{
  "id": 6447640,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T17:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/ellen-burstyn-place-to-be-venice-standing-ovation-1236845860/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ellen Burstyn wept as Kornél Mundruczó’s heartfelt drama “Place to Be” was embraced at Venice Film Festival with a six-minute standing ovation on Wednesday. The 93-year-old acting icon wiped away her tears and hugged her co-stars Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and Murray Bartlett while the crowd cheered for her emotional performance as an elderly woman […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:15:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}