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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsey Bahr

Kim Novak's emotional return to the spotlight at Venice Film Festival

Kim Novak was worried she’d made a mistake. The 92-year-old star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” had made the long trek from Oregon to Venice, Italy, for the film festival. There she’d be receiving a lifetime achievement award and supporting the world premiere of a documentary about her life and career, “Kim Novak’s Vertigo.”

But on that first day, she wasn’t feeling strong or up to the task.

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