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

      The tides of cinema history have somewhat obscured Liliane de Kermadec’s Aloïse, which features two of French cinema’s most celebrated actors in one role. Isabelle Huppert portrays Aloïse Corbaz—who was recognized by 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 in the same year) represents her in the later stages of her life. A 4K restoration was executed by TF1 Studio, La Cinémathèque française, and Cinémathèque suisse at Hiventy and Transperfect laboratories, using the original negatives. Ahead of its opening on Friday at Metrograph from Several Futures, we are excited to exclusively unveil a new trailer and poster for the Paul Vecchiali-produced film.

      Here’s the official synopsis: “One of the few female outsider artists to receive recognition from the early proponents of art brut, Aloïse Corbaz—born in humble circumstances in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1886; institutionalized as a schizophrenic in 1918; and under psychiatric care until her death in 1964—is depicted here by two leading European actresses of their respective eras: Isabelle Huppert, who presents Corbaz as a contemplative, searching young woman, and Delphine Seyrig, remarkably immersed in the role of the older artist.”

      Find the preview and poster below: