Charlotte Gainsbourg will receive the Golden Eye Award and debut her new film “The Almond and the Seahorse” at the Zurich Film Festival

Charlotte Gainsbourg will receive the Golden Eye Award and debut her new film “The Almond and the Seahorse” at the Zurich Film Festival

Charlotte Gainsbourg will receive the Golden Eye Award at this year’s Zurich Film Festival. Gainsbourg will receive the award on 26 September at the festival and the presentation will be followed by the world premiere of her latest film. Almond and seahorseWith Rebel Wilson.

“Charlotte Gainsbourg is one of the most versatile characters in European cinema,” said Christian Jungen, artistic director of the Zurich Film Festival.

“He is known for his bold choice of roles: whether it’s a horror thriller or a romantic comedy, an avant-garde drama or mainstream Hollywood, he has the ability to give his characters human depth and credibility in all of them. the genres. And he is one of those rare actors who can fascinate with his charisma and direct an entire film by himself.

Charlotte Gainsbourg, daughter of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, first gained recognition at the age of 14 for her role in a Claude Miller film. I faced it, A performance that earned her a César Award for best new actress. Since then, Gainsbourg has appeared in many international film productions, such as Alejandro Iñárritu’s film. 21 grams, michele gondry sleep science and Todd Haynes There are? In 2018 she won the Best Actress award at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival for her role in Lars von Trier’s film. Antichrist.

Away from the big screen, Charlotte Gainsbourg also has a successful career as a musician and songwriter.

It will join Gainsbourg in Zurich Almond and seahorse Co-star Rebel Wilson. The film, which marks the directorial debut of writer-actress Celine Jones and cinematographer Tom Stern, is based on Keith O’Reilly’s 2008 script of the same name. In the film, Gainsbourg and Wilson play an archaeologist and architect who they struggle to carve out a shared future after a traumatic brain injury separates them from their loved ones. Also starring is Trini Deerholm.

The film is produced by Andy Evans and Sean Marley, alongside Alex Ashworth of Wales and Wirral’s Mad As Birds (six minutes to midnight, Cheerleaders, to fade) and co-produced by Christophe Mazodier of Polaris and Jean-Jacques Neira of Fontana.

Bankside Films manages the international sales rights. Picnik Entertainment manages UK rights.

Source: Deadline

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