Marinelli, Ascaride win top acting prizes at Venice Film Festival - GulfToday

Marinelli, Ascaride win top acting prizes at Venice Film Festival

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Luca Marinelli holds the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor he received for the movie "Martin Eden." AFP

Italian actor Luca Marinelli won the best actor award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday for his portrayal of a poor, aspiring writer in "Martin Eden" while French actress Ariane Ascaride won the best actress award.

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Actress Ariane Ascaride holds the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress she received for the film "Gloria Mundi." AFP

Ascaride won for her role in "Gloria Mundi" in which she plays a mother desperate to help her financially-strapped family in this drama set in Marseilles.

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