Venice Film Festival awards Golden Lion to Philippine film The Woman Who Left

By Stephanie Bunbury
Updated September 11 2016 - 12:18pm, first published 10:46am
Director and actor Mel Gibson poses as he arrives on the red carpet for "Hacksaw Ridge" at the 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. (Claudio Onorati/ANSA via AP) Photo: CLAUDIO ONORATI/AP
Director and actor Mel Gibson poses as he arrives on the red carpet for "Hacksaw Ridge" at the 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. (Claudio Onorati/ANSA via AP) Photo: CLAUDIO ONORATI/AP
Filipino film maker Lav Diaz holds the Golden Lion award for his movie Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left) during the awards ceremony of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. Photo: M. Angeles Salvador/AP
Filipino film maker Lav Diaz holds the Golden Lion award for his movie Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left) during the awards ceremony of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. Photo: M. Angeles Salvador/AP
Actress Natalie Portman, right, and director Pablo Larrain pose during a photo call for Jackie during the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice. Photo: Ettore Ferrari/AP
Actress Natalie Portman, right, and director Pablo Larrain pose during a photo call for Jackie during the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice. Photo: Ettore Ferrari/AP
A Jaeger-LeCoultre Unique Reverso watch is held to go along with as Paolo Del Brocco (R) accepts the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress for Emma Stone for La La Land during the Venice's closing ceremony. Photo: Ian Gavan
A Jaeger-LeCoultre Unique Reverso watch is held to go along with as Paolo Del Brocco (R) accepts the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress for Emma Stone for La La Land during the Venice's closing ceremony. Photo: Ian Gavan
US actress Amy Adams meets fans as she arrives on the red carpet for the movie Nocturnal Animals at the Venice Film Festival. Photo: Ettore Ferrari/AP
US actress Amy Adams meets fans as she arrives on the red carpet for the movie Nocturnal Animals at the Venice Film Festival. Photo: Ettore Ferrari/AP

Ten days ago, this year's Venice Film Festival appeared to have set out its stall at the business end of town.

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