French appearing nice Isabelle Huppert, recipient of this yr’s Honorary Golden Bear on the Berlin International Film Festival, is not going to attend the gala in particular person as she examined constructive for Covid-19, the pageant has introduced. The Homage of the Berlinale 2022 is devoted to Huppert, who can also be the recipient of the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.
The 68-year-old actor, who has featured within the Berlinale Competition seven instances, examined constructive for the coronavirus in Paris on Monday.
“Considering that Isabelle Huppert is not feeling sick and she is willing to support the festival we have decided to go on with the award ceremony. As she cannot come, we will send our love and admiration to her home in Paris. We look forward to having her in Berlin another time,” mentioned Berlinale administrators Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian in an announcement shared on the pageant’s official web site.
The award ceremony of the Honorary Golden Bear will happen at the moment within the night on the Berlinale Palast as deliberate. Huppert will tune in dwell from Paris to help the ceremony and to talk to her viewers.
Her movie A propos de Joan (About Joan), directed by Laurent Lariviere, will probably be screened as a Berlinale Special Gala afterwards.
Berlinale Homage: In Conversation with Isabelle Huppert, an occasion deliberate with the actor at Berlinale Talents, has been canceled.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
