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Interview with Isabelle Huppert: "There's always a form of self-portrait in my roles"

Cinema August 28th 2019

How many movie stars’ filmographies can be said to recount the story of cinema over the past 40 years, from Otto Preminger and Jean-Luc Godard to Maurice Pialat, André Téchiné, Benoît Jacquot, Serge Bozon, Hong Sang-soo and Claire Denis? In an age of streaming and series, Claude Chabrol’s favourite actress embodies an eternal and perennial idea of the seventh art. In her latest movie, “Frankie”, filmed by American director Ira Sachs, she plays the role of a dying actress who spends her final weeks seeking peace on the Portuguese coast. Without overdoing it, Huppert plays with her own image, all the while seeming to detach herself from it, a characteristic blurring of the boundaries that makes each of her performances utterly captivating. Numéro talked to her about the shoot, her career and her intimate feelings about cinema.

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Interview with Isabelle Huppert: "There's always a form of self-portrait in my roles"

Cinema How many movie stars’ filmographies can be said to recount the story of cinema over the past 40 years, from Otto Preminger and Jean-Luc Godard to Maurice Pialat, André Téchiné, Benoît Jacquot, Serge Bozon, Hong Sang-soo and Claire Denis? In an age of streaming and series, Claude Chabrol’s favourite actress embodies an eternal and perennial idea of the seventh art. In her latest movie, “Frankie”, filmed by American director Ira Sachs, she plays the role of a dying actress who spends her final weeks seeking peace on the Portuguese coast. Without overdoing it, Huppert plays with her own image, all the while seeming to detach herself from it, a characteristic blurring of the boundaries that makes each of her performances utterly captivating. Numéro talked to her about the shoot, her career and her intimate feelings about cinema. How many movie stars’ filmographies can be said to recount the story of cinema over the past 40 years, from Otto Preminger and Jean-Luc Godard to Maurice Pialat, André Téchiné, Benoît Jacquot, Serge Bozon, Hong Sang-soo and Claire Denis? In an age of streaming and series, Claude Chabrol’s favourite actress embodies an eternal and perennial idea of the seventh art. In her latest movie, “Frankie”, filmed by American director Ira Sachs, she plays the role of a dying actress who spends her final weeks seeking peace on the Portuguese coast. Without overdoing it, Huppert plays with her own image, all the while seeming to detach herself from it, a characteristic blurring of the boundaries that makes each of her performances utterly captivating. Numéro talked to her about the shoot, her career and her intimate feelings about cinema.

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Interview with Xinyi Cheng : “Painting take a lot of planning but also a lot of accidents”

Art It’s in Paris’s lively Belleville quarter that the Chinese artist has set up shop, where she paints the sensual portraits which won her this year’s Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel. It’s in Paris’s lively Belleville quarter that the Chinese artist has set up shop, where she paints the sensual portraits which won her this year’s Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel.

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Andrew Scott, from irresistible criminal to hot priest

Cinema A masterful psychopath in the “Sherlock” series in 2011, Andrew Scott has won over the hearts of many fans and has become a real star on the Internet. At the beginning of 2019, he was a priest in “Fleabag” and a taxi driver exceeded by Smartphones in “Black Mirror”. He will soon appear in Sam Mendes’ war film “1917” alongside Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Benedict Cumberbatch. A masterful psychopath in the “Sherlock” series in 2011, Andrew Scott has won over the hearts of many fans and has become a real star on the Internet. At the beginning of 2019, he was a priest in “Fleabag” and a taxi driver exceeded by Smartphones in “Black Mirror”. He will soon appear in Sam Mendes’ war film “1917” alongside Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Benedict Cumberbatch.

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Grace Jones’s wholehearted confessions: “We snorted cocaine like others drank coffee”

Cinema 30 years after playing a killer in “A View to a Kill”, the disco queen refused to appear in the next James Bond movie, set for a February 2020 release. Read the former Grace Jones interview for Numéro. 30 years after playing a killer in “A View to a Kill”, the disco queen refused to appear in the next James Bond movie, set for a February 2020 release. Read the former Grace Jones interview for Numéro.

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Woody Allen’s upcoming Timothée Chalamet movie will be released in Europe

Cinema On September 18, 2019, “A Rainy Day in New York”, the upcoming film by the controversial director Woody Allen, will be released in France. It has a particularly promising cast with the young star of “Call Me By Your Name”, Timothée Chalamet, the charming Elle Fanning, the singer Selena Gomez, Jude Law, Diego Luna and even Rebecca Hall, seen in “The Prestige”. On September 18, 2019, “A Rainy Day in New York”, the upcoming film by the controversial director Woody Allen, will be released in France. It has a particularly promising cast with the young star of “Call Me By Your Name”, Timothée Chalamet, the charming Elle Fanning, the singer Selena Gomez, Jude Law, Diego Luna and even Rebecca Hall, seen in “The Prestige”.

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The new wave explosion of Tears for Fears

Music With six studio albums and more than 30 million records sold, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, founders of Tears for Fears, ruled the new wave of the 1980s. This summer, the two musicians are touring all over Europe, including 3 dates in the UK on July 26 (in York), July 27 (in Durham) and July 28 (in Colchester). With six studio albums and more than 30 million records sold, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, founders of Tears for Fears, ruled the new wave of the 1980s. This summer, the two musicians are touring all over Europe, including 3 dates in the UK on July 26 (in York), July 27 (in Durham) and July 28 (in Colchester).

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Miles Teller’s rise, from teen movies to Top Gun

Cinema Seen in “Project X” in 2012, Miles Teller is also the confused teenager of the dramatic comedy “The Spectacular Now” alongside his friend Shailene Woodley. He might soon play the singer Elvis Presley in a biopic by Baz Luhrmann, the Australian director known for his movie adaptations of “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Great Gatsby”. Take a look back on the career of an actor on his way up. Seen in “Project X” in 2012, Miles Teller is also the confused teenager of the dramatic comedy “The Spectacular Now” alongside his friend Shailene Woodley. He might soon play the singer Elvis Presley in a biopic by Baz Luhrmann, the Australian director known for his movie adaptations of “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Great Gatsby”. Take a look back on the career of an actor on his way up.

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Faka, the queer duo ruling over South Africa

Music The Faka duo have made their mark as the figureheads of queer culture in South Africa. Sporting high heels, Desire Marea and Fela Gucci are celebrated for their “kwaito”, a sort of African rap diluted by a post-apartheid house. The Faka duo have made their mark as the figureheads of queer culture in South Africa. Sporting high heels, Desire Marea and Fela Gucci are celebrated for their “kwaito”, a sort of African rap diluted by a post-apartheid house.

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Miley Cyrus, wild feminist in “Mother’s Daughter”

Music White, African-American, wheelchair-bound, transgender, overweight... a wide variety of women are represented in “Mother's Daughter”, Miley Cyrus’ new feminist music video, along with activist slogans and images. White, African-American, wheelchair-bound, transgender, overweight... a wide variety of women are represented in “Mother's Daughter”, Miley Cyrus’ new feminist music video, along with activist slogans and images.

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From Lady Gaga to Elisabeth Moss: the Motion Picture Academy new inductees

Cinema Lady Gaga, Elisabeth Moss, Camille Cottin… On Monday, July 1, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American film industry's top institution, announced the list of its new members and it is a historic record in terms of parity. Lady Gaga, Elisabeth Moss, Camille Cottin… On Monday, July 1, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American film industry's top institution, announced the list of its new members and it is a historic record in terms of parity.

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