-anderson",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:00:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}