Isabelle Huppert and Delphine Seyrig Embody an Artist in Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Liliane de Kermadec’s Aloïse

      The tides of cinema history have somehow hidden Liliane de Kermadec’s Aloïse, featuring a role brought to life by two of French cinema’s finest actors. Isabelle Huppert portrays Aloïse Corbaz—who gained recognition within the art brut movement but spent the last 46 years of her life institutionalized, often considered a significant outsider artist—as a young woman, while Delphine Seyrig (who starred in Jeanne Dielman, produced by de Kermadec that same year) represents her in the later years of her life. Utilizing the original negatives, a 4K restoration was completed by TF1 Studio, La Cinémathèque française, and Cinémathèque suisse at Hiventy and Transperfect laboratories. As it prepares to open on Friday at Metrograph, presented by Several Futures, we are excited to exclusively unveil a new trailer and poster for this feature produced by Paul Vecchiali.

      Here’s the official synopsis: “One of the few female outsider artists to receive acclaim from the early proponents of art brut, Aloïse Corbaz—who was born in modest conditions in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1886; institutionalized as a schizophrenic in 1918; and kept under psychiatric care until her death in 1964—is depicted here by two leading European actresses of their generations: Isabelle Huppert, who portrays Corbaz as a reflective, searching young woman, and Delphine Seyrig, who delivers a remarkable performance as the older artist.”

      Check out the preview and poster below: