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Veteran Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, who performs the villain Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” – half two of which shall be launched in November – shall be honored by the Locarno Movie Competition with its Leopard Membership Award.
Skarsgård, who began his Hollywood profession working with prime administrators similar to Steven
Spielberg in “Amistad” (1997) and Gus Van Sant in “Good Will Searching,” the identical yr, and segued to memorable roles in Gore Verbinsky’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise and in “Mamma Mia!,” amongst different movies. He’s being feted by the Swiss fest devoted to indie cinema with its Leopard Membership Award devoted to a movie business artist who has made a “mark on the collective creativeness.”
Exterior Hollywood, Skarsgård’s stellar profession consists of groundbreaking work in European cinema working with administrators similar to Lars von Trier with whom he has made 5 movies beginning with “Breaking The Waves,” which gained the Jury Prize at Cannes in 1996.
Skarsgård can also be very energetic in tv. In 2019 he gained the Golden Globe for Finest Supporting Actor in a miniseries for his position within the HBO drama “Chernobyl.” He just lately starred in Tony Gilroy’s hit “Star Wars” spinoff “Andor” for Disney+, the second season of which he has simply completed capturing.
Apart from making the trek to just accept the profession award, Stellan Skarsgård and his son Gustaf Skarsgård, may even be coming to Locarno to current Chinese language artist-turned-filmmaker Huang Ran’s crime drama “What Stays” which is screening out-of-competition. He may even be holding an onstage dialog.
The pageant will display screen a movie personally chosen by the actor to characterize his profession: the 1990 Holocaust drama “Good night, Mr. Wallenberg” by Swedish helmer Kjell Grede.
“Stellan Skarsgård belongs to the custom of European actors who’ve distinguished themselves between auteur cinema and Hollywood,” mentioned Locarno pageant chief Giona A. Nazzaro in a press release.
“Endowed with a really highly effective stage charisma, he has been capable of make each position he has performed unforgettable,” Nazzaro added.
Earlier recipients of Locarno’s Leopard Membership Award embrace Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, Andy Garcia, Stefania Sandrelli, Adrien Brody, Meg Ryan, Hilary Swank, Kasia Smutniak and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
The 76th version of Locarno will run Aug. 2-12
Stellan Skarsgård to Be Honored by Locarno Movie Competition
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