Charlotte Rampling to Head Berlin Film Festival Jury
December 2nd, 2005 by Andre Soares
British actress Charlotte Rampling, 60, has been picked as the president of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2006. Referring to Rampling as a "fascinating woman and brilliant artist," Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick expressed his pleasure in having on board an actress who "has come to stand for unconventional and memorable cinema."
During her 40+-year career, Rampling - who has lived in France most of her life - has appeared in almost 70 films, including Luchino Visconti’s La Caduta degli dei / The Damned (1969); Liliana Cavani’s Il Portiere di notte / The Night Porter (1974), co-starring with Dirk Bogarde; John Boorman’s Zardoz, with Sean Connery; Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories (1980); Sidney Lumet’s The Verdict, an excellent performance opposite Paul Newman; Alan Parker’s Angel Heart (1987); Gianni Amelio’s Le Chiavi di casa / The Keys to the House (2004); and François Ozon’s Sous le sable / Under the Sand (2000) and Swimming Pool (2003), in which she looks great whether fully dressed or fully naked.
This year, she has been nominated for the People’s Choice Award as Best European Actress for her role in Dominik Moll’s Lemming. The winner will be announced at the December 3, 2005, European Film Awards ceremony in Berlin.
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