The actress Isabelle Huppert (68) does not come to the Berlinale as planned. Unfortunately, she had tested positive for the corona virus, a festival spokeswoman said on Monday evening.
Huppert was supposed to personally receive the Honorary Golden Bear in Berlin. Instead, the French should now be switched on live from Paris on Tuesday evening (9.45 p.m.).
“In view of the fact that Isabelle Huppert feels well despite the infection and would like to support the festival to the best of her ability, we have decided to hold the award ceremony,” said the festival management. “As she is unable to attend, we send our love and admiration to her Paris home.”
Alongside Cannes and Venice, the Berlinale is one of the world’s major film festivals. Despite the pandemic, the film festival is taking place again with an audience. Rules apply to going to the cinema. Test stations have also been set up at Potsdamer Platz. A number of film teams were able to arrive – with Huppert, one of the most famous guests, had to cancel at short notice.
Festival wants to show new Huppert film
“We look forward to welcoming you personally to Berlin another time,” said festival directors Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek. The festival also wants to show a new film by Huppert. The German actor Lars Eidinger also plays in “À propos de Joan”. Huppert is one of the most famous faces in French cinema.
Subtle characters are more important to her than commercial success. Your archive includes about 150 movies, TV productions, series. For this she was repeatedly awarded. Twice she received the French César (“Beasts”, “Elle”), received the Silver Bear at the Berlinale (“8 Women”), the Silver Palm in Cannes (“Violette Nozière”, “The Piano Player”), European film awards, the Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination each for “Elle”.
awards on Wednesday
The film festival has changed the schedule this year because of the pandemic – the awards will be presented on Wednesday. Until then, several films will still be in the running for the Golden Bear. These include “Leonardo addio” by Italian filmmaker Paolo Taviani and “Alcarràs” by Spanish director Carla Simón. According to the announcement, she tells of a conflict between a peach plantation, forced eviction and solar panels in a village in Catalonia.
Away from the competition, the gangster drama “The Outfit” was presented at the Berlinale on Monday evening. The film is about a tailor in Chicago in the 1950s. It is directed by Graham Moore, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for the 2015 thriller The Imitation Game. After the film, a video message from leading actor Mark Rylance was shown. He apologized that he couldn’t be in Berlin because he was doing theater in Bristol. (dpa)