The French actress Isabelle Huppert will preside over the jury in charge of awarding the prestigious Golden Lion to the best film at the 81st Venice Film Festival, which will be held from August 28 to September 7, the Festival announced this Wednesday.
“A long and wonderful history unites me with the Venice Festival, becoming a privileged spectator is an honor,” reacted the 71-year-old actress, already awarded two female acting awards at the Lido, quoted by the Festival’s statement. .
“Her great willingness to constantly put herself on the line, a sign of her extraordinary intelligence, as well as her ability to consider cinema beyond geographical and mental boundaries, make her an ideal jury president,” commented the artistic director of the event. . Alberto Barberá.
In addition to the Golden Lion, the jury that will preside will have the delicate task of awarding on September 7 the Silver Lion-Grand Jury Prize, the Silver Lion-Best Achievement Award, the awards for the best male and female performance and the award for best script.
Awarded two Césars and nominated for an Oscar
Isabelle Huppert, a favorite actress of French director Claude Chabrol, won the best actress award at Cannes in 1978 for her role in his film. Violette Noziere.
These are also two films by Claude Chabrol, A women’s issue (1988) and The ceremony (1995), which allowed him to be crowned twice in Venice.
In France she won the César twice for best actress, for The ceremony and in 2017 for She by Paul Verhoeven, which also earned her the Golden Globe for best actress in a dramatic film and an Oscar nomination for best actress.
Source: BFM TV
