Isabelle Huppert: 10 best films

On March 16, French actress Isabelle Huppert turns 66 years old. Isabelle was born in the spring of 1953 in the suburbs of Paris. The actress’s cinematic biography began when the girl was 19 years old. Isabelle Huppert’s debut was her role in Nina Kompaniets’ melodrama Faustine and the Hot Summer.

The actress’s filmography includes more than a hundred films and television projects. It is not without reason that she is called an icon of French and European cinema.

The characters that the actress embodies range from graceful beauties to eccentric mothers. But they are all united by aristocratic sophistication, deep drama and impressive acting skills.

Films with Huppert’s participation are movies for real gourmets.

Violette Nozier (1978)

Isabelle Huppert starred in Claude Chabrol’s film Violette Nozières. The actress played the role of a real character – a woman who poisoned her own father in the 1930s.

Violetta’s name went down in the history of French criminology due to her unusual ability to influence society. And instantly turned the woman into a real symbol of the priestess of love.

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The Piano teacher (2001)

The emotional film tells the story of the unhappy life of 40-year-old talented pianist Erika Kohut. She is a professor at the Vienna Conservatory. Completely deprived of privacy, the woman secretly visits porn shops and keeps a set of sadomasochistic tools under her bed.

For her performance in this role, Isabelle Huppert received the Prize for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and a nomination for the Cesar Award for Best Actress. It is interesting that the actress performed all the musical parts on the piano in the film herself.

8 Women (2002)

François Ozon’s film tells the story of the meeting of eight women in one house on the eve of Christmas. Relationships between women are unpredictable and confusing. And the only person who connects them is killed.

For this role in this film, Isabelle Huppert was nominated for the 12th time for the Cesar Award for Best Actress. She also received the Golden Aries, Silver Bear awards at the Berlin Film Festival and the European Film Academy Award.

Story of Women (1988)

The film takes place in France during World War II. The mother and housewife live in a village near Dieppe. One day she helps a friend get an abortion. After this, due to illegal clandestine abortions, she has a good income.

Isabelle Huppert was awarded the Volpi Cup for best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance in this film.

Ceremony (1995)

A French family hires a maid. The new servant seems a little strange, but the family does not pay attention to it. Sophie is a cool and calm woman who copes well with her responsibilities, so her impartiality does not alarm the family. But there is something strange and mysterious about the maid; everyone who encounters her tries to unravel her secret.

For her role, Isabelle Huppert was awarded the Cesar Award for Best Actress, the Lumière Award for Best Actress, and also received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.

Elle (2016)

A successful and powerful woman, Michelle becomes a victim of brutal rape. Michelle decides not to go to the police. But attempts to return to normal life are futile. The woman wants revenge.

For her very complex and emotional role, Michelle Isabelle Huppert was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Film and the Cesar Award for Best Actress.

The Lacemaker (1977)

A young girl, Pomme, works as an assistant in a beauty salon in Paris. She is attractive and modest. During the summer holidays, a girl meets a handsome student and falls madly in love with him.

And although the guy is fascinated by Pomme’s grace and chastity, he is not able to appreciate her inner beauty.

For the film “The Lacemaker,” Isabelle Huppert received a BAFTA Award in the category “Best Actress Debut in a Leading Role.”

Amour (2012)

Isabelle Huppert is director Michael Haneke’s favorite actress. That is why he entrusted her with the role of Eva, the calculating daughter of elderly people in the chamber drama “Love”. The film was awarded many film awards, including the Oscar, Cesar and the Palme d’Or at Cannes.

The film takes place in an ordinary Parisian apartment. Former music teachers, 80-year-old Georges and Anna, live a quiet life. But illness turns their existence into a nightmare. Their love is put to the test. One day Anna suffers from a stroke. After returning from the hospital, the woman is paralyzed on half of her body.

Thanks for the Chocolate (Nightcap) (2000)

Pianist Andre Polonsky is raising his 18-year-old son Guillaume. His wife died tragically. After some time, Andre decides to marry a second time. Andre’s new wife is the heiress of a chocolate factory. She is incredibly reasonable and soulless.

In 2001, Huppert won the Lumière Award for Best Actress for her work in this film.

The Nun (2013)

The film tells the dramatic life story of a girl named Suzanne. Even in her early youth, against her will, went to the monastery. At the monastery, Suzanne falls under the care of the abbess, who helps the girl get used to unusual conditions. But her desire for freedom and independence does not become less.

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