The French actress, who was to receive the Golden Bear of honor, for her entire career, will not be able to attend the ceremony on Tuesday evening, after having tested positive for the coronavirus.
French actress Isabelle Huppert, who was due to receive the Golden Bear of Honor at the Berlinale on Tuesday for her entire career, will not be able to travel to the German capital, having tested positive for Covid-19, the organizers announced on Monday evening.
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The actress, “tested positive (Monday) for coronavirus in Paris and will therefore not be able to attend the international film festival” whose competition is held until Wednesday, according to a press release.
“Given that Isabelle Huppert does not feel sick and wishes to support the festival”the ceremony for the presentation of the Golden Bear of Honor is maintained on Tuesday evening, but with a video intervention by the French star, also starring in an out-of-competition film, About Joan of Laurent Larivière, he adds.