The French actress, who twice won the Female Interpretation Prize at the Venice Festival, said she was honored to be “a privileged spectator” of the Mostra in her capacity as president of the jury of the 81st edition.
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French actress Isabelle Huppert will chair the jury responsible for awarding the prestigious Golden Lion for best film at the 81st Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 28 to September 7, the Mostra announced on Wednesday , May 8th.
“I have a long and wonderful history with the Venice Film Festival, it is an honor to be a privileged spectator.”“, reacted the 71-year-old actress, who has already been rewarded with two prizes for her female interpretation at the Lido, quoted in the festival’s press release.
“An ideal jury president”
“Her great willingness to put herself into play again and again, a sign of her exceptional intelligence, as well as her ability to view cinema across geographical and mental boundaries, make her an ideal jury president.”commented the artistic director of the event, Alberto Barbera.
In addition to the Golden Lion, the jury headed by her will have the delicate task of awarding on September 7th the Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize, the Silver Lion Prize for the best performance, the prizes for the best male and female interpretation, etc award the prize for the best screenplay.
Isabelle Huppert, French director Claude Chabrol’s favorite actress, won the best actress award at Cannes in 1978 for her role in his film. Violet Nozière. These are also two films by Claude Chabrol, A woman’s thing (1988) et ceremony (1995), which enabled her to be crowned twice in Venice.
In France she won the César for best actress twice, e.g ceremony and in 2017 for Elle by Paul Verhoeven, which also earned her the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
