Portman’s popular film discussed
Natalie Portman’s directorial debut, Eve, will be discussed at the Venice Film Festival after it premiered in Italy and received an enthusiastic response.
The 22-minute movie revolves around a young woman called Kate, who visits her grandmother Lola for dinner and is surprised to find her on a date with a man named Joe.
Harvard University graduate Portman, who was on the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, said she has always had a fascination with the older generations and this can be seen in the film - the cast includes veteran actress Lauren Bacall.
The clamour to see the film when it was screened was so great that hundreds of people queued round the block with only 500 people allowed in the Lido’s Sala Perla cinema.
Meanwhile, Portman has received a humanity award for social commitment and charity work.
The prize was awarded for her work with the Tacare Girl’s Scholarship Programme of the Jane Goodall Institute, a non-profit organisation that carries out wildlife research in Tanzania.
Portman’s prize is $50,000 (25,000) and a trophy - the cash she receives is being donated to the programme, according to organisers.
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