To understand how to age in cinema with grace and ferocity, one need only look to France. Actresses like (starring in Elle at 63) and Juliette Binoche have long rejected the American obsession with youth. In European cinema, a woman's face is not a map of loss; it is a landscape of experience. Huppert’s performance in Elle —as a video game CEO who is brilliant, cold, sexual, and traumatized—would never have been written for a 55+ actress in a major American studio film a decade ago. But Huppert didn't wait for permission. She took the role, and the industry followed.
Are you excited about the new roles for mature women? Who is your favorite actress over 50 currently dominating the screen? To understand how to age in cinema with
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