Her career embraces an immense part of the history of contemporary cinema. She has collaborated with auteurs from all over the world: the greatest French filmmakers, the big names of European cinema, the Asian New Wave, American independent filmmakers. A filmography of unique scope and impact, admired by Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Sean Penn or Natalie Portman.
The 2024 Lumière Prize will be awarded to Isabelle Huppert
A global actress who dazzles on screen and on stage, who lends herself to the lenses of photography and fashion, who was the winner of the biggest international cinema awards, including two Acting Awards at the Cannes Film Festival, where she was President of the Jury in 2009.
“It is a great honor for me to receive the Lumière Prize. It is a magnificent prize, just like its festival. And it is a prize which bears the name of the inventors of cinema! Receiving it is a joy and a pride “, the actress told festival organizers.
Isabelle Huppert is one of the most famous and celebrated French actresses in the world. The young premiere with the gourmand features of La Dentellière de Claude Goretta has established itself among the greatest filmmakers of its country: Claude Chabrolwho directed her seven times, notably in Violette Nozière and Une Affaire de femmes, Jean-Luc Godard, Claire Denis, Bertrand Tavernier, Diane Kurys, Maurice Pialat, Catherine Breillat, Michel Deville, François Ozon, André Téchiné, etc. Attentive to great European authors, she also shoots for Joseph Losey, Marco Ferreri or Michael Hanekewho in 2001 offered him the notable title role of The Pianist and Paul Verhoevenfor whom she held the top billing in the thriller in 2016.
From the start of her career, her insatiable curiosity and her taste for unique experiences led her to the United States, where she starred in the legendary La Porte du paradis (1980) by Michael Ciminobut also more recently in the Philippines or South Korea where she plays under the direction of Brilliant Mendoza et Hong Sang-soo.
Capable of moving from a sophisticated comedy to a demanding auteur film, she never stops filming, making each of her characters a unique enigma that she enriches with her naturalness and irony.
The Lumière Prize was created by Thierry Frémaux to celebrate a personality for his entire body of work and the link he maintains with the history of cinema. Over the years it has become one of the most prestigious awards, recognized by the profession and the international press.
Isabelle Huppert will receive the Lumière Prize on Friday October 18, 2024. She will succeed Wim Wenderswho received the Prize in October 2023.
