Angelina Jolie was brought to tears after receiving an eight-minute standing ovation following the world premiere of her new film, “Maria,” at the Venice Film Festival in Italy Thursday.
The “Tomb Raider” actress was seen turning away from the applauding audience as she tried to conceal her crying at the Sala Grande Theatre in videos circulating on social media.
Jolie, 49, wiped her watering eyes as she became emotional and even used her hand to cover her face several times.
Jolie, 49, wiped her watering eyes as she became emotional and even used her hand to cover her face several times.
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00:05Angelina Jolie was brought to tears after receiving an 8-minute standing ovation following
00:09the world premiere of her new film, Maria at the Venice Film Festival in Italy Thursday.
00:14The Tomb Raider actress was seen turning away from the applauding audience, as she tried to
00:18conceal her crying at the Sala Grande theater and videos circulating on social media. Jolie, 49,
00:24wiped her watering eyes as she became emotional and even used her hand to cover her face several
00:28times. The Academy Award winner graciously nodded and smiled at the crowd while holding back tears,
00:33as the movie's director, Pablo Larrain, assisted her up the stairs in the theater.
00:38Audience members were seen standing and clapping as they cheered for the actress for at least eight
00:42solid minutes, according to reports. Jolie looked stunning in a chic off-the-shoulder champagne
00:47gown and fur wrap, adorned with a sparkling vintage brooch. The Maleficent star portrays
00:52Greek opera singer Maria Callas in the biographical drama. Ahead of the event,
00:57Jolie paid tribute to Callas by attending a photo call wearing a Cartier panthier pin
01:01that belonged to the legendary soprano.
01:03I chose not to copy Maria's looks because they are hers, and her Venice carpets were stunning,
01:08so I gave a little nod to her in a different way, she told Vogue, adding,
01:11You can imagine how special it was to wear a piece of jewelry that was hers.
01:15The humanitarian also honored her memory earlier in the day by wearing a brown Grecian-style
01:19St. Lauren gown that nodded to Callas' onstage costumes, with a striped style.
01:24Her well-received performance has already inspired Oscar buzz,
01:27according to several outlets like Variety and The New York Times.
01:31In 2000, Jolie won the Best Supporting Oscar for her role in Girl,
01:34Interrupted. Nine years later, she received an Academy Award nomination
01:38for Best Actress for her role in the 2000 A-crime drama, Changeling.