Alexander Sokurov, director of «Faust», receives the Golden Lion award during the closing ceremony of the 68th Venice Film Festival

Alexander Sokurov, director of «Faust», receives the Golden Lion award during the closing ceremony of the 68th Venice Film Festival September 10, 2011. Sokurov’s «Faust», loosely based on Goethe’s classic German text, won the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival on Saturday. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (ITALY – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)