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Why Jodie Foster Hasn’t Acted More In French Films Like ‘A Private Life’: “I Was Too Scared” – Cannes


Jodie Foster at Cannes reveals why she hasn't acted more in French language movies.

Gisela Schober/Getty Images It’s not often that we get to watch Jodie Foster in a French-speaking lead role, which makes her latest Cannes film premiere, A Private Life, all the more intriguing. In Rebecca Zlotowski’s latest directorial, she plays renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner who learns about the death of one of her patients, and becomes deeply troubled. The 2x Oscar winner has had other titles here at Cannes before including Money Monster(2016), Bugsy Malone(1976), Taxi Driver(1976) and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore(1975).

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