‘Happening’ shines at Venice film fest

Audrey Diwan’s 1960s abortion drama “L’Evenement” (“Happening”) won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, while the runner-up honour went to Paolo Sorrentino’s semi-autobiographical “The Hand of God.”

Diwan is the sixth woman to have directed a Golden Lionwinning film.

“The Hand of God” took the Silver while Jane Campion won the Silver Lion for Best Director for her period epic “The Power of the Dog.”

Penélope Cruz won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers.”

Maggie Gyllenhaal won Best Screenplay for her adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s 2008 novel “The Lost Daughter,” which is both her first screenplay and film as a director.