Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things' wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

Overview

• The black comedy "Poor Things" directed by Yorgos Lanthimos won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.
• The film stars Emma Stone as a sex-crazed reanimated corpse and also features Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo.
• Matteo Garrone won best director for "Io Capitano" and Seydou Sarr won best young actor.
• Peter Sarsgaard and Cailee Spaeny took the top acting prizes for their roles in "Memory" and "Priscilla."
• The festival highlighted films examining Europe's migration policies but had limited Hollywood presence due to an actors' strike.