French actress Isabelle Huppert, who was to receive the Golden Bear of Honor at the Berlinale on Tuesday February 15, 2022 for her entire career, will not be able to travel to the German capital, having tested positive for Covid-19, the organizers announced on Monday evening. The actress”tested positive (Monday) for coronavirus in Paris and will therefore not be able to attend the international film festivalwhose competition runs until Wednesday, according to a statement.
“Given that Isabelle Huppert does not feel sick and wishes to support the festival“, the ceremony for the presentation of the Golden Bear of Honor is maintained on Tuesday evening, but with a video intervention by the French star, also starring in an out-of-competition film, About Joan of Laurent Larivière, he adds. The feature film tells the story of Joan Verra, a free, independent, adventurous woman whose destiny will be turned upside down by the return of her childhood sweetheart with whom she had a child. This return is an opportunity for the heroine to dive back into the memories of her life and to raise a heavy secret that she will have to face…
A great regular at film festivals, Isabelle Huppert, now 68, has already won the prize for female interpretation twice at the Cannes Film Festival and also twice at the Venice Film Festival. She had already been rewarded in Berlin with a Silver Bear for the best artistic contribution. Her role as Michèle in She in 2017 this time earned her a César, a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for best actress. In 2022, the actress and mother of three will also star in the film The shadow of Caravaggio by Michele Placido alongside Louis Garrel. Currently, she is in theaters with the film The promises.